HOW TO GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE BY LINDA O’BRIEN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION DR. ELSA C. PRICE

WHAT TO EXPECT CLASS SIZES 5 + NEED CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS TESTS EMPHASIZED RESPONSIBILITY CONSEQUENCES INDEPENDENT STUDY

STEP ONE—ATTEND EVERY CLASS DO ATTEND DO NOT CUT CLASSES OTHER PEOPLE’S NOTES ARE NOT THE SAME AS YOUR OWN

STEP TWO—BE ORGANIZED USE A PLANNER KEEP GOOD NOTES SAVE COMPUTER FILES ON DISK KEEP RETURNED PAPERS RECORD PHONE NUMBERS KEEP STUDY SPACE NEAT

STEP THREE—MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL DO NOT OVEREXTEND YOURSELF PLAN AHEAD BE ORGANIZED USE TIME EFFICIENTLY

STEP FOUR—BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM ADAPT TO INSTRUCTORS BE PREPARED SIT IN FRONT COMMUNICATE BE ON TIME PARTICIPATE WORK WITH YOUR GROUP

STEP FIVE— TAKE GOOD NOTES ACTIVE LISTENER IMPORTANCE OF STATEMENTS—MOST SIGNIFICANT PART ABBREVIATIONS--SYMBOLS

STEP SIX—KNOW HOW TO READ A TEXTBOOK 3 STEPS—READ, SCAN, & REVIEW BOLD AND ITALIC PRINT BOLDFACE SUBTITLES REPEAT 3 STEPS REVIEW QUESTIONS DEFINE SCANNING

STEP SEVEN—STUDY SMART 3 ITEMS FOR STUDY—GOOD SURFACE, LIGHT, AND COMFORTABLE SETTING 3 LEARNING STYLES 5 THINGS NEEDED TO MAKE A GOOD GRADE

STEP EIGHT TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES REVIEW OLD QUIZZES SKIP AND RETURN WRITE FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS STUDY AND BE PREPARED NARROW CHOICES

STEP NINE REDUCE TEST ANXIETY STUDY EARLY BE CONFIDENT SEE COUNSELOR IF HAVING ANXIETY MENTALLY PRACTICE TAKING THE TEST FOR REDUCING ANXIETY

STEP TEN KNOW ABOUT AND USE AVAILABLE SERVICES Listen for instructions Use available services—library, publisher study helps and programs Review work