Effective Study Skills.docx
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EffectiveStudySkills
EffectiveStudySkills
Dr.BobKizlik
Originaldateofcreation:
September19,1997
Latestupdate:
July1,2010
HowtoStudyandMaketheMostofYourTime
TraditionalClassroomorOnlineHighSchoolDiploma,thesestudyskillscanprovideyouwiththeedgeyou'relookingfor.Thesestudyskillsareeffectiveintraditionalclassroomsandevenonlinehighschooldiplomaprograms.
Thiswebpageonstudyskills,andwhatsomemayrefertoasstudytips,isdesignedtohelpyouimproveyourlearningandunderstanding,andultimatelyyourgrades.Itisnotsolargethatitwouldrequireyoutoengageinmind-numbingreadingofchapterafterchapterasisthecasewithmanybooksonthesubject.Theinformationiswritteninawaytohelpyou"see"and"practice"provenstudytechniques.Thispageisusedinhundredsofschoolsanduniversitiesandisrankedinthetop10sitesbyGooglefor"howtostudy,and#1for"effectivestudyskills"
Availablenowisanew,inexpensivedownloadorCDonhowtoimprovenotjustyourstudyskills,butyourlearningskillsaswell.ItisSTUDYSKILLSFORSCHOOLSUCCESS,amajorupdatetoMonsterLearningSkillsandincludesinoneprogramagreatlyenhancedversionofalltheinformationbelow,andmuch,muchmore,includinganewsectiononhowtogetbettermathgrades. Afterall,whatworksiswhatreallycounts.
Pleaseclick andseeforyourself.
Notwopeoplestudythesameway,andthereislittledoubtthatwhatworksforonepersonmaynotworkforanother.However,therearesomegeneraltechniquesthatseemtoproducegoodresults.Noonewouldarguethateverysubjectthatyouhavetotakeisgoingtobesointerestingthatstudyingitisnotworkbutpleasure.Wecanonlywish.
Everyoneisdifferent,andforsomestudents,studyingandbeingmotivatedtolearncomesnaturally.Ifyouarereadingthispage,it'slikelythatyouarenotoneofthem,butdon'tdespair,thereishope!
Yoursuccessinhighschoolandcollegeisdependentonyourabilitytostudyeffectivelyandefficiently.Theresultsofpoorstudyskillsarewastedtime,frustration,andloworfailinggrades.It'syourlife,yourtime,andyourfuture.AllIcansay,uponreflectionofmanyyearsasateacher,isthattimeispreciousandnottobesquandered,nomatterwhatyoubelieverightnow.
Thisguideisdesignedtohelpyoudevelopeffectivestudyskills.Itisnotamagicformulaforsuccessinpreparingfortests,orwrittenororalassignments.Studyinganymaterialrequireswork!
However,byusingthetechniquesdescribedinthisguide,andbyapplyingyourself,youcangainavaluableedgeinunderstandingmaterial,preparingfortests,and,ultimately,learning.Thisguidecontainssomeofthebestandmosteffectivetechniquesofsuccessfulstudents-studentswhotypicallyhavehighgradesinhighschoolandcollegeregardlessofthecoursestheytake.Soreadon,thinkaboutwhatyouread,andpreparetobecomeasuccessfulstudent!
Ifyouhavequestions,commentsorsuggestions,pleasesendtome.
EffectiveStudyskillsareaboutmorethanunderstanding
Effectivestudyskillsmustbepracticedinorderforyoutoimprove.Itisnotenoughtosimply"thinkabout"studying;youhavetoactuallydoit,andintheprocessuseinformationfromwhatyoudotogetbetter.Thisisthecentralideaofthispage.Allthatfollowsdependsonthissingleconcept.Thereisasayingthatgoeslikethis:
"Practicedoesn'tmakeperfect;perfectpracticemakesperfect."Ifyouwanttobeanachiever,takethissayingtoheart.
Thevalueofaschedule
Beforeyouevenbegintothinkabouttheprocessofstudying,youmustdevelopaschedule.Ifyoudon'thaveascheduleorplanforstudying,thenyouwillnothaveanywayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedcomesup.Agood,wellthoughtoutschedulecanbealifesaver.It'suptoyoutolearnhowtodevelopaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds,reviseitifnecessary,andmostimportant,followit.
