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Study Skills

Study Skills. How do I learn?. Auditory Learners- learn information more easily when they can hear it presented. Teacher lectures, audio tapes, reading aloud, talking the topic over with others. Auditory Strategies Read your textbook aloud. Tape record your notes so you can listen to them.

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Study Skills

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  1. Study Skills

  2. How do I learn? • Auditory Learners- learn information more easily when they can hear it presented. • Teacher lectures, audio tapes, reading aloud, talking the topic over with others. • Auditory Strategies • Read your textbook aloud. • Tape record your notes so you can listen to them. • Join a study group so you can verbally discuss the topic with others. • Ask someone to orally quiz you on the material.

  3. Visual Learners • Learn better when the information can be read or presented in a visual format. • Reading books, studying pictures and graphs, reading the teacher’s notes on the chalkboard, overhead screen, or in handouts. • Strategies • Take notes on the teacher’s lecture and read them frequently. • Take notes on the important points of the textbooks you read. • Make outlines for the papers you write. • Draw pictures or graphs to help you visualize the information.

  4. Kinesthetic Learners • Learn best when they can physically manipulate something in order to learn about it. • Lab experiments, making models, handling actual objects instead of pictures or photos. • Strategies • Put your notes on index cards so you can spread them out on the desk and manipulate them into a learning outline. • Make a display or model that demonstrates what you have learned. • Walk or exercise when reading or listening to your notes.

  5. Prepare to Study • When do you study best? Right after school or in the evening. • Make sure you take a break. • Where do you study best? In your room, in the dining room. • Do you need total silence or do you like to have background noise? • Have you eaten? A large meal will make you sluggish and sleepy. • Have you exercised? It is good to exert physical energy before you study. It helps to make you more alert.

  6. The Necessary Things • No matter how you prefer to study there are some things that help us to study: • A place free of distraction. • A place that is available to you when you need it. • A place that is comfortable but provides enough space to spread out work. Allows you write on something sturdy and is not too comfortable so that you fall asleep. • Have good lighting. • Have all of the materials that you need. * Study Skills Checklist.

  7. Studying for a Test • Get your mind focused. Be alert. Avoid Distractions. • Use positive self talk. • Create your own incentives for sticking with your studies. Reward yourself after studying for a while. • Gather all your materials before you begin. • Vary your studying strategies. Use auditory, visual, and kinesthetic strategies. • Study the subjects that are most difficult for you when you have the most energy. • Review the material briefly right before the test.

  8. Managing Study Time • Develop a routine. • You come home, eat a snack and relax until about 4:30. • You begin your homework at 4:30 and break for dinner. • You then finish your homework after dinner. • Take short (2-5 minute)breaks every 25-30 minutes.

  9. Avoid the morning chaos! • Get organized the night before and put everything you need for school in the same place every night. • Maximize your time. • Take advantage of “down time” at school to work on homework. When your teacher gives you time in class, use it to do your work. • Don’t try to do your homework while watching TV, talking on the phone or instant messaging.

  10. Use you Study Time Wisely • When you study do not waste your time with study habits that you know do not work. • Figure out how you best learn. • Make a plan. • Set up a timeline. • Follow your plan. • Study for about 25-30 minutes and then quiz yourself on that material to see if you are effectively studying.

  11. Organize Your Goals • Prioritize your homework. • Plan ahead for big projects. • Do not wait until the last minute.

  12. Monday Nights Homework English: Paper due Friday (5th Priority) Math: HW due Tomorrow (1st Priority) IC3: Test Tomorrow (2nd Priority) SRC: Quiz on Wednesday (4th Priority) History: Binder Due Thursday (3rd Priority)

  13. Time Line • 1st Math Homework 1 Hour 30 Minutes • 2nd Study for IC3 1 Hour and 30 Minutes • 3rd Start organizing History folder 30 minutes. • 4th Begin outline for paper 30 minutes • If you start at 4:00 you could be done by 8:30 or 9:00. • By working on your long term projects for 20-30 minutes a night you will cut down on the amount of work you have to do the night before.

  14. Planning out a Project Timeline • Make a list of what needs to be done. Example Research Paper • Research Topics • Choose a Topic • Research Topic • Choose the subtopics that you want to write about. • Create an outline for the paper. • Write the opening paragraph. • Write the subtopic paragraphs. • Write concluding paragraph. • Edit research paper. • Create Title page and read through.

  15. Plan out the days that you are going to work on each step. • Write it in to your planner. • Follow your schedule. • Give yourself enough time for each step. • Break up big steps over a few days.

  16. Note Taking • Use an outline form or bullet points. • Recognize the important points. • Everything the teacher writes on the board or overhead. • Anything that the teacher repeats. • Anything the teacher says, “this is important” or “remember this” or “you need to know this” or “this will be on the test” about. • Things the teacher reviews from previous lectures. • Information that is preceded by signal words such as: “The 4 steps to…” “ The primary causes are…”

  17. Details such as dates, names, and locations of important events. • Equations, formulas, and graphs. • Examples that illustrate the teacher’s main points. * Compare your notes with a classmate to make sure that you got everything down.

  18. Test Taking • Be sure your name is on the test. • Read the directions carefully. Ask the teacher if you don’t understand the directions. • Review the entire test first. Decide how much time you can spend on each section of the test. Keep track of the time to be sure you can finish answering all of the questions. • Read each question carefully. • Answer the easy questions first and then work on the harder questions. • When you are finish, review the questions and answers for accuracy and completeness.

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