Transcript Study methods…or how to avoid working all night!

Study methods…or how to
avoid working all night!
Habits of highly effective
students!
What R my study habits?
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Ask yourself:
Which good habits must I develop?
Which bad habits must I eliminate?
Write them down & arrange in order
to NBness
The Lord is my sheperd
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The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not flunk;
He keepth me from lying down when I should be studying.
He leadeth me beside the water cooler for a study
He restoreth my faith in study guides.
He leads me to better study habits for my grade's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of borderline grades,
I will not have a nervous breakdown;
For though art with me.
My prayers and my friends, they comfort me.
Thou giveth me answers in moments of blackness;
Thou anointest my head with understanding.
My test paper runneth over with questions I recognise.
Surely passing grades and flying colours shall follow me
All the days of my examinations,
And I will not dwell in this school/university forever, Amen.
~Author Unknown~
10 habits of highly effective
students
• 1. set goals – what do I want to
achieve?
• 2. prioritise – what needs to be done
first?
• 3. set apart a place for study
• 4. make a weekly study plan
• 5. draw up a daily schedule
• 6. keep up to date with your studies
Assignment schedule
wk
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mon
tues wed
thur fri
Reading
report due
quiz
Reading
report due
OT
assignment
NT
assignment
Reading
report due
assignmetn
6
Grp
presentatio
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7
quiz
8
exam
Psyc
assignment
quiz
Grp
presentatio
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Reading
report due
Systemaitc
asingment
assignment
exam
assignment
Grp
presentatio
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exam
Assignment
due
Daily planner
time mon
tues wed
14:15- lectur
15:00 es
lectur
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thu
fri
sat
sun
lectur
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15:00- Resear
16:00 ch
16:00- resear
17:00 ch
17:00- Travel
18:00 /break
18:00- Supp
19:00 er &
TV
19:00- study
20:00
20:00- study
21:00
21:0022:00
Coffee
break &
study
churc
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contd
• 7. work through examples (ie. Case
studies)
• 8. work through past papers
• 9. TAKE BREAKS!
• 10. eat properly!
The SQ3R
• 1. Survey/Scan:
• Look through chapter & identify main
headings & subheadings/identify
diagrams & graphic aids
• 2. Question:
• Ask yourself: what is this chapter
about?/ what question is this chapter
trying to answer?
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• 3. Read:
• Read one section at a time looking for
the answer proposed by the heading!
• Find core ideas
• Interpret whats relevant
• Form logical structure
• Make mindmaps/summarise
contd
• 4. Recite/Write:
• Say to yourself/write a key phrase
that sums up the major point of the
section & answers the ?
• Don’t be a parrot!
• 5. Review
• Revise throughL reading, memorising,
overview
• Anticipation of exam questions
Study groups
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2-6 people
2 hrs at a time max
Listen, share & be respectful!
Bring prepared notes & compare main
points
• Share notes/get different people to
work out possible exam questions
Relax……
• ZZZZZZZZZZZZ…..