Study Tips For A Great Education In Math

Study Tips For A Great Education In Math Created By Lynn Husen Husenl@aol.com

Follow These Four Study Tips • Taking Notes and Keeping a Journal • Listening Skills • Working Together • Managing Your Time

Taking Notes and Keeping a Journal • Think how helpful notes can be to you. Notes should help you remember what you learned in class.

Taking Notes In Math • Notes should also serve as a guide when you try exercises on your own.

Taking Notes In Math • Make notes on any new concepts and formulas you have just learned. • Write down any concepts your teacher put on the board. You’ll need to know these for a test.

Taking Notes In Math • If your teacher gives you problems to solve, look back over your notes for help. • Note-taking improves your understanding of new topics because it makes you listen carefully and focus on the key details.

Keeping A Journal • A math journal is a good place to record examples as well as fun facts about mathematics.

Keeping A Journal • Write about new vocabulary, use symbols with examples, and draw diagrams or illustrations. • Include descriptions or discussions of how mathematics is used in the world around you.

Listening Skills • Listen attentively - Think about what the teacher is saying and how the problem is being solved. • Ask a question if you are uncertain about a particular step or part of a solution. • By listening, you will also be ready to respond if you are called upon.

Working Together Find A Math Buddy • Learning to work together in a group is an important skill. • Whether the project is with school, community, or family, the group that is able to work together will have good results. • To make a group more effective, practice these good work habits.

Good Work Habits • Cooperation - The only way a group can cooperate and work together successfully is to use common courtesy and share a common goal. • Everyone in the group should take part in the project and no one should be left out.

Good Work Habits • Responsibility - Success is learning and reaching the goals of the group. • You need to be responsible for yourself and for the whole group. • Do your assigned task carefully and help others do theirs.

Good Work Habits • Listening -Listen to group members as they explain the methods they used to solve a problem. • For many problems there are alternate solutions, and you can learn a lot by listening to others explain their thinking.

Good Work Habits • Encouragement - Give words of encouragement and credit a job well done or a good suggestion. • Persons in the group who feel their efforts are appreciated will contribute more and feel better about their contributions. • Remember to be courteous.

Good Work Habits • Decision Making - The group often must decide what the project will be and when, where, and how to do it. • Be sure to state your points clearly. • But also, be willing to follow a different but equally good plan.

Good Work Habits • Creativity - Apply what you already know to learn new concepts, but be open-minded about new approaches and strategies. • Look for rules, patterns, and strategies. • Explore and make sense of new ideas as you work together to try to make new connections.

Managing Your Time • If you can’t seem to get things done on time (or at all), you might want to practice time management. • This will help you organize both your study time and your free time more efficiently since you should be spending less time on procrastination!

Managing Your Time • Keeping a Weekly Schedule A weekly planner helps you organize your assignments and plan for time to complete them. • It allows you to plan ahead and prepare for exams, projects, or assignments. • Keep this schedule in your notebook or in your math journal.

Managing Your Time • Make a Daily List - Write down things you need to do today and must do tomorrow. • Number them in order of importance. • Hang the list is a place where it is easy to check. • Check off items as you complete them.

Managing Your Time • Have a Homework Schedule Set aside a specific time for doing homework assignments. • Allow yourself short breaks between each assignment. • Do not make any break longer than 5 minutes, so you can finish your homework accurately and quickly.

Managing Your Time • Set Goals - Set realistic goals and reward yourself for completing tasks that you set for yourself. • Do not be too hard on yourself. • Try to learn from goals or tasks that you don’t quite achieve. • Reward yourself for reaching key goals.

Managing Your Time • Get It Done and Turn It In On Time - Go over all the directions your teacher has given you for completing an assignment. • Check your notes and your textbook to make sure that you know how to accurately complete an assignment.

Managing Your Time • Turning In The Assignment Keep completed assignments someplace where you can’t possibly forget to take them to school. • On the floor by the door • Put in your book bag • With your lunch money • In your math folder

Study Tips For A Great Education In Math