Study Habit

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

The majority of incoming freshman and experienced college students can benefit greatly from reading the article “Optimizing Learning in College.” I could relate to the article in its entirety as I was fortunate enough to discover and develop these habits in my first semester studying Chemical Engineering here at the University of South Alabama. I am currently a rising junior at the university who has maintained a competent grape point average, GPA, by understanding time management, speed-comprehension trade off, and the read-recite-review method. Learning the new habits early in my college career allowed me to maintain a competent GPA that allowed me to apply and accept an engineering co-op position with Alabama Power. By being tech savvy and

The first two chapters of “What the Best College Students Do” cover several topics. Throughout the chapters, the lives and experiences of different college students are explored. A reoccurring theme in the book is the concept of learning styles. Essentially, the three learning styles are memorization, comprehension, and strategy. According to the author, comprehension is the most effective style of learning. While everyone will possess one of these three learning styles, it is not impossible for someone to adjust to another style. Additionally, the author elaborates on academic ideas such as independence, grades, and outside influences.

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.

In On Habit, Alain de Botton writes about how people become habituated and believe there is nothing left to see or learn about the certain location they are in. In this essay, Botton discovers an attitude to approach places we think we already know, and no longer find interest in. This mindset is intended for the environment you are in, but can also be apply to styles of reading and writing.

When allotting time for studies students often do not allow enough time to complete everything that is due. This should include around two hours of study time for each credit hour for each course they are taking. If they are taking eight hours of classes per week then they should include at least 16 hours of study time in their planner (Keeley, 2011). In the yearly planner they should put things that are in the future such as research papers, final exams, and make sure that their planners have some room for unexpected events.

Throughout my first two years at Saint Xavier, I have continued to successfully manage my time and achieve first honors. The first step for me to become intellectually competent is to create a study plan. Towards the beginning of my freshman year, I created a calendar planing out my events, fitting in School, service, family, and sports. From then on, I have planned my homework out everyday, ordering my studies from hardest to easiest. I organize my homework this way because I am a much more diligent worker after school, then before I go to bed. I consistently work on my homework throughout the day, during study hall, before sport, and at home. I use my study hall to my advantage, planning meetings with teachers or getting advice from the librarians. All the time management I do, helps me to study smarter and not

Albert Einstein once said “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.” Knowledge can be good because it makes one successful. Then, it can also be very bad such as a criminal being too smart for the police, he or she can keep committing crime. Too much knowledge is dangerous because it may harm many, which means that many die or get scarred for life because of one simple guy with an excess of knowledge.

Study habits and techniques were non-existence for me in high school. I never did anything but look over notes or previous work. The only time I remembered studying was around the time we took our standardized testing. Looking back, I can’t recall ever learning any study skills or strategies. It may have been that school for me was easy and I had no reason to study. Or I was not challenged academically to have to study. Nonetheless, soon I would find out the difficulties of navigating college courses without effective study skills and habits. I fell behind in college early because of my inability of how to study and what to study for. Just like me, there are many more students that have never been taught effective study skills and habits

Students need to grab a calendar and fill out their core activities that they cannot miss (class or work), then simply map out time for homework, studying, reading, even gym time. Planning ahead will start them in the right path to completing their new long term goals.

First, college students must create a plan. The college experience grants students much freedom. It is up to the student to determine how best to spend their time in order to meet deadlines. Whether creating an outline for the week's tasks or using a calendar to hold study hours, students must map out their priorities for assignments, exams and dedicated study time (Blerkom, 2012).

On Mondays and Wednesdays, I would study from 12-3pm, but on Tuesdays it would be from 1-4pm. On Thursdays, I would study from 12-2pm and on the Weekends and holidays, it can be from 2-6pm. The reasoning for changing my studying is because, in high school I use to cram all the information on the day of the test for 5 minutes and I would usually make higher than an 80 on most tests. In college, studying is a lot different from high school, it’s different because in college, you’ll need 2-3 hours a day to study in order to receive a good grade. The next SMART Goal is getting better focused this semester. I would need to be better focused in college, is I want to succeed. There are ways to accomplishing this goals there are: studying 2 hours a day, asking help when you need it, and also make a calendar that has all the dates that the assignments are due. The major barrier that I will have to overcome is procrastination. When I was in school, I would always procrastinate until the last minute. I usually say that, ‘’ I will this later’’ or I said, ‘’this is

“Save to the hard drive” my inspirational psychology instructor always tells his classes. He wants us to remember things for the long haul. In middle school I was the type of student who could quickly cram before a test and still pass it with flying colors. Unfortunately, this crammed knowledge was never retained. When I went to high school I abruptly learned that my original study habits would not suffice. The high school years that followed caused me to learn that the best way to be successful was to build upon all the information I have gathered over the years.

Though the use of note-taking and rereading is most notably known as the best study technique amongst college students, we see that other ways of retaining information can be more beneficial than that of writing notes and reading them over before exams. The article at hand tests the idea of a 3R method which is the use of reading, recalling, and reviewing information instead of traditional study methods. The usage of the 3R strategy in studying is seen as more effective than traditional note-taking, due to the 3R strategy being able to increase the chances of recalling information

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