HOW TO STUDY EFFECTIVELYBy the SSTC

Part 1

Setting Personal Goals Staying Focused

Why Learn to Study? Now is the Time

Setting Goals Why set goals for your life?

goals bring meaning to our lives goals give direction to our lives goals bring order to our lives

Staying Focused Define your goals:

The GPA of Success

Goals-should reflect your wants and needs. Plan-maps the route you plan to take in

order to reach your goal. Action-brings your goal and your plan to life.

What if the problem is that I can’t concentrate?

Clear your mind Focus Don’t worry Switch subjects frequently Do not get disturbed by other

people/things Get enough sleep!

Now is the time!

Setting a goal to obtain a college education, or to gain marketable skills will require learning how to study. The first goal for being successful in your academic journey and accomplishments is learning how to study effectively.  

Why learn to study?

Because tests are a part of life and taking tests will continue throughout your career

Recertification tests are required in the medical and

teaching professions, as well as for realtors and counselors

Hairdressers, electricians, and plumbers must recertify themselves,

Tests are required for many professions in obtaining higher salaries and more prominent positions within corporations and institutions

Part 2

Defining the TermStudy Environment

Concentration

What is studying?

The act of applying the mind so as to acquire knowledge or understanding as by reading, investigating, and examination of any subject or event

An earnest effort of the mind or a state of mental absorption

Application of mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge

Your study environment.

A study is a place to study, create your own study, make it a place you really want to spend time.

Your study space should also be a place you can GET WORK DONE!

Concentration

Warm up your brain by reviewing your notes and text reading assignment

Summarizing what you have learned

Decide what you will accomplish and how much time you spend on a particular subject

Take a short break every 30-40 minutes

If your mind resists or begins to wander, tell it to “be here now.”

Part 3

SQR3 S-Survey

Q-Questions

R3-Read, Recite, Review

Survey Quickly preview the chapter and devise a

plan for reading

Note the chapter headings

Notice any maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, pictures, etc.

Pay attention to bold terms and vocabulary

Questions Discover if there are any discussion

questions at the end of the chapter and keep them in mind while you are doing reading assignments

Headings and vocabulary terms

R-3 Read

Start reading. Seriously, start reading!

R-3 Recite Say out loud what you are learning

Discuss what you are learning with friends and family

Use a tape recorder to recite information and play it back to yourself

Anything that can give you an auditory connection with the subject

R-3 Review Review your notes as many times as it

takes until you can actually see the information

in your mind hear the information in you head

Re-read your notes right after class to make sure they make sense

Review notes at least once a week to help enforce memory and retain concepts

Statistics

A study revealed that those who read textbooks:

Forgot 46% of text the next day Forgot 79% after 14 days Remembered only 19% in less than one

month

Why are humans so forgetful?

Improving Your Memory

Using mnemonic devices

Acrostics Acronyms Methods of loci Rhyming

Remember: More to college success than just studying!

Keep a good relationship with your professor

Keep a good relationship with your classmates

Keep dedicated to your class work and commitment to the class

College life

Workshop Quiz

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