Constantly think and analyze what the teacher is saying in your head. Think about where it fits in with what you already know and related concepts that might be important to the topic in question.

If you are unsure of anything, ask the teacher and listen hard to the answer. Write his answer down, along with the question, for later revision. Remember that teachers are your primary learning tool, and you should use them like a dictionary whenever you need to.

Listen to what others say and ask in class discussions. It may be useful for you to know.

Keep clean and readable notes. Dont try to write down everything, only write down the key concepts, details and facts which are really needed later on to refresh your memory. Listen and think about the rest of the information that you aren’t writing down.

Quickly read over your notes for the day

Try to summarize all of the concepts in one simple sentence aloud.

Complete your homework first. You’ll be better at it the sooner after school you do it, and it will be out of the way for you to do other things.

Briefly go through your notes for the day again.

If you are able to make your notes simpler and clearer you should do so.

Try to draw simple diagrams to demonstrate key concepts.

Make a test for you to take just before the exam. Do it on a piece of card with the questions on one side and the answers on the other. 5 simple and quick questions should do for each topic.