Aschedulesavestime
Allschedulesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanberevised.Agoodschedulekeepsyoufromwanderingoffcourse.Agoodschedule,ifproperlymanaged,assignstimewheretimeisneeded,butyou'vegottowanttodoit!
Makingeveryhourcount
Ascheduleshouldtakeintoaccounteveryclass,laboratory,lecture,socialevent,andotherworkinwhichyouengage.Therearegivenssuchasclassesandsoonthathavetobeincorporated.Youmustfocusontheother"freetime"availableandhowyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleandblockoffthe24hourdayinonehourincrements.Indicatetimesforclasses,labs,lectures,social,andworktime.Alsoblockoffaperiodforsleepingeachday.Withwhatisleftover,plantimeforstudy.Thisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailable.Ofcourse,youcanreviseyourscheduleascircumstanceswarrant.
Whentostudy
Theproblemofwhentostudyiscritical.Agoodruleofthumbisthatstudyingshouldbecarriedoutonlywhenyouarerested,alert,andhaveplannedforit.Lastminutestudyingjustbeforeaclassisusuallyawasteoftime.
Studyingforlecturecourses
Ifyourstudyperiodisbeforethelectureclass,besureyouhavereadalltheassignmentsandmadenotesonwhatyoudon'tunderstand.Ifthestudyperiodisafterthelectureclass,reviewthenotesyoutookduringclasswhiletheinformationisstillfresh.
Studyingforrecitationcourses
Forclassesthatrequirerecitation,suchasforeignlanguage,besuretoscheduleastudyperiodjustbeforetheclass.Usethetimetopractice.Sometimes,practicewithotherscanhelpsharpenyourskillsinabefore-classstudyperiod.
Makingandrevisingaschedule
Don'tbeafraidtoreviseyourschedule.Schedulesarereallyplansforhowyouintendtouseyourtime.Ifyourscheduledoesn'twork,reviseit.Youmustunderstandthatyourscheduleistohelpyoudevelopgoodstudyhabits.Onceyouhavedevelopedthem,schedulebuildingbecomeseasier.
TheProcessofStudy
Howtouseyourtime
Timeisthemostvaluableresourceastudenthas.Itisalsooneofthemostwastedofresources.Thescheduleyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtoallocatetheavailabletimeinthemostproductivemanner.Stickingtoyourschedulecanbetough.Don'tdribbleawayvaluabletime.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthingintheworld.It'suptoyoutofollowthescheduleyouprepared.Agooddealofyoursuccessinhighschoolorcollegedependsonthissimpletruth.
Wheretostudy
Youcanstudyanywhere.Obviously,someplacesarebetterthanothers.Libraries,studyloungesorprivateroomsarebest.Aboveall,theplaceyouchoosetostudyshouldnotbedistracting.Distractionscanbuildup,andthefirstthingyouknow,you'reoutoftimeandoutofluck.Makechoosingagoodphysicalenvironmentapartofyourstudyhabits.
Strategies
Thinkingskills
Everybodyhasthinkingskills,butfewusethemeffectively.Effectivethinkingskillscannotbestudied,butmustbebuiltupoveraperiodoftime.Goodthinkersseepossibilitieswhereothersseeonlydead-ends.Ifyou'renotagoodthinker,startnowbydevelopinghabitsthatmakeyouaskyourselfquestionsasyouread.Talktootherstudentswhoyoufeelaregoodthinkers.Askthemwhatitistheydowhentheythinkcriticallyorcreatively.Oftentimes,youcanpickupvaluableinsightstohelpyoubecomeabetterthinker.
TheSQ3Rmethod
TheSQ3Rmethodhasbeenaprovenwaytosharpenstudyskills.SQ3RstandsforSurvey,Question,Read,Recite,Review.TakeamomentnowandwriteSQ3Rdown.Itisagoodslogantocommittomemorytocarryoutaneffectivestudystrategy.
Survey-getthebestoverallpictureofwhatyou'regoingtostudyBEFOREyoustudyitinanydetail.It'slikelookingataroadmapbeforegoingonatrip.Ifyoudon'tknowtheterritory,studyingamapisthebestwaytobegin.
Question-askquestionsforlearning.Theimportantthingstolearnareusuallyanswerstoquestions.Questionsshouldleadtoemphasisonthewhat,why,how,when,whoandwhereofstudycontent.Askyourselfquestionsasyoureadorstudy.Asyouanswerthem,youwillhelptomakesenseofthematerialandrememberitmoreeasilybecausetheprocