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Week 6

Week 6. Study Skills. Successful Study Skills. Note Taking and Writing. Active Learning . You can greatly increase your understanding of the material covered by taking your own notes. This is especially true for kinesthetic learners. Cornell Note Taking System.

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Week 6

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  1. Week 6 Study Skills

  2. Successful Study Skills Note Taking and Writing

  3. Active Learning • You can greatly increase your understanding of the material covered by taking your own notes. This is especially true for kinesthetic learners

  4. Cornell Note Taking System • This is how you can take notes in the Video classroom • You can also download notes from the online classroom and then rewrite them for your own use.

  5. T Note System Section 2 Section 1 • Outline form • Notes from class Cue column Summary Area

  6. Download a copy of the T Note • Look for a copy of a blank T note in the Course Documents Section, you can use that one

  7. Concept Map-Think-Link • These type of notes are best suited for visual learners • Select a system that works for you! • ng no good •  Either way • Change p. page

  8. Use the ULC Review APA 5th edition Purchase an add in to Word to help with APA, http://perrla.com Take Online English 301 Go to Student Help Portal: http://distance-ed.fullerton.edu/pages/students/students.htm Writing

  9. Writing Student Papers • Plan—outline—using the links in the student help portal • Review the assignment guidelines • Ask questions

  10. After you brainstorm you particular interpretation then write the formal outline Make your own statement of purpose clear Make sure you deliver on what you say you are going to in the paper See my web site: Writing a paper is like planning a party The Paper

  11. Other Learning Skills

  12. Listening Skills • Specific of listening are also addressed in the Critical Thinking Assessment taken earlier • Listening has many components • Difficult to do when busy!

  13. Components of Listening • Being conscious about what is being said • Fighting distractions • Persist in listening to something even when it is boring • Ask questions • Take notes

  14. Withhold Judgment • Be careful that you don’t “tune someone out” when you don’t like or are having trouble understanding. • My grandfather just turned off his hearing aid whenever my grandmother started talking!

  15. Active Listening • Ask instructor or classmates to repeat things that are said • Try to rephrase the most important points • Explain the concept to another student

  16. Memory • Encoding-the first contact with information • Storage-becomes stored in memory • Retrieval-information used in new form

  17. Sleep and eat correctly! Decide you CAN remember things Make sure you are memorizing from your understanding, not just terms written in the book Select the most important points Keep notes with you and study during short intervals, breaks at work, waiting in line Improving Memory

  18. Flash cards Put terms on one side Definition on other Mnemonic Devices FMCC F flash cards M mnemonics C create visuals C create acronyms Visual Aides To Help Memory

  19. Other Memory Strategies • Tape record • Review video—need to check out • Quiz other students in your group about important points

  20. Study Skills • Review online notes and lectures • Review your own notes • Set a study schedule • Ask yourself questions • Apply the information to real world situations

  21. Take Care of Yourself • Get as much sleep as you can before tests • Eat well before tests (and always) • Take some deep breaths while taking the test • Don’t be afraid to ask questions, even in the video classroom

  22. Taking the Test • When you get the test, briefly review the entire test to get a sense of it • Know the ground rules, can you use notes, a book, work in pairs? • READ THE DIRECTIONS!

  23. Think Critically About the Questions • Recall basic principles-formulas, procedures, theories and concepts • Compare and contrast • Support your answer with examples (in your head) • Find the best answer • Don’t make lots of changes in answers!

  24. Analyze Compare and contrast Define Critique Explain Illustrate Discuss These are key methods of taking notes and discussing the content in your study group, use this list to apply to studying your topic Key terms

  25. Listening is an important skills that takes conscious effort Memory is also a skill that take practice Test taking is a skill that includes caring for your body and your mind prior to a test: rest, eat and study before all tests Summary

  26. Remember: Learning and writing take practice!

  27. Next week • Next week take a critical thinking assessment • Be sure to bring reader with test booklet • Be sure to rest up before class

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