Developing Good Study Skills Success in a nutshell

The 5 R’s of Note-Taking Record * Reduce * Recite * Reflect * *Review, Review, Review! 1. RECORD: Take Notes in class by identifying the main points, write down examples or math problems Heading –Date –Class/subject, Chapter #, Page #’s, etc. 2. REDUCE: –after the class summarize what you have written down / learned –key/cue words, phrases –Questions that you may have for the teacher –Don’t write down everything your teacher says. Summarize!

The 5 R’s of Note-Taking Recite: Talk Aloud –Review from your memory what you have learned –Create your own examples or memorization techniques Reflect: Think it over! –How is this relevant to what you have learned before? –Make connections that jog your memory!

The 5 R’s of Note-Taking Review the notes you took –Before reading new material –With friends (if that compliments your learning style) –Before every test (not 15 minutes before!)

Study Tips! Flash Cards –On one side, write the answer –On the other side, write the question, concept or cue –Shuffle the cards. Test questions won’t always be in the same order as your study guide. Benefits of flash cards –Portable, quick, cheap, and effective

Do extra questions that are unassigned Practice, Practice, Practice The more times you repeat the steps, the more you will remember on your tests TIP: Use the back of your book to your advantage, not to cheat on homework.

Working Together Makes Everything Better Create study groups! Get a study buddy Talking things out helps you to see others’ perspectives on things Ask your teacher for help Participate during class!

Making Associations Mnemonics is a mind memory or learning aid which helps you associate an idea or concept with an easy to remember construct. Acronyms –Order of Operations is PEMDAS (Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally) –the vital fluids of the body: Peanut Butter With Bread Phlegm, Blood, Water, and Bile Rhymes –Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 –The ill-fated wives of Henry VIII: “Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived”

Examples of some good study habits 1. When he was finished reading, Jose went back through the entire chapter and tried to recite the answers to the questions he had written in the margin. 2.After class, Jean reads over her lecture notes and writes the key words and phrases on the left side of her paper. 3. When Beth’s instructor said, “In Chickering’s student development theory there are seven stages called vectors,” Beth wrote “7 stages (vectors)- Chickering s.d. theory.”

Rules of Studying Find a quiet place without distractions. Set a regular time to study each day. Study in chunks of time. Don’t burn out! Take breaks in between study sessions (15 minutes)