2.This should tie in with your answer to (1). The more “aural”
you are, the more you should concentrate on listening. The
more “visual,” the better your notes should be for later review.
3.This may make a difference for a number of reasons. You may
find it difficult to hear or see from the back of the classroom.
You may be shy and want to sit up front to motivate yourself
to participate in class discussions. You may find sitting near a
window makes you feel a little less claustrophobic; alternatively,
you may daydream too much if you are near a window and
should sit as far “inside” the classroom as possible.
4.Whatever location you find most conducive to study (consider-
ing the limitations of your current living situation and schedule)
should be where you spend most of your study time.
5.Deciding how to organize your time to most effectively cover
the material may depend, in part, on the amount of homework
you are burdened with and/or the time of year. You may have
one schedule during most of the school year but have to adapt
during test time, when papers are due, for special projects, etc.
6.To some of you, such preferences may only be a factor on
weekends, because your day hours are set—you’re in school.
But if you’re in college (or in a high school program that mimics
college’s “choose your own courses and times” scheduling
procedures), you would want to use this factor in determining
when to schedule your classes.
If you study best in the morning, for example, try to schedule
as many classes as possible in the afternoons (or, at worst,
late in the morning).
If you study best in the evening, either schedule morning
classes and leave your afternoons free for other activities,
or schedule them in the afternoons so you can sleep later
(and study later the night before).
7.Some of us get cranky if we try to do anything when we’re
hungry. If you study poorly when your stomach is growling,
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