Study Skills

Study Skills : Study Skills By: Arianne Scheller, MS, NCC, LPC

What do study skills require? : What do study skills require? Time management Content management Mindset

Time Management : Time Management Plan a schedule that is balanced! Don’t procrastinate. List activities according to priority.

Time Management : Time Management Limit studying blocks to 1 ½ - 2 hrs. Overestimate the time allotted for each activity rather than underestimate. Study at a regular time in a regular place.

Time Management : Time Management Keep a semester calendar Get the big picture Use outlook and color code different events

Time Management : Time Management Keep a weekly calendar Plan weekly tasks Use outlook for these also Keep all apts. And tasks in the same place Link it to your BB or I-phone.

Content Management : Content Management Best way to take notes Make them brief Don’t try to write everything down Put note in your own words except for formulas and specific definitions. Organize notes into an outline while studying for an exam. This may reinforce visual recognition.

Best way to take notes : Best way to take notes Leave blank lines after notes so that you can read more about it in the book or other materials and add to it if need be. Date your notes If you are taking lecture notes and miss something such as a date, leave spaces in your notes and go back and fill it in later.

How to stay on task in class : How to stay on task in class Make sleep the night before a priority! Come to class prepared Do all assigned readings and have questions or comments prepared Don’t try to wing it!

How to stay on task in class : How to stay on task in class Participate actively Ask a question that requires clarification Make comments using your own experiences and or knowledge Constructively criticize someone else’s point Paraphrase another person’s question or point

Learning Styles : Learning Styles Visual Learns by seeing it. Usually good at spelling Needs quiet study time

Learning Styles : Learning Styles Auditory Learns by hearing it Likes music Good at explaining things out loud Likes group work

Learning Styles : Learning Styles Tactile Learns through experiencing Likes labs and hands on activities Likes sports

Go Here and take the inventory : Go Here and take the inventory http://www.personal.psu.edu/bxb11/LSI/LSI.htm What type of learner are you?

Tips for Visual Learners : Tips for Visual Learners Color code your notes Use a highlighter to highlight terms after you read them. Diagram sentences Outline your chapters Draw maps and diagrams

Tips for Auditory Learners : Tips for Auditory Learners Read aloud to yourself and record it with your phone or i-pod. Record lectures Listen to books on tape Have your friends quiz you aloud Make up rhymes/raps for studying

Tips for Tactile Learners : Tips for Tactile Learners Flash cards Take labs Visit history museums Role play Study more often in short chunks of time rather than cramming.