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Making the Learning Process Work for You

 Skills for learning Reading for comprehension Problem solving  Organizing your learning process  Preparing for and taking tests  Making effective use of your peers

 What to do before you read?  What to do while you read?  What to do after you read?

 Establish a purpose for the reading  Survey/skim/preview  Make a list of questions to be answered

 Read actively  Focus on understanding concepts thoroughly  Take your time; don’t try to read too fast  Write down questions that need to be answered about anything you don’t understand  Periodically, stop and recite (ideally aloud) what you have read

 Recite answers to the questions you prepared before you started reading. Reread where needed.  Review within a day; again in a week; when you prepare for an exam; and when you prepare for the final exam  Solve problems

Approximate review times per hour of lecture  In 1885 German philosopher Hermann Ebbinghaus conducted one of the first studies on memory, using himself as a subject. He was the first to describe the shape of the forgetting curve. Without reviews you will need to spend 1 hour to relearn the material!

Step 1 - Understand the problem Step 2 - Devise a plan Step 3 - Carry out the plan Step 4 - Look back

 “Take it as it comes”  Procrastination  Mastering the material  Learn to manage your time  Priority management

Don’t allow the next class session in a course to come without having mastered the material presented in the previous class session. Note: This is perhaps the most powerful concept in Studying Engineering !

Procrastination – “Choosing to put off something we know we should be doing and instead do something we know we shouldn’t be doing.” Reasons for procrastination Fear of failure Fear of success Low tolerance for unpleasant tasks Disorganized

 Learn from your lecture notes  Reread the text  Solve problems

 Study and annotate your notes  Formulate a question answered by each section of your notes and write it in the “cue column”  Write a summary of each page in the summary area at the bottom  Recite answers to questions in the “cue column”  Reflect on what you have learned  Review (at least weekly)

 Place a high value on your time  Schedule your time  Make a serious commitment to your study time

 See if you are overextended  More likely to keep up in your classes  Provide feedback as to how much you are studying  You’ll learn what you can do and can’t do  You’ll feel that you have more time  You’ll feel much less stressed-out over school

1. How difficult is the course? 2. How good a student are you? 3. How well prepared are you for the course? 4. What grade do you want to receive?

 Block out all of your commitments (classes, meetings, part-time work, time to get to and from school, time for meals, etc)  Remainder of time is available for one of two purposes – 1) study; or 2) recreation  Schedule your study time to avoid wasting time answering three questions: Should I study now or later? Where should I study? What subject should I study?

 Video Clip – 12 min

 Decide what has high personal value (school, family, health, etc)  For each thing that needs to be done decide: How urgent is it? (Requires immediate attention; doesn’t require immediate attention) How important is it based on personal values? (Important; or not important)  Unimportant things whether urgent or not – ignore  Things that are both important and urgent (crisis management) – must be tended to  Things that are important but not urgent – tending to them is the key to overall effectiveness

III IIIIV  Organize and execute around priorities  Two dimensions – Urgent and Important urgent Important urgent Important Not urgent Not Important

 Stay out of quadrants III and IV  it is not important!  Quadrant I is crisis management. We can’t ignore urgent and important activities.  Quadrant II is were we want to operate but it requires to give up activities from III and IV. III IIIIV Important urgent Important Not urgent Not Important urgent

III IIIIV  Choosing Quadrant II activities will reduce the need to always operate in the crisis management mode of Quadrant I urgent Important urgent Important Not urgent Not Important

 Schedule time for review  “Scope out” tests  Practice under time pressure  Get a good night’s sleep  Make sure you have the right materials and tools  Arrive early

 Size up the test  Work the easier problems first  Be aware of the time  Complete a problem before leaving it  If time permits, check and recheck your work (never leave a test early)  Other?

 Overview of collaborative learning  Benefits of group study  Frequently asked questions

 Solitary – You learn by yourself  Collaborative – You learn with others “My anecdotal research indicates that about 90 percent of first-year engineering students do virtually 100 percent of their studying alone.” R. Landis

 How many of you spend some fraction of your study time on a regular basis studying with at least one other student?  How many of you spend virtually 100 percent of your study time studying alone?  For those who study alone – “Why don’t you study with other students?  For those who study with other students – “How is it working for you?”

 I learn more studying by myself.  I don’t have anyone to study with.  It’s not right. You’re supposed to do your own work.

 You’ll be better prepared for the engineering “work- world”  You’ll learn more  You’ll enjoy it more

 What percentage of my studying should be done in groups?  What is the ideal size of a study group?  What can be done to keep the group from getting off task?

In your group, discuss the benefits of working with other students on your academic work. Appoint a leader to keep the discussion on topic and a recorder to write down and report what was learned

 Read Chapter 6  Homework #5:  Make a list of at least 20 items/activities you need to do (project related!). Place each item into the priority matrix. Analyze your matrix, i.e. how many items are in quadrant I, II etc. Write a 1-2 page(s) reflection what you learned and how you can move items/activities into quadrant II.