| school students are still in the process of developing | | | | preparation. Teachers can help their middle school |
| their study skills. Teachers can help their students to | | | | students manage their time more effectively by |
| both develop their study skills and to improve test | | | | creating a study calendar. A study calendar will outline |
| scores by creating a comprehensive study guide for | | | | what the student needs to study each day and for |
| their class. There are several different types of study | | | | how long the will need to study. The calendar can |
| guides that work well for middle school students. | | | | include study activities or just a list of topics to review. |
| The Outline Format | | | | Study Activities |
| The first type of study guide that works well for | | | | To make studying more interesting and fun teachers |
| middle school students is the outline format style study | | | | can create study homework activities. These activities |
| guide. This type of study guide basically creates a | | | | will help to focus the attention of the students on |
| detailed outline of the materials that have been | | | | specific points, concepts and topics. They can also |
| covered in the last module. It will take students through | | | | help students to practice skills that they will need in |
| each topic and provide them with information about | | | | order to pass the upcoming test. For example, an |
| the main points for each topic. Page numbers can be | | | | algebra exam can be prepared for by having students |
| added to the outline to help students find where in the | | | | complete worksheets that include practice problems or |
| textbook the topic is discussed. | | | | that have students work with formulas related to the |
| Point-by-Point Study Guide | | | | algebra concepts that will be on the exam. |
| The next option is to develop a point-by-point study | | | | Practice Exams |
| guide. This type of study guide will basically provide the | | | | Another way to help students to prepare for an exam |
| students with the information that will be used to make | | | | is to create several practice exams. These exams |
| up the actual exam. The information will be organized | | | | can include questions that will actually be on the actual |
| by topic. All the information that the student needs to | | | | exam or they can just be similar to those that will be |
| do well on the exam will be covered in this guide. | | | | on the exam. The practice exams can be handed out |
| Students can also be referred to their textbook for | | | | for extra credit or they can be offered to those |
| additional information on the topics covered in the | | | | students that are interested in a study aid. |
| exam, however, this is not a necessity as the study | | | | Conclusion |
| guide alone is all the students need to study in order to | | | | Study guides for middle school students need to be |
| pass the test. | | | | fairly detailed and focused. The goal of middle school |
| Study Calendars | | | | study exams is to teach students how to select |
| Time management is a skill that middle school students | | | | information to study, how to manage their time and |
| need to be taught, particularly in regards to test | | | | how to adequately prepare for an examination. |