1. How to Succeed in Academics
How to study
From Ron Fry 2000
By Career Press

2. How to start out Right
First you are going to “take a good honest look at yourself” to find out how you study and then identify any area that need more work.
2 points 1 points 0 Points
READING A B C
MEMORY DEVELOPMENT A B C
TIME MANGEMENT A B C
TEXT BOOK NOTE TAKING A B C
CLASSROOM NOTE TAKING A B C
Classroom participation A B C
BASIC LIBRAY SKILLS A B C
COMPUTER SKILLS A B C
PROJECTS ETC A B C
TEST PREP A B C
OVERALL STUDY
SKILL LEVEL A B C
(Calculate your score here)

3. Reading and Comprehension
Reading: Speed comprehension and recall are three components of reading. To test your reading and comprehension skills, read page 56. When you are done reading close the book and jot down the key points. You will get a 4 minutes – time starts now

4. Reading: Summary Cells can be seen using a microscope
Microscope enlarges image Ex. Paramecium 250x has been magnified 250 times
Resolution is how two objects can be seen as separate
Human eyes can resolve up to 0.1mm, light microscope up to 0.2mm or 1000x
Hooke discovered cells with a light microscope
Cell theory – all life is made of cells and all cells come from other cells.
Electron microscope can magnify and resolve objects that are much smaller.
Did you look at the pictures??

5. Score
If you read and your summary was very close to mine, in less than 2 minutes. Give yourself an A.
If you had some problems but able to complete in 4 minutes, give yourself a B.
If you unable to complete the reading, remember what you read or summarize at all, give yourself a C

6. Memory
Score:
If you remembered 12 or more digits in the correct order you got an A
Eight to twelve digits, give yourself a B
Seven or less, you got a C

7. Time Management Skills
Your ability to breakdown assignments to component parts (for example reading, note taking, outlining, writing)
Your ability to complete each task in an efficient manner.
Score
If you feel you use your time wisely and efficiently give yourself an A
If you know that there are times you simply run out of time give yourself a B
If you can’t tell time, you got a C

8. Textbook Note Taking: 58 Main Idea Cell size is important Rephrase
Cell size is a balance between need to contain subcellular materials and be able to move these to and from cell
Chicken egg is a single cell (wow!!)
Flow of nutrients, oxygen and waste is important
Unfamiliar details
Cells HAVE to be small (I didn’t know that)
Questions
Why is the volume of the cell important?

9. Score If you used all the key points from above you have an A
If any one of these points were deficient – B
If notes are what you pass to your friends in class, give yourself a C

10. Classroom Note Taking:
Did you read the material to be covered in class?
Use shorthand or symbols when taking notes
Your notes are sequential, following the teachers lecture pattern
Do you review the notes at the first opportunity
Use the Cornell Note taking method?
Fill in any blanks and your own thoughts
Ask questions right away
Score:
If you do all of the above, give yourself an A
If you are deficient any one of the above, give yourself a B
If you never take notes, give yourself a C

11. Class Participation: Score:
If you are always prepared for class (do the HW and turn them in on time), actively participate in discussions, ask frequent and pertinent questions, give yourself an A
If you fail any one of the above criteria, give yourself a B
If you are not sure that you are in the right classroom, give yourself a C

12. Library/Media Center Skills:
How often have you been to the school library so far?
Where would you find the biography of Herbert Hoover in your library?
Where is the reference section?
Given the Dewey number for a book, could you find it in less than five minutes?
Do you know that you need to have a library pass for study hall, before you go to study hall?
Do you know your username and password for the school computers
Have you registered on Genesis?

13. Score:
If the answers to all of the above are obvious to you, give yourself an A
If you cannot answer one or more questions easily, you have a B
If you don’t have a clue where the school library is, give yourself a C

14. Computer Skills:
If you have all your teachers websites/Google classroom bookmarked?
Do you check you regularly for important information from teachers and friends?
Do you use your Chromebook for work mostly and you can focus on the task on hand and not be distracted by the stuff online
Are you are capable of doing just about anything online and use your computer regularly for homework and assignments?
SCORE:
If you do all of the above, give yourself an A
If you are good at word processing and playing games and but do not use the computer very often for assignments, give yourself a B
If you don’t even know what “being online” means, give yourself a C

15. Projects and Large assignments:
Score:
If you are an avid reader, familiar with your local library, a good note-taker and capable of breaking down the most complex topic into manageable steps necessary to accomplish your task, give yourself an A
If you are lacking in any one of the above, give yourself a B
If your idea of writing a paper is copying from Cliff’s notes or plagiarizing from the internet, give yourself a C …. or D

16. Mark the following that you normally do
Test Preparation:
Mark the following that you normally do
Do you know what material will be covered?
Do you know what kind of test you will be taking? Multiple choice, essay, etc
Have you looked at your text chapter yet?
Have you reviewed the class notes and compared them to your text?
Finally, prepare a list of questions you would ask if you were the teacher.

17. Score:
If you do all of the above and are able to construct questions that are harder than the ones the teacher gives you, give yourself an A
If you feel you know the materials but you don’t perform as well as you think you should, give yourself a B
If you don’t know what I’m taking about, give yourself a C

18. This is your starting point
Now add up your score. Note the skills that you can improve on and work on it. Use this worksheet periodically, to check on your progress
2 points points 0 Points
READING A B C
MEMORY DEVELOPMENT A B C
TIME MANGEMENT A B C
TEXT BOOK NOTE TAKING A B C
CLASSROOM NOTE TAKING A B C
Classroom participation A B C
BASIC LIBRAY SKILLS A B C
COMPUTER SKILLS A B C
PROJECTS ETC A B C
TEST PREP A B C
OVERALL STUDY
SKILL LEVEL A B C
(Calculate your score here)