[Fukanaga]

for some reason im really slow at stoichiometry and chemistry in general and i often find myself rushing at the end of tests to finish.  i notice that my friends finish their hwk and tests twice as fast as me and have a lot more time to check their answers.  i practice a lot every week.. a lot lot lot more than my friends do but they end up doing better than me. any tips?

[mike]

In terms of test: make sure you find out what is going to be on the test and study that. When you get to the test answer all of the questions that you definetly know how to do first, then go back and attempt the ones you are unsure of. Make sure you know whether you need to memorise things for the test or which things will be provided for you. If it is an open-book test then make sure you have read all of the pages that you need to for the test and so that you can find those pages quickly when needed. If you have difficulty reading, writing or anything else that would impair you sitting a standard test then ask the teacher for help (example, extra time if the test is in a language other than your first language etc).

The best advice would be that if all of your friends know how to finish the test in half the time, ask their advice. Maybe they know something that you don't. Form a study group with the people who are finishing the work quickly and try and learn how they study.

Good luck

[xiankai]

for one thing, i realised then when people try to spend so much time memorising facts, they end up taking a longer time.

just try to understand the basics of the whole thing, and occasionally do practices. never cram for a test, it is useless. instead just try a short practice that you would do normally.

think of stoichiometry as maths: once u understand what addition is, everything comes to you naturally. you dont learnt addition by memorising equations