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Exam Boot Camp
Day 2 – Effective Study Skills
Introduction
• Day 1 - Organization & Time Management
• Day 2 - Effective Study Skills
• Day 3 - Test Taking Strategies
• Day 4 - Managing Anxiety and Stress
Knowing yourself - Learning Environment
• Finding a good place to study What works for you
• Knowing your learning styles How do you learn best
Finding a Good Place to Study• Interruptions
Kitchen Table, Shared Bedroom, Single Bedroom, Attic, Basement
• NoisePhone, TV, soft music
• ComfortNot too comfortable or you may fall
asleep. Do not study on your bed.
• SpaceNeed space for all your materials.
Finding a Good Place to Study• Temperature
Too warm and you may fall asleep, too cold and your thinking may slow.
• Light You need enough light to see comfortably,
bright lights may be overpowering.
• Supplies Need to be fully stocked so you don`t need to
look for things everytime you study. Pens, Pencils, Paper, Rules, Calculator,
Thesaurus, Dictionary.
Knowing your Learning Style
• TAKE THE QUIZ!!!
• Primary Learning Style: _______________________________
• Secondary Learning Style:
_______________________________
Tips for Auditory Learners
•Use tapes for reading and class lectures
•Sit where you can hear well (front and centre)
•After you have read something, summarize it and recite it back to yourself
•Learn by participating in discussions
•Find a friend/classmate who will tell you what they learned from the textbook readings
Relate most effectively to the spoken wordOften information in the written form will have little meaning until it has been heard
Tips for Visual Learners
•Look at all study materials (charts, maps, movies, notes and flash cards)
•Take good notes, after class fill in sentences and compare notes with other students
•Write out everything for frequent and quick visual review
•Practice visualizing or picture words, concepts and even spelling in your head
•Colour Code to organize
•Ask for written directions
Relate best to written information, notes, diagrams and pictures
Tips Kinesthetic Learners
•Learn skills by imitation and practice
•Trace words as you are saying them
•Facts that must be learned should be written several times
•Taking and keeping good lecture notes will be very important
•Make good study sheets
•Take frequent breaks in study periods
•Use a computer to reinforce learning (sense of touch)
•Memorize or drill while walking or exercising
Relate best to information received thorough movement or when physical activityis involved
Plate TV fly cow
radio cat knife sparrow
pot fork newspaper telephone
cup camel smoke signalANIMALS COMMUNICATIONS DISHESCow radio cupCamel smoke signal knifeCat TV plateSparrow Telephone potFly newspaper fork
Ch.11
Memory Quiz
Cheese car elk train
bear bicycle milk cookie
cat apple bus horse
lettuce plane lionFOOD VEHICLES ANIMALSCheese plane horseApple bus bearLettuce Bicycle LionMilk Train ElkCookie car cat
Ch.11
Memory Quiz
Memory Techniques
You need to learn how to get into your long term memory and retrieve the info when needed. • Learn from the general to the specific – get big
picture or concepts first. This will make understanding of details easier
• Create associations – mind is similar to a file cabinet. Try to make connections with previous knowledge or concepts
• Learn it actively- talk out loud, move around• Relax – much more difficult to retain info when
stressed, start studying early
Ch.11
Memory Techniques Continued…..
• Create pictures – diagrams and sketches allow us to tap our visual learner and helps to organize
• Recite and repeat – common memory device
• Write it down in your own words – causes you to think about the information, can create ‘cheat sheets’
• Distribute learning – marathon study sessions not effective for recall. 3 - 2 hr sessions better than 1 - 6 hr session.
• Use it before you lose it – info in long term memory needs to be access frequently or it will become harder to get. Keep re-visiting the information.
Ch.11
Memory Techniques Continued…..
Mnemonics
- A verse or formula intended to assist the memory
http://bradley.bradley.edu/~campbell/mnemonic.html http://www.eudesign.com/mnems/_mnframe.htm http://www.fun-with-words.com/mnem_example.html http://www.fun-with-words.com/mnem_numbers.html
Ch.11
Study Skill Techniques
Study when alert
Alternate subjects
Alternate types of material
Try fun resources to make it fun http://www.studystack.com http://memorize.com/
Review readings/notes within 24 hours
Study Skill Techniques
Use short blocks of time Let your parent`s know this
Plan study breaks - Budget time for fun
Let your parent`s know this
Break down the larger tasks into smaller chunks.
Study difficult or boring tasks first
Effective ReadingSQ3R
•Survey – a quick scan of the chapter
•Question – creating questions from the survey
•Read – read the chapter•Recite – talk about what you are reading
•Review – keep coming back to the material
http://www.alamo.edu/sac/history/keller/accditg/sssq3r.htm
http://www.studygs.net/texred2.htm
Sample Text for Practice
Ch. 6
The Cornell Method
• A simple way to organize your notes
• 3 parts Note taking area: where you actually record your
notes in class Cue column: when reviewing notes, place cues
that will force you to think about the material Summary: A few sentences that provides a
concise recap of the lecture Cornell Method diagramed