How to Study

Hi java, I am sorry to learn that you failed to qualify for the "Medical Assistant" certificate test. Anyway you are not broken down and that is a good sign. Well as study method we generally suggest our students to go through the study materials thoroughly and try to understand the content and where necessary to cram. The answer should be to the point and and not rambling. Too short or too long answers might play a negative role. Besides one should have full confidence while appearing for the test.

I believe that there is no shortcut through study,just these days ahead,work hard on your project and finally you would succeed.Sometimes more control and confidence,you would find you are surprised by the results.

Hi Java: I think that we all need to find our own method. In my case, the best way to study is by reading. I dedicate a few minutes everyday to this activity. I read my notes and my books one week before the exam and I feel more prepared and relax. I don't start studying just the last day because you are not learning by heart in that way, you would be just memorizing. ALVARO

I second that everybody has his or her own method on how to study. First I would read everything and write down key words and some definitions after every chapter. That way I can more easily recall what I read about. I would make a plan with the number of days I need to study everything, and with the number of chapters per day, leaving two days to repeat and learn what I didn't have time for. Studying with someone else after reading everything can be extremely helpful. I learned more in a day when we discussed what we understand and learnt, than in a whole week I spent with studying.

hi java09, i think the best way to study is set a schedule for study & break times and follow it. the length of the study time would depend whether you can continue to focus for more than 2hours. for some and an hour at a time works best for them and others can go on for longer hours. never forget to take breaks cause you'll need it to freshen up not only your brain but the muscles that stiffen when you're sitting for hours. another important key is to eat right. don't forget to feed your brain with healthy food. they say peanuts is one good snack when studying (i don't know why though). also ask cooperation from your family because they'll be a great source of motivation to study.

I myself just graduated as a Medical Assistant and I am currently taking refresher courses to brush up on everything that I have learn throughout my training before I take the state certification test. You should possibly see if your school offers those refresher courses so that you can be better prepared for your state exam.

The thing that you have to remember is that the more times you read through the information, the more likely you are to be able to get it into your head. It has been proven that we remember things much better this way. Personally, I will make posters of the information that I need to know, and I will then display these posters around the house for me to look at when I am around the house during the course of each day. This is a great way to be able to keep the information fresh in your mind, and is certainly something that you should be thinking about doing.

I hope you have the necessary textbook or notes, which cover everything that needs to be learned for the test. Here are the steps one could use to work out a study plan. Yes! That's it.The first step is to have a study plan. STEP 1: Make a study plan.How do you do it? Take the prescribed textbooks.Count the chapters and allot them day-wise upto to say 5 days before. Today(26th Feb 2012 to March 29th is roughly 30 days. If there are 30 chapters it would be a chapter a day. Assumption: You have that many number of hours in day free for study as required. This is taking it that you are a full time student. STEP 2: Have a planner and list out the Chapter names day-wise.Add a remarks column to record your progress. Step 3: Revise say every 5 days. Before you even start you must decide on the method of study depending on the kind of test you have. Is it MCQ-type [ Multiple Choice Questions] with negative marking? Then as you read mark up the important facts as you read along. This may be reviewed in the Revision rounds. It would do well for you to study the previous years' Q-papers if you can lay your hands on them. This might help you check if there is any kind of pattern in the Q-papers. More if you have any questions.

I suppose that they've gave you something to study from. If they did you should read once that material loudly. Get a flourescent marker highlighter, and highlight the important ideas. You can highlight all the text if all is important. The next step is very important. Take some old paper, or an old notebook and a pencil or a pen and start writing. Start writing everything that you want to learn. After that read once more what you've just read, again out loud. If you have to narrate at the test than you will have to make yourself a "table of contents" of what you have wrote. Learn it by heart by reading and reading again. No swea, no win.

I think that cannot be answered. Why? Because everyone studies differently. Personally, if I have to read textbooks I like underlying the most important stuff with pencil, no fancy colors or highlighters. If you have the time you could try writing a summery, you'll really learn that way but it's not an easy task. What I think is most important is to actually discuss what you've read with someone else. Whenever I have a written exam the most I remember is from the day before when I got together with a friend to talk about everything we had studied.