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Office of Student Affairs. Study Skills Workshop. Study Skills Objectives. Maximize reading, note-taking and test-taking skills. Understand where to go for resources and more support. “Study/ Reading Clues”. “Note-taking Clues”. “Test-taking Clues”. “Study/ Reading Clues”. QUIZ.

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  1. Office of Student Affairs Study Skills Workshop

  2. Study Skills Objectives Maximize reading, note-taking and test-taking skills. Understand where to go forresourcesand more support.

  3. “Study/ Reading Clues” “Note-taking Clues” “Test-taking Clues”

  4. “Study/ Reading Clues”

  5. QUIZ On the average, how many hours per week is it recommended that you study for each hour you spend in class? A.  1 hour B.  2 hours C.  3 hours D.  4 hours

  6. The Forgetting Curve

  7. Effective Study Strategies Spaced Review SQ3R

  8. 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.

  9. SQ3R:  A READING STUDY SYSTEM Survey Question Read Recite Review

  10. “Note-taking Clues”

  11. QUIZ What strategy do you use for taking notes in your classes? A.  Write everything the professor says B.  Write notes in an outline form C.  Write notes in a modified outline form D.  Copy everything appearing on overheads

  12. HOW TO TAKE NOTES USING A MODIFIED OUTLINE

  13. “Test-taking Clues”

  14. Academic Student Support

  15. 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

  16. 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.

  17. Additional Resources http://www.nursing.arizona.edu/AcademicStudentSupport.htm Sue Habkirk – shabkirk@email.arizona.edu 626-3808

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