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by Leonard Williams
This week, in my newsletter blog, two people wrote to ask for more help on the math test. Whew! I know math is the hardest part of the GED for a lot of people. That’s why I’m writing with more GED math tips again…if you’re looking for your GED diploma, you’ll have to get through the math test.
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by Leonard Williams
When you’re getting ready to pass your GED, it’s important to make time to study, but it’s also important to have a good space to study in. Why? Because you need to be comfortable, and have as few distractions as possible, to concentrate on studying for the GED. How can you study for your GED if you’re hungry? Or if your chair is uncomfortable? Or if your friends are IM’ing you on chat all the time?
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Hey everyone… Leonard Williams here.
Are you getting ready for the GED? Taking an adult education course? Whether you’re attending local classes, taking online GED classes or managing a self-study program at home, you’ll want to ensure that your study time is effective.
Make a Note! Here’s one surefire study tip that has proven successful for adults working toward the General Educational Development credential, the diploma awarded for passing the GED Test.
For many GED students and adult learners, taking notes seems boring or tedious, or they can’t see the relevance of taking notes. Perhaps they have an abundance of GED study materials from various sources including the GED online classes and they don’t feel a need to add more to the pile. And for some GED students, taking notes is new … they’re reluctant to take notes because they’ve never done it, never learned the skill or never found it necessary while taking GED classes online.
Taking notes is easy—it just starts as a practice and soon becomes a skill. Taking notes is highly effective and ensures learning when it’s a three-part process. And, taking notes is a critical way to shift new information that’s learned from the brain’s short-term memory bank to the brain’s knowledge vault, weather you are taking online GED classes or managing self-study program.
Initially, many people feel like they’re copying or jotting material just for the sake of it. It’s difficult for them to see how taking notes helps them learn. It may seem like a mindless activity. Still, it’s important—just write down information as you move through material on your own, or during GED classes. The act of taking notes engages you with the study material beyond just hearing information, reading or seeing it.
Just as note-taking improves with practice, so does learning. As notes are taken more frequently and regularly, students begin to recognize key information and main points more easily and more often. Note-taking becomes more logical since the act of taking notes engages the logical processing of the brain. When the logical brain becomes engaged, the learning process is activated and information is better retained.
In the next article, I’ll have more study tips for your GED.
Leonard Williams
