From a successful student in the Spring 2011 class: 

When I study I do not try to learn all the material. I'm too "big
picture" minded. Rather I think about how the professor prepares a
test. I start by thinking about what will be given on a test. An
example could be the fact we are supplied with formulas. We also will
be given the answers, we just have to select them.  That helps me by
knowing I can "backwards engineer" some of the problems. Then I will
think about what subjects we reviewed in detail and regularly. For
instance, we went over the distance of the galaxy formula in detail,
and sure enough it was a question on the quiz. After that, I go over
the missed clicker questions until I have the general idea of them. I
don't necessarily memorize the answers. Then the last part which I
believe to be the most important, I go through every slide and read
over them. I don't memorize them or copy them, I just scan them and
tell myself all the information is locked in my brain. I just have to
find it.


From Dr. W: Another suggestion for study habits:
http://chronicle.com/article/Close-the-Book-Recall-Write/31819