Studying by yourself all the time can sometimes be lonely (and boring). Some people benefit from the energy of occasionally studying with friends. This can not only make it more enjoyable, but also offers up learning hacks that are difficult to do on your own. Here are some tips for finding a study group\/partner.<\/p>\n
Find the capable people and start a study group<\/em><\/strong> Practise justifying and teaching concepts to a fellow student<\/em><\/strong> Get someone else to test you using your flash cards<\/em><\/strong> Try a virtual study buddy<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Generally you can identify the capable students. They ask interesting questions during lectures or tutorials, they seem to know the material and they appear super organised. Start a study group with these people. Not only will they push you to be better, you will learn specific techniques and ideas for how they learn. Be prepared to have to approach a few people in order to get a study group organised. Not everyone wants to study this way.<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>The level of understanding required to successfully teach a concept to another student suggests the material is well learned. In a study group, each select a topic or concept ahead of time, and then when you meet, try to teach each other those concepts.<\/p>\n
\nWhen they are taken out of your hands, it\u2019s much harder to cheat!<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>Reach out to classmates on social media, online study forums or other collaboration tools to share study tips and ideas. (Just make sure it doesn\u2019t become just an online \u2018chat\u2019 to procrastinate from study!)<\/p>\n