Where does most of Material on your College Tests Come from

[deleted421268]

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Again I am a high schooler. Just curious as to how you study and prepare for your tests in college??? What material do you study??? Handouts or powerpoints???

 

[Spjutster]

It really depends on the class. I've had classes where the teacher gave powerpoints and that's all you needed to study. Others just lecture without powerpoints and I just studied my handwritten notes. In other classes, I had to study notes and the book to do well on tests.

I always hated the first test of the semester because I never really knew what to expect. Usually after the first test, I had a pretty good idea of what I needed to do to study for the remainder if the tests. I hope this helps answer your question.

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[Ismet]

Every class will be slightly different depending on the professor and course. I've had professors who just stand and talk for 90 minutes, in which case I took handwritten notes and usually recorded the lecture for stuff I missed. Had a professor who gave outlines of the lecture notes that we had to fill in during lecture with stuff from a powerpoint. Some classes will have homework that will help you learn material and study, some will just have a midterm and final (kinda sucks when your grade rides on 2 exams). Some classes will rely on a textbook, others won't require you to buy a textbook.

tl;dr: you'll figure it out. 🙂

 

[Valadi]

Books and class notes. If you read the chapter then review your notes/class notes 2-3 times a week, every week, you're going to be golden come test time (start test studying at least 5 days before. Blew my first semester thinking I could study the night before like in HS)

 

[MarlboroSmooth]

Books and class notes. If you read the chapter then review your notes/class notes 2-3 times a week, every week, you're going to be golden come test time (start test studying at least 5 days before. Blew my first semester thinking I could study the night before like in HS)

This, this, this.

Most of the questions on my exams came from the textbook. But whether yours comes from the textbook or powerpoints doesn't matter, you should be up-to-date with the reading and reviewing the material regularly. The syllabus should list what chapters you're talking about in class, and it's definitely better if you read the chapter or the powerpoints before the professor starts talking about it in the classroom. You'll understand it quicker than your classmates, remember it better, and it's going to make studying for exams a lot easier. It's more like reviewing notes than cramming for an exam.