Making acronyms is one way that many people find helpful to study with. To use this technique, take the first letter of each word and put them together to help you remember various concepts. For example, in grade school math, the acronym PEMDAS is used so that students know how to solve problems. First is parenthesis, then exponents, then comes multiplication, division, addition, and last is subtraction. Use these for solving problems you may not be able to remember.
An acrostic is like an acronym but you make a sentence out of a sequence. For example, when remembering that directions go in a clockwise direction. It goes North, South, East, and West so remembering the sentence "Never Eat Soggy Waffles" will help you in recalling their order.
Go through your materials and pick out the points that you find to be most important or that you struggle with remembering. Write or type them out so that you have the facts on paper. Rewriting them will reinforce the points in your mind. Then go to a quiet place and read each fact, repeating it in your mind each time. Make sure you don't just remember the fact, but that you actually understand it. Go through the lists a few times till you feel that you have a handle on them, then take a break. A nap will help the information stay in your mind without other things distracting you and making you forget what you have just learned.
Make flash cards to help you learn facts. This will let you practice them both ways and eliminate the facts you already know. For example, if you are learning the meanings of terms, you can figure them either by looking at the term and saying the definition, or looking at the definition and saying the term. When you are done with a card, put it to the side.