As the school semester begins to wind down, many students will be studying and taking semester exams. The Coursera Blog has posted a list o
f ten rules of bad studying—common studying methods that just don’t work. Be sure to take the time to share these time-wasting studying techniques with your student so they can get the most out of their studying time. Among the things to avoid are:
- Merely glancing at a problem’s solution and thinking you know how to do it.
- Repeatedly solving problems of the same type that you already know how to solve.
- Letting study sessions with friends turn into chat sessions.
- Thinking you can learn deeply when you are being constantly distracted.
Check out the full list of bad study habits and why they don’t work.
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