3 Study Strategies

Carter, C., Bishop, J., & Kravitz, S.L. (2011). Key to Effective Learning: Study Skills and Habits

This relates to how Professor Dewey says it is easy to feel like you are understanding with your study resources close to you. Flashcards are fairly effective for me. The repetition makes ideas stick. I usually color code them to so I have something tangible to associate with them as well. My study habits are not absolutely terrible but they could definitely use some work.

22. Lincoln gave the speech known as the _________________________ on __________ (date) to honor the memory of

The narrator knew she was depressed because she had awakened everyday for a period of time feeling down, worrying about bills and the man in her life vacationing with his ex. She had consulted with a doctor who wanted to prescribe her medication, which she was not opened to. She knew what would make her “happy” again even if it wasn’t a good idea at the time. She wanted to go winter camping with her dogs in weather that reached almost 40 degrees below zero putting not only herself in harm’s way, but her dogs as well. I feel like she suggests that in order to take the steps to get better or come out of depression you have to work on yourself and do things that make you happy and/or feel good. Everyone does not know how to do this and sometimes medication is needed to avoid any self harm etc. With this being said, I feel her claim does have merit because this method worked for her and possibly thousands of people including myself. I

During my high school years, I can confidently say I have excelled in my academic endeavours. This success is partially due to my desire to learn. I am always intrigued by the lessons and concepts that are at the core of assigned work. My passion for learning has facilitated my learning process; because I am usually interested in the material that is being taught, my ability to retain and understand information is heightened. My academic success is also due to my drive to do the best I can. Since grade nine, I have demanded excellence from myself in all academic subjects. I strived to perform to the best of my abilities in the first high school years so that I would adopt that habit early and take it with me through the senior high school years. Finally, my academic excellence

In the book, How to Get A’s in College: Hundreds of Student Tested Tips, college students share their positive and negative study habits and tricks they use to make the most of their study time.

After seeing the video of professor Chew’s talk on “How to get the most out of studying, part 1” I realize the mistakes I’m doing when I’m studying. I been doing the same mistake since high school and now I know why I was struggling so much in some classes. Because I was multitasking most of the time when I was studying and being over confidents about knowing the topic I wasted a lot of time learning.

When a person is on the verge of failing a course, if they catch the failing grade fast enough, there are many things they can change to reach success in the course. The things they make different may have been their downfall to begin with. They could have never studied. While it is great to take good notes in class, what good are the notes if they are never practically used? Another part of studying is to look at the textbook outside of a classroom setting, and in college the student must buy the books don’t let them go to waste. To study properly

Some of the strategies I want to keep and start applying to become more successful student are to Plan weekly study times, log onto Blackboard a minimum three times per week, work hard, and set SMART goal. Planning weekly study time and check Blackboard are very important to me because I need to know how my schedule will be for all of my class and when my assignment due. For each week I have to work hard complete all the tasks on my weekly plan and I want my goal to be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound for exactly what I want to achieve so It will keep me focused on what I want and what I have to do to get there.

The main study strategy I used to prepare for the first exam was the use of notecards. I would review my notes after class and translate them to a notecard. In addition to the note cards I wrote notes over the class activities and while reading the online book. I managed my time wisely by setting aside time each day of the week to study, rather than cram studying. I attended tutoring once a week with Bonnie Lamvermeyer to cover key concepts of each chapter we were assigned to read. I also had her tell me what I should focus on while studying my lab manual. I wrote down questions to ask while I went to tutoring. I was informed by Bonnie to google anatomy labeling games over the heart and blood vessels and play those because it’s a hands-on learning experience of learning, rather than staring at the pictures and not retaining the information. I used that as a study strategy for lab.

Tips are ways to shift the balance of influence or power. When dealing with students that have special need challenges some tips to shift the balance of influence that affect their behavior or mood can include length of time on the bus or van, distractions, and/or disturbances. The length of the trip on the bus can be a stress trigger for a student with special needs, such as a student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism. Some students may not be able to verbally express that the length of the trip home or to school to, is stressful for them. Another tip which can shift the balance of influence during the commute would be to identify what distracts or disturbs each student, especially students who cannot speak. They may give you clues by responding the way a baby would by making sounds, and/or body movements such as clapping, reaching out, hitting, or biting. Seating and identification of triggers can tip the balance in the favor of a safe and peaceful trip.

Developing strong academic study skills in Higher Education is arguably the most important area of learning and development a student can cultivate, in order to achieve academic success. The skills that are acquired, the learning techniques that a student refines and life learning experiences are all going to develop into long-term career prospects and future career enhancement. Some of the key areas for development and discussion in this essay will include note taking/essay writing, critical thinking and analysing questions and reflective thinking skills.

Our live chat session today was on time and stress management. Overall the session was really helpful in providing tools and ideas to manage both time and stress. With everyone’s situation being different, your overall message was to find what works for each one of us individually. I found the spreadsheet to be very useful and will most likely be implementing that into a Google Spreadsheet for me to take on-the-go and that will enable me to add scripting to send reminders to my phone throughout the day.

The best way to study is highly debated in the academic and educational world as it has been suggested by Credé and Kunzel (2008) that the habits and strategies students engage in whilst studying correlates with how well they perform academically. With this in mind, many researchers have now begun conducting numerous studies into the field of studying techniques, in order for students to learn and partake in the techniques that have been suggested to be the most effective and beneficial in their use. Dunlosky, Rawson, Marsh, Nathan & Willingham (2013) composed a research article, exploring ten main studying techniques including highlighting, self-explanation and practice testing, which therefore allowed students to empirically evaluate

There are many ways students can study for exams, however not everyone learns the same or