STUDY SKILLS LISTENING

Listening  One of most neglected study skills  Successful students listen  Turn classroom time into learning time  Prepare to score well on test & exams by developing input skill

Preparing to Listen  Preview, Skim, or Read  Prepare to listen  Preview, skim, or read text material that will be covered in class  Main Idea  Write short summary of the main idea from your preview, skim, or read  If you did not preview; Guess what the main idea of the lesson will be  Five Concepts  After your summary, write down five or more ideas you think will be discussed in class  If you did not preview; Guess five ideas that will be discussed in class

Preparing to Listen  Five W’s and the H  Who, What, When, Where, Why and How  From your reading attempt to determine the people, places, things, time, processes and why’s about the content to be discussed  The answers from the 5 W’s & H are often developed into test questions  Identify any terms that will help you understand the class discussion prior to attending class

Listening Evaluation  Prepare to take Notes  Prepare notepaper or computer document prior to class  Develop a listening outline (keywords/short sentence outline)  Leave space in between ideas on the outline  Make a list of ideas you think will be presented in class  Questions  Prior to class, make a list of questions you want to have answered  Relate the Content  Were you able to relate the class discussion to things or ideas you knew  The development of relationships not only helps you listen better but improves your recall of the material  After class, or while you take notes, write down these relationships

Listening Evaluation  Mental Questions  During class, continue to pose mental questions about content of discussion  This is “Active Listening”  List questions on your listening evaluation document  Summarize  List several short summaries you made during class

Listening Worksheets  Use a Pre-Listening Worksheet  Use a Listening Evaluation  Make a Summary of the Lecture  Practice by Listening  Develop your skills  Listen to:  radio, weather report, TV program, game, conversation and newscast

Reference: Study Power Workbook By: William R. Luckie, Ph. D., Wood Smethurst, Ed. D., and Sara Beth Huntley, Ph. D.