Transcript Study Skills

Office of Student Affairs
Study Skills Workshop
Study Skills Objectives
1.
Maximize reading, note-taking and testtaking skills.
2.
Understand where to go for resources and
more support.
“Study/
Reading
Clues”
“Notetaking
Clues”
“Testtaking
Clues”
“Study/
Reading
Clues”
QUIZ
On the average, how many hours per week is it
recommended that you study for each hour you
spend in class?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
The Forgetting Curve
Effective Study Strategies
Spaced Review
SQ3R
Spaced Review
Before class (~30 minutes) prepare for lecture – scan
terminology, subheadings to heading,
charts/diagrams, develop ?’s
After class (immediately)(~5 minutes) recap, mark
imp. info., make notes on what you need to review.
After class (that evening)(~1 hour) begin quizzing,
integrate text w/ lecture, prep for next day’s class
End of week (~2 hours) integrate info x lectures, quiz,
focus on concepts still have ?’s on.
SQ3R: A READING STUDY SYSTEM
Survey
Question
Read
Recite
Review
“Notetaking
Clues”
QUIZ
What strategy do you use for taking notes in your
classes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Write everything the professor says
Write notes in an outline form
Write notes in a modified outline form
Copy everything appearing on overheads
HOW TO TAKE NOTES USING A MODIFIED OUTLINE
What procedure is used to
write a modified outline?
Use modified outline (topic)
Indent supporting details
Separate points on
separate lines
Leave white space
Leave a wide left margin
What four techniques can be Abbreviations
used for speeding up the
Eliminate vowels
writing process?
Use word beginnings
Use standard symbols
Create your own
abbreviations
“Testtaking
Clues”
Academic Student Support
QUIZ
When do you start studying for your tests?
A. The first day of class or the first day after a
test
B. Two weeks before a test
C. A week before a test
D. Two days before a test
E. The night before a test
STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING TEST
PERFORMANCE
Take efficient notes
Review notes after each class
Use SQ3R
Get control of your time
Begin studying after test
Test yourself
Practice good test taking strategies
All of these strategies contribute to college success. While
practicing one or two of the strategies will probably help improve
your academic performance some, practicing all of these
strategies from the first day of class will result in much better
academic performance.
Additional Resources
http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/AcademicStudentSupport.htm
Sue Habkirk – [email protected]
626-3808