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MATH STUDY SKILLSCreated by
Janice LevasseurPresented byTheresa Hert
MSJC ~ San Jacinto CampusMath Center Workshop Series
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Welcome to Math Study Skills
Congratulationsfor taking a mathclass
Studying for a math class is different
You will use all math concepts learned inprevious math classes
You need to memorize and apply what you
learn You must use the information learned to solve
new types of problems
Therefore, you need to design a plan toimprove your math study skills
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Before we start . . .
My Personal Math Study-SkillsInventory
Source: Conquering Math Anxiety, 2nd Ed by Cynthia Arem, 2003
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Math Study Skills Inventory
I attend all my math classes
I review my class notes as soon after classas possible
I do weekly & monthly reviews of all my classand textbook notes
I take notes on my text and review them
often I work to overlearn and thoroughly master
my material
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4 Keys to Better Study Skills
Motivation/Goal Setting
Time Management
Planning
Organization
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Motivation/Goal Setting
Set realistic goals
Use attaining the goal as motivation
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Time Management
Unlike High School, you (in college)manage your time
You take responsibility for what you doand dont do, as well as theconsequences of your decisions
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Planning
Weekly Schedule Set aside time to study
Prioritize by importance, avoid urgency
Monthly Calendar Test date
Major projects/assignments due dates
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Organization
3-Ring Binder (one for each class)Monthly Calendar
Class ScheduleClass notes
Handouts
HomeworkExams
Extra Binder Paper
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Studying in College
2 3 hours each week for every 1 hour(unit) in class
Ex: 3 units class = 3 class hours 6 9
hours doing homework each week Homework:
Read the text
Practice problems
Review lecture notes
Complete homework assignments on time
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Read the Math Textbook
Read your textbook First pass, skim the sections Second pass, read in depth slowly, carefully
Take notes on definitions & theorems Mark up your book highlights,
underlines, scribbles in the margins
Create a summary sheet of the sections Refer to the section lessons when stuck
on a homework problem
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Practice Problems
Study math everyday -- Practice DAILY! Work through example problems in the
lesson sections & work the try it yourself
problems Do additional problems not assigned
(odd to check answers in the back)
Own the material, dont rent it!
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Review Lecture Notes
Recopy your class notes Fill in any gaps
Work thru things you didnt understand duringthe class lecture
Summary Sheets Summarize the lecture
Create flashcards (vocabulary, properties,theorems, proofs, formulas, algorithms,
procedures)
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Complete HomeworkAssignments
Do the homework as soon as possible It will take less time
It will be easier to remember what wascovered during the class lecture
Check your answers The answers to odd problems are in the back
of your textbook
You learn what you do, so do it right!
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Why Planning?
The Magic of Now Improves Memory Review immediately & again 8 hours later
Do your HW the same day it is assigned
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Hermann Ebbinghouse
German psychologist that researched the
rate of forgetting
After 20 minutes, nearly 50% of whathad been learned is forgotten
After 1 day, nearly 66% is lost
After 2 days, 69% is lostAfter 15 days, 75% is lost
After 31 days, 78% is lost
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H.F. Spitzers studyon retention showed that
Students who reviewed the material
immediately after learning it and
then did periodic reviews were able to
retain almost 80% of the material
after 2 months!
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Other Factors to Success
Take math classes consecutively and avoidshort-term classes, like in summer school
Consider auditing or repeating a math class You are more likely to succeed if you earn a B or
higher in each math class
Learning math frequently
and in small chunks is better.
When are you at your best? Set aside the hour after class for review and
doing homework
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Teacher Selection
Find a teacher you click with Word of mouth, peer (student)
recommendations, ratemyprofessor.com
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Perceptual Learning Channel
Your primary perceptual learning channelwill be visual, auditory, orkinesthetic
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Perceptual Learning Channel
Visual I can often see in my mind the page in my
notes or in the text where the explanations or
answers are located
I am more likely to remember math when Iwrite it down
It helps when I can picture working aproblem out in my mind
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Visual Learner
Study written material Rework your notes Make flash cards
Use different colorsAsk your tutor to SHOW YOU
how to do the problem
Write down each problem stepthe tutor tells you
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Auditory
I learn best from a lecture I hate taking notes
I repeat the numbers to myself when
mentally working out math problems
Perceptual Learning Channel
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Auditory Learner
Tape record the class
Read aloud any written explanations
Have your tutor EXPLAIN HOW to work theproblems
Explain to your tutor how to work the problem
Make sure all important facts are spokenaloud
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Kinesthetic
I learn math best when I can manipulate it,touch it, or use hands-on examples
I learn best in math when I just get in and dosomething with my hands
Ive always liked using my fingers
Perceptual Learning Channel
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KinestheticLearner
Use manipulatives to understandmath concepts
Obtain diagrams, objects,drawings, and get involved
to help you learn math
Rewrite your lecture notes
Rewrite your homework problemsand solutions
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Give it Your All!
Successful Math Students are Disciplined
Persistent Patient
Hard working
Able to concentrate
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Attend All Classes & Stay
Current
Dont fall behind Seek additional help sooner rather than later
Learning Resource Center or Math Center
Instructor (Office Hours)
Tutor
Study buddy or Study Group Other Textbooks/References
Procrastination is one of the worst enemies!
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Take a Complete Set of Class Notes
Studies show successful students take fullerclass notes (about 64% of what is presented)
than unsuccessful students
Recopy your notes after class filling in anyblanks
Write on one side of the paper only (use the
other side for additional sample problems,comments, questions, etc.)
Neatness counts!
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Tackle your Math book
Read your textbook Work out practice problems Mark up your book (the best math students
always mark their books highlights,underlines, pencil scribbles in the margins) Review at the end of chapter Key Words Use the Chapter Reviews and Chapter Tests
to take a practice test before the real test
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What We Say and Do
We remember
10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we hear and see
70% of what we explain aloud toourselves and others
90% of what we both say and doSource: Edgar Dales Cone of Learning
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It is up to you . . .
. . . to understand the material covered ineach class
Subsequent lectures and assignmentsproceed from the assumption that youunderstand the previously coveredmaterial.
Learning doesnt happen passively in amath class! Believe in yourself! You can do it!