Strategies for Math and Note Taking

To make learning easier for you, you should ask questions. Asking questions will help you have a better understanding of what you are learning. You won't be confused and end up with a bad grade because you didn't know what was happening. In the long run asking questions will make you smarter. Another thing that will help with learning is if you try your best. It is always better to try your best then to fail completely. If you forgot to study or you just completely forgot all the answers on a test, it is better to try your best and get a grade then to not try at all and fail. If you don't try your grade will drop even more than if you at least tried to remember and did what you could. The last thing that will help with learning is to do your homework. If you take your time on homework then you will understand the subject better. Doing homework on a certain subject will help you with an upcoming test, because most of the time if you get homework it is to help you study for a test or a quiz that you might have. Doing all these things will help you with your education throughout the school year.

By listening to the teacher and understanding what is teacher asking me to do, helped me to become a better learner. This is the way I used to get better on collecting notes.

The methods I have found most effective are: active learning, practice and overlearning, and distance learning. There were several research studies that demonstrated the positive impact active learning can have upon students. One outcome is increased content knowledge, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and positive attitudes towards learning in comparison to traditional lecture-based delivery. However, it also can increase enthusiasm for learning in both students and instructors. Then, there is the improving students’ perceptions and attitudes towards information literacy ("Ellis Hall Active Learning Classrooms Project."). Therefore, professors always encourage students to take notes or outline reading assignments, talk to others about the material, and write and rewrite key concepts rather than just read the material repeatedly (Levy p.228). Now, practice and overlearning, the book says, “practice makes perfect.” Although true perfection is rarely

At the beginning of my current semester started a strategy of making very concise notes that are more focused on my ability to memorise and study the important elements of the core units in a grid-like style, I have been doing this for all the units that I am currently enrolled in. Another strategy I have found to be very helpful for improving my capabilities is a well-planned calendar with dedicated time to study certain subjects and when to take breaks from study.

I think that one of my weaknesses in math is that I need to remember to write things down. I think by writing the problems down more that this will help me retain the formula’s. I feel that I will need to work on getting math to stick in my head. So refresher class on math will help me with this.

It is important to get prepare for more tests in a short time. More importantly, we need to know what is the best learning way for ourselves. People will have different senses, while they look at different things. There are four ways to study, which are visual, aural, read and write and kinesthetic. For me, I always prefer read and write. In lecture, I write down some important points and organize them after class. It will help me review the knowledge and make a clear form to view all the concepts. Also, notebook is convenient to carry everywhere so I can review it in my free time. Before we consider the suitable learning way, we should test it through our homework assignment. Trying each way in different days and testing ourselves in the other day. We can see how much we can remember so decide which way is the suitest

You have excellent ways to remember and keep up with your school work. Just like you, I also have a calendar that helps me keep track with my assignments and posts, well I have two one at home and another at work. If I don’t write things down and have everything where I can see it, I will forget or get distract it with other things. I agree with you creating mnemonics are very helpful to remember and retain the information we read. I also like to use colors when I write and makes the words stand out. Thank God, GCU’s professors are constantly providing their students with videos, and extra material pertaining to the week’s lessons to help the students learn

In the graduating class of 2006, less than half of highschoolers tested, would receive a C or higher in college algebra. Many high school exit exams test 10th grade skills. This Does not prepare you for college courses. Bill Moore, the director of the Transition Mathematics Project, notices that students can be pushed too hard and too fast. “They rush through curriculum, they take a placement test-- and have to take remedial math.” This makes students discouraged, and at a higher risk to drop out.

Another reason why I believe that I have excelled in the discipline of mathematics is because of my daily interaction with it. Just doing the basic essentials is dependent on your ability to do math. From the amount of oatmeal I’m willing to cook, to the change I get from the store; math explains it all. In my opinion, Math is the one skill you need to master in your life, even if it is the only one, you will at least be able to live without being cheated, robbed or abused. “When you know something is true in math, you know its truth is unassailable.”

I have enrolled in many classes so far, and I am always nervous in passing the midterm or final exam. Before the midterm exam, some of the types of memory storage I will use is the rehearsal, which I write down my notes on cards and read them over and over again. I will rest and have a good night sleep, and the next day I will read them again, sometimes taking the notes to work to read them during my lunch hour. I try to study in separate days and not read everything all at once before the midterm exam. Another memory enhancing strategy I used is chunking, which I examine parts of the work that I just read. Once I read chunks of it, everything I read will come to mind. One of my favorite memory enhancing strategies is the elaborative rehearsal, which I gather all the information I know and imply it to something similar that happened in my life.

The first concept that makes high school and college different is in regards to workload, both out of class and in class. At Pine Island High School, the majority of my classes were fairly simple regarding the amount of homework I was given and the clarity of the instructions. Each assignment that was assigned gave step by step directions regarding the task at hand .The teachers taught us students the information in a manner that made it very easily understood. The teachers took advantage of Microsoft PowerPoint and Word for our convenience of viewing the material in a fast and efficient manner that helped us students learn in a clear and advanced fashion. If I ever needed clarification regarding class work, I could always rely on my teachers

Multiple techniques have been documented, in addition to consumables, that give us a boost when it comes to the focus and concentration we need to learn and, more importantly, retain the information for future recall. By understanding

Knowing how to ask questions when you’re confused is extremely important in math classes because all the content builds on prior knowledge. If you don’t understand one unit, it will be much harder for you to understand the next one. Life outside of school works the same way, you have to

In terms of academics it's something I have always been good at. I always have tried my best to succeed in any way possible for example in my note taking skills. I have become more better at note taking because I now know that everything the teacher has on the slides isn't important so I only write down the important things and draw pictures on the slide that will help me memorize the concept and that can help later to study. I have also become more better in communicating with my teachers and talking to them about the work and how I can help myself to get my grades up. I have also become proficient in organizing my things and knowing what comes first because before I would have a dirty backpack and if a teacher asked for an assignment

Writing the notes in the form of multiple choice questions and essays and rewriting the essays in different words will be helpful too. Another great thing I learned is converting the diagrams and flow charts into lists, points or essays will also help in my preferred learning style. Lastly, within my kinesthetic learning style, I learned that by using case studies of real people would enhance my learning experience. Also by visiting the places and doing role-play when possible, I can learn more about the topic.