STUDY SKILLS AND TIME MANAGEMENT
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Dr. Kirstin Bratt
Anna Urbanski, GA
Academic Learning Center
Revised 2013 from originals by
Victoria Williams and Melanie
OBJECTIVES:
Discuss strategies for completing each step in the learning process
Develop time management strategies
Review and answer any questions
WHERE DOES LEARNING HAPPEN?
In your brain!!
Your brain was born to learn, loves to learn and knows how to learn!
HOW CAN YOU MAINTAIN
ATTENTION?
When Reading…
Have intent
Ask questions
Test yourself
Build interest
Take notes
Highlight
Underline
Few distractions
In Class…
Have intent
Participate
Relate the subject to
your own life
Ask questions
Take notes
Clear your mind
Relax
React
MAKING CONNECTIONS
In this step you interpret the information in a way that is
meaningful to you.
Connect the information to what you already know
Personalize the information by applying it to your life
The more connections to the new information you make, the easier it will
be to remember it.
CONNECTION…
As you learn, the neurons in your brain begin to make connections…..
REVIEW
Practice… making mistakes is
an important component of
learning
As you rehearse, review, or
practice what you have
learned the synapses in your
brain become stronger
When you review, don’t
just look over
information, but test
yourself to get feedback
“do you really know the
information?”
TIME MANAGEMENT
Make a term schedule
Write out all due dates (assignments, exams, etc.) from course syllabi
Include other activities and events
Make a weekly schedule
Fill in class, work, activities for a typical week
Schedule times to study for every class (include study breaks)
Be realistic
Include time for fun!
It won’t be perfect right away
REVIEW….
Attention!
Active reading, participate in lecture
Connection
To what you already know, daily life
Review
Test yourself, mistakes will help you learn
Time Management
Plan it out, be realistic!
Academic Learning Center
St. Cloud State University
#1: PREVIEW THE TEXT
Why?
Helps you :
Determine what you already know
Determine how much you need to learn
Plan to break down the reading assignment so that
you use your time efficiently
HOW DO I DO THAT?
Read the table of contents to understand the topics of each
chapter and how they relate to each other.
Read all the headings and subheadings.
Learn all you can from pictures, maps and graphics.
Read the questions or problems at the end of the chapter.
Divide the assignment into smaller chunks and begin
reading.
#2: TAKE NOTES
Write short summaries, questions or comments in the margin
of the text.
helps you to engage with the text and gives you a running record of
your understanding
Cornell Note Taking
Take notes in a separate notebook
Remember – you are synthesizing and summarizing, not copying.
Notecards (online and cell phone)
#3: REVIEW YOUR NOTES
WITHIN 24 HOURS
Review your class notes within 24 hours in order to
transfer what you’ve heard from your short term to long
term memory
Take a few minutes each day to skim through your notes, fill
in information you missed, and identify questions you have.
#4: USE THE SQ3R METHOD
Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Review
# 5: USE THE FIVE DAY STUDY PLAN
Studying smaller units of material each day is an
effective way to learn.
THE PLAN
KEY FEATURES OF THIS PLAN:
Spaced practice
Integrated approach to learning
Task-oriented study
Goal-oriented study
Built-in repetition for learning
Flexible and easily modified to
fit your learning style.
#6: FORM A STUDY GROUP
Some facts about study groups:
Provide
greater opportunities to question, review, clarify, and discuss
an audience to read, respond to, and discuss their drafts of their papers
variety of problem-solving strategies
Help to…
reduce procrastination
increase motivation
ease anxiety
#6: FORM A STUDY GROUP
IMPORTANT! Set an agenda to make sure your study session
doesn’t become a social session
Practice problem-solving techniques.
Practice teaching one another.
Test each other .
Compare class notes.
Have each group member take responsibility for leading a discussion on
one part of an assignment.
#7: VISUAL AIDS
Time
Write due dates on a monthly or semester calendar
Create a weekly schedule with designated study times.
Make “to do” lists – cross off items when you complete
them
Keep your calendar and “to do” lists in a highly visible spot
– refer to them regularly
Materials
Create a map, chart, or outline of the main ideas
Online practice tests
End of chapter or section questions
#8: BE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR
ENVIRONMENT AND TIME OF DAY
Environment
Can mean the difference between productively completing an
assignment and staring blankly into space
Consider:
level of background noise
level of comfort
types of distractions
Time of Day
Study your most difficult subjects when you are most alert, whether that be
at 7am or 11:30pm.
Are you a Lark or an Owl?
#9: IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE BEGINNING A
PAPER. . . JUST WRITE!
Free writing
Instead of staring at a blank screen, just start typing whatever comes
into your head
Once you’ve had a chance to start typing, begin to direct your free
writing to ideas that are relevant to your paper
What if that doesn’t work?
Discuss your ideas with a friend
Ask your friend to just listen and write down what you say so that you
have a record of your thoughts to use as the basis for your paper.
#10: GET TO KNOW YOUR PROFESSORS
They’re experts in the content of the course
They’ve studied this material themselves
They’re well-positioned to help you develop effective study
strategies in that particular course/discipline
The more they know you the more they can help you
Visit office hours BEFORE you begin having
problems –
Make an appointment at the beginning of the semester so that your
professors know who you are and how they can help you.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Meet with Anna, the Graduate Assistant, to learn more about how to integrate
these 10 strategies into your study habits
Additional On Campus Resources:
ALC Tutoring Center
www.stcloudstate.edu/alc
The Write Place
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace/
The Miller Center (SCSU library)
http://lrts.stcloudstate.edu/library/default.asp
The Math Skills Center
http://www.stcloudstate.edu/mathskills/
QUESTIONS?
Study Strategies Assistance
Anna Urbanski, GA
Centennial Hall 211B
Email: [email protected]
Academic Learning Center
Centennial Hall 236
(320) 308-4993
[email protected]
www.stcloudstate.edu/alc