How to Study : 1 How to Study Dr. Yasar Yesilçay
Do you know how to study : 2 Do you know how to study Effectively? Here is a short key
to success
FOUR EASY STEPS : 3 FOUR EASY STEPS Preview before lecture
Listen during lecture
Ask ALL THE TIME
Review after lecture
When should you do these? : 4 When should you do these? CARRY OUT ALL OF THESE STEPS
WITHIN 24 HOURS
Secret to the Formula:
Exposure to the same material
3 TIMES within 24 hours
Preview Before Class : 5 Preview Before Class Need about 15 minutes
Have a “quick look” at your text
Skim lecture notes
Purpose
To have an idea about what you’ll do
To identify difficult topics, concepts and Procedures
Listen During lectures and labsHow? What? : 6 Listen During lectures and labsHow? What? Listen carefully for 50/75 minutes.
Points identified as easy:
The points that you thought you understood
Do they match with what is explained?
Points identified as difficult:
Time to wake up and listen carefully!
Do you really understand them NOW?
Don’t be shy:
ASK if you did not understand or not sure
Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! : 7 Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! ASK when you think you did not understand a topic, concept or procedure
· ASK during the lecture:
Help yourself
Help your friends
Help your professor
WHEN is the best time?
Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! : 8 Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! ASK your professor:
During the lecture
During your professor’s office hours
By making an appointment
Whenever, wherever you can see your professor.
Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! : 9 Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! ASK TAs (teaching assistants)
Free Tutorial for STA2023 students
in GF104 9:35 AM to 7:15 PM
Monday to Friday.
Check for other resources
at UF WebPages.
ASK your friends
and …
Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! : 10 Ask! Ask! Ask! Ask! AND
MOST IMPORTANT
OF ALL:
ASK YOURSELF.
Review When? : 11 Review When? 1 – 2 hours
Review the material taught on that day
Right after class if possible
As soon as possible
Within 24 hours
That is the key to success!!!
Review What? : 12 Review What? TEXT AND LECTURE NOTES
READ VERY CAREFULLY
MAKE NOTES/SUMMARIES
MAKE SURE THAT you understand ALL OF the new concepts
and procedures.
Review How? : 13 Review How? First, read everything on that day’s topics
Solve all assigned problems in detail
Solve many more problems
ASK ASK ASK questions about
the material you did not understand
the problems you could not solve
Solving Problems : 14 Solving Problems Ask yourself the following questions
(and find the answers in the text)
What is the information given (known) in this problem?
What is asked (required)?
What are Unknown? Needed?
What are the tools needed?
More for success : 15 More for success ALWAYS Work on a daily basis
Have a 24/7 schedule
(to break when needed – almost always!)
Make and keep good, clean summaries
ALWAYS be prepared for quizzes and tests
NEVER leave studying to the last night
ALWAYS have a good sleep before tests
How much time is needed? : 16 How much time is needed? Suppose you have a 3-credit course
Preview : 15 minutes
Lecture : 50 minutes
Review :115 minutes
Total : 180 minutes
= 3 hours / One hour lecture
“But I have other things to do, do I have time for all? : 17 “But I have other things to do, do I have time for all? Yes you do.
A full-time student takes 15 credit hours
S/HeNeeds 15 X 3 = 45 hours/week
for lectures + studying
A week has 7 X 24 = 168 hours
So you have 168 – 45 = 123 hours
to eat, sleep, prey and do whatever you want.
Full-time : 18 Full-time When you start working “full-time”
Your employer will expect you
to work for 45+ hours per week
As a “full-time student”
Your professors expect you
to study for only 45 hours
Are we asking too much? I hope not.
Wish you successin everythingYOU WORK FOR. : 19 Wish you successin everythingYOU WORK FOR.