Transcript HowToTopGradePSYC

How can you get a top grade in
Lifespan Psychology?
How everything fits together
Know
How everything fits together
Know
Tests
How everything fits together
Know
Tests
Class presentations
How everything fits together
Know
Tests
Class presentations
Power
Points
Diagrams
Study
Guides
How to listen to the class presentations.
Power
Points
Diagrams
Study
Guides
How to use the diagrams
• 1. Follow along on your copy
• 2. Take notes on the power points, diagram, or
study guides
Notes on diagrams
How to use the “Do You Remember” slides
• The P3R system
– Pause the tape
– Remember
– Rewind
– Review
How to use the questions in the slides
• Pause the tape for a second
• Think about what answer you would give to
that question
How to use the pictures in the slides
• Think about how the pictures tie into the
ideas presented.
• Remembering the pictures helps you
remember the ideas.
Remembering from pictures
How to study with the diagrams
• 1. Print out the diagram on a color printer
How to study with the diagrams
• 2. Start from the center and work out
How to study with the diagrams
• 3. Turn the diagram face down
– Reproduce the first level of topics on a blank
sheet.
How to study with the diagrams
• 4. Work on the
second level until
you can remember
that.
How to study with diagrams
• 5. Add additional levels until you can
reproduce the entire diagram
How to study with the Study Guides
• Keep it in front
of you as you
study the
materials.
• The answers to
the questions
will come to
you.
How to study with the text
• Use text as a reference
• Focus on instructor’s
materials
Instructor
Materials
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