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I AM A GOOD STUDENT Study Skills Program

I AM A GOOD STUDENT Study Skills Program. Connie Messina, PhD. I AM A GOOD STUDENT. I – Interest A – Activate M – Manage A – Affirm G – Gather O – Organize O – Outline D – Decide S – Strategize T – Test U – Use D – Do E – Evaluate N – Normalize T – Try It!. I - Interest.

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I AM A GOOD STUDENT Study Skills Program

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  1. I AM A GOOD STUDENTStudy Skills Program Connie Messina, PhD

  2. I AM A GOOD STUDENT I – Interest A – Activate M – Manage A – Affirm G – Gather O – Organize O – Outline D – Decide S – Strategize T – Test U – Use D – Do E – Evaluate N – Normalize T – Try It!

  3. I - Interest Identify: • Reasons for Studying • Value of Education • Why should I learn? • How does it feel to learn? • How to Make Learning matter!

  4. A - Activate • “Charge yourself up” • Instill enthusiasm for the journey! • Work at making learning a lively experience • Rev up your motivation to succeed and do well in your studies

  5. M – Manage • Organize yourself and the workload • Be in charge of your studies • Control external distractions • Have a plan to succeed

  6. A - Affirm • Self-talk, which values you • Self-talk, which gives you worth • Self-talk, which accepts you as a human • Self-talk, which is realistic not idealistic

  7. G - Gather • Accumulate & save reference materials • Assemble organized notes and files • Work on library utilization skills • Learn effective note taking skills

  8. O - Organize • Create orderly structure • Arrange files systematically • Save all previous projects electronically • Save all PDF’s of articles reviewed

  9. O - Outline • Arrange topical materials logically • Be orderly in keeping your files • Make sure class notes make sense • Save reference materials with a sense to them

  10. D - Decide • Prioritize your goals in your studies • Make good choices in planning priorities • Make a commitment to your plans • Follow through with your plans

  11. S - Strategize • Systematically plan your learning model • Manage your study and learning according to the plan • Use the SQ3R model • S-Survey • Q-Question • R-Read • R-Recite • R-Review

  12. T - Test • Be prepared and affirm your abilities • Prior to test use your pre-planned study model • Follow your roadmap • Use your notes and files • Relax during the test • Let go of the stress after the test

  13. U - USE • Use multisensory activities for learning • Discover your personal learning style • Develop a personalized study formula • Insure your study plan operates automatically and consistently

  14. D - DO • Knowledge is what YOU do about it! • Knowledge is not just what you know! • So apply what you learn in all that you do! • Grow in competence rather than rote memory • Expand your critical thinking skills!

  15. E - Evaluate • Continuously judge your study skills program • Identify the value of following your plan of study • Critically assess what stays and what goes in the plan • Keep what works and let go of time wasters

  16. N - Normalize • Become habituated in you study skills • Make study a “normal” part of your life • Have study become a habitual routine • Make life-long learning a part of your life

  17. T – Try It! • Just don’t talk the talk! • Walk the walk! • Make it normal for you! • Make it work for you! • Experience the success in giving it a try!

  18. 10 Websites to help further the goals of I AM A GOOD STUDENT 1. Buck County Community College-The Basics of Effective Learning: A community colleges website for students who need to improve their study skills which can be used by students in middle and high schools to get a head start on improving their skills. http://faculty.bucks.edu/specpop/studyskills.htm 2. Enhance-Learning free Study Skills Worksheets: for Secondary Students to supplement the materials in I AM A GOOD STUDENT: http://www.enhanced-learning.net/studyskillsmainpage/study-skills-worksheets-for-free.php 3. How to Study: Tips on Improving Study Habits for College http://www.howtostudy.org/ 4. How to Study.com: Another How to site to build your study skills: http://www.how-to-study.com/ 5. Infoplease Study Skills: A useful site to get expanded help in study skills: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills1.html 6. LessonPlanet.com: www.lessonplanet.com/ and then put in the Search Box: Study Skills. You will get loads of templates to help your students to work at improving their study skills by better organizing themselves 7. Study Guides and Strategies: A treasure chest of guides and activities to enrich students learning at all grade levels http://www.studygs.net/ 8. TeAchnology: Worksheets to assist students to expand their study skills with fun activities. http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/time_savers/studyskills/ 9. University of Redlands: Academic Skills Worksheets: for students entering college: http://www.redlands.edu/student-life/7266.aspx 10. Wikipedia Study Skills Guide use this online encyclopedia to build your study skills and at the same time to acquaint you with this huge online resource http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_skills

  19. FOR More on this study Skills Program VISIT: http://coping.us/iamagoodstu dent.html

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