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Teaching Basic Study Skills: Yes, they should know it, but they don’t!

Teaching Basic Study Skills: Yes, they should know it, but they don’t!. Mona M. Sedrak, PhD, PA-C Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C. Session Objectives. At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: Discuss the benefits of teaching basic study skills to first year PA students.

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Teaching Basic Study Skills: Yes, they should know it, but they don’t!

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  1. Teaching Basic Study Skills: Yes, they should know it, but they don’t! Mona M. Sedrak, PhD, PA-C Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C

  2. Session Objectives • At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: • Discuss the benefits of teaching basic study skills to first year PA students. • Identify which study skills students most lack and the impact this deficit has on effective learning. • Utilize effective teaching tools and strategies to help students improve their skills. • Describe how “study Skills Seminar” can be incorporated into the curricula of Physician Assistant programs.

  3. The problem • Expectations and assumptions made by faculty • Expectations and assumptions – students • Under-graduate preparation • Clash of expectations and reality • Frustration • Deceleration • Attrition

  4. Millennials Generation • What do you know about them? • Hard-workers • Little patience for “busy work” • Question Everything • Doing is more important than knowing • Oversimplify complexities of world; push-button solutions; adverse to the complexity of reality. • Expect Constant Rewards and feedback • Differences in undergraduate expectations and graduate

  5. POLLING THE AUDIENCE Who has a formal study skills program with in the PA Program? • Yes • No

  6. Arguments for and against Against • Its not our job to teach basic skills • There is no time to teach skills • Students who lack basic skills cannot be successful • Our students already know that For • We accepted, they’re our problem now • We need to embrace the “Learner-centered” philosophy • Mentoring is an important concept • Improve learning, board scores, etc…

  7. Recognizing and responding to reality of student deficits • Time management • Note-taking • Reading • Analysis and synthesis = Critical Thinker • Preparing/ studying • Test-taking • Stress management/ anxiety and depression

  8. Polling the audience Which of the following do you feel your students have the most trouble with? Choose one only! • Time management • Note-taking • Reading • Preparing/ studying • Test-taking

  9. Reviewing Bloom’sWhich level do most of your students functions at? • Knowledge • Comprehension • Application • Analysis • Synthesis • Evaluation

  10. Two strategical response • Pre-emptive intervention • Orientation • Structured skill-building workshops • Tuesday’s with Morray • Fireside chats • Damage Assessment and Control • Midterm Madness • Mentoring process • The “go-to” guy?

  11. Planning a Workshop • Carefully consider timing • When is the best time in the curriculum to have the biggest impact • How do you grab their attention • A little espionage is fine. All is fair in love and war! • Decide the goals and objectives you want to cover • Allot the appropriate time span • Make it mandatory • Its all in the presentation: who will be the entertainer • Have the appropriate resources available

  12. Topics for discussion • Learning Styles Inventory • Study Skills Inventory • Becoming an Independent Learner • NCCPA Blueprint – Excel • Physician Assistant Competencies • Time Management • How Well Do You Plan? • Making a Schedule • Weekly Planner • Developing a Study Plan

  13. Topics for Discussion • Creating Effective Groups • How to choose group members • Rules for groups • Roles in groups • Critical Reading Skills • Six Reading Myths • 3 R’s For Academic Survival • Reading Academically • How to Increase Reading Speed • How to Use Books Effectively

  14. Topics for Discussion • Note-Taking Skills • Cornell Note Taking System • How to use Lecture time Effectively • Getting the Most Out of Lecture • How to Improve Memory and Cognition • Nine Ways to Aid Your Memory

  15. Preparing for exams • Questioning and Using Cognitive Structures • Test Taking Strategies • Multiple Choice Test Strategies • Analyzing Past Tests

  16. Helpful Websites • Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire: NC State University http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html • Dartmouth College – Academic Skills Videos http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/index.html • Learning Strategies: Maximizing Your Academic Experience http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/index.html • Brigham Young University: Developing Study Skills http://ccc.byu.edu/learning/index.php • University of South-Hampton: Developing Your Academic Skills http://www.studyskills.soton.ac.uk/develop.htm • University of South-Hampton: Developing Academic Skills – Powerpoints for Faculty http://www.studyskills.soton.ac.uk/sessions.htm

  17. What do you think? • What questions do you have about integrating a study skills program into your curriculum?

  18. Contact Information • Mona Sedrak, PhD, PA-C • Physician Assistant Program • School of Health and Medical Sciences • Seton hall University • Sedrakmo@shu.edu • 973-271-3643 • Scott Massey, PhD, PA-C • Associate Dean • MCPHS- School of Physician Assistant Studies • Manchester-Worcester • Scott.Massey@mcphs.edu • 603-314-1708

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