Try Studying With Graphic Organizers

Posted by SFleming on May 28, 2010

Need to organize information from class so you can learn it in a hurry?  Try a graphic organizer. This highly-visual method of studying works well for chapters that have subheadings and many smaller skills or sections.  It’s also a great way to show how information is interconnected.

Try a web organizer to go over material from a chapter in your text.  Put the chapter title or topic in the center, then make a branch outward for each subtopic or subheading.  Put details about each of those on branches, including names of important events, problems and solutions, formulas, and so forth.

Once you have created the web organizer, make another copy.  Cut it apart and try to reassemble it like a jigsaw puzzle.  Use a blank copy of the same organizer and try to recreate the web from memory.  Engage your brain in the learning process, and you will have more success on your exams this year!