Study Readiness Training for IETDs

Session 2

Session 2 objectives

• To develop a study system to revise the AFK exam• To identify mistakes in interpreting MCI• To write a long-term study plan• To set study group ground rules

Passive versus Active Learning

Approaches to Study: Deep vs. Surface Learning

Strategic Learning

•Learning to achieve highest possible marks

•Focus on assessment requirements & criteria

•Effort to understand knowledge to show learning

•Focus on perceived approaches of the exam

What’s a Study System?

• A way of organizing your learning based on your preferred learning styles, personality, study time, motivation, attitudes, goals, beliefs, etc.

• A way of engaging your brain in a deeper way of thinking that requires the use of notes, mind maps, outlines, summaries, and revisions

Study Systems

A.S.P.I.R.E• Approach: have a positive attitude, avoid distractions, & make time in your schedule•Select: choose what materials to review•Piece together: synthesize & summarize the material •Reflect: think about the application of what you learned •Evaluate: examine your learning in quizzes and explore ways to improve your weak areas.

Study Systems

M.U.R.D.E.R• Mood: have the right attitude & study environment•Understand: mark what you don’t comprehend•Recall: summarize key information when you finish studying •Digest: go back to the material you didn’t understand, try to understand it and make it easier to recall •Expand: apply the concepts you are learning•Review: go back all over the material until you are confident of your knowledge

4R’s Learning • Reducing: condense information into small chunks • Reciting: say the reduced material in your own words• Reflecting: connect the new information with concepts you already know• Reviewing: revise materials and areas until you completely understand it

Task 1:

Develop your own study system and present it to your group

Exam questions & higher levels of thinking

Multiple Choice Questions

Identifying Mistakes in Interpreting MCI

Task 2:

Review the exam questions in the handout and identify mistakes in the interpreting the multiple choice questions

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Test Taking Strategies

•Begin reviewing early•Conduct short daily review sessions•Read texts before study group sessions•Review notes immediately after group sessions•Review with a group•Break up the study tasks into manageable chunks•Study the most difficult material when you are alert

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Developing a Study Plan

It provides a roadmap to prepare for the exams• Define content areas• Determine strengths & weaknesses• Identify resources available• Develop a realistic schedule• Study with others• Plan for self-review sessions

Task 3:

Write your long-term study plan to review the AFK exam blueprint

Study Group

IETDs Study Group Spirit