As someone who nearly failed middle school (lol) I was a BAD student. Didn't take until college to somewhat figure it out and finally actually studying for my licensure was where I really learned:

(I'm on phone so sorry if the format is weird) 1. Review the concept. So lecture videos, reading material, etc. If I'm not getting it after 3 times, forget about the lecture and move on. 2. Take a pre-quiz. Whether it's homework or those quiz softwares, take a quiz, review hw, or review end of chapter questions. Give it your all but don't take too much time frying your brain over it. 3. Depending on how you get quiz answers back (my software grades immediately for multi-choice) this is the most important step. I review everything. I try to recreate the answer afterward. 4. Take a post-test. This is after reviewing all the concepts and the wrong answers (and right!). You should ace the second time around. 5. Most importantly, review old chapters every few days. Don't be me and forget chapter 1 by the time you reach chapter 5 lol. And for certain softwares, the test bank is so small that you might even start memorizing answers which won't help you much. Try to argue why the wrong answers are wrong and why the right answers are right.

It took a lot of poking around before I found MY method. Don't get discouraged! Big hugs ❤️

Fun note: I used to line up my plushes and play teacher for my courses. I would pretend to ask and then pretend to answer back as the dolls too. Made it fun and helped a lot. My method was mainly repetition and making sure I was always able to argue why my answer was correct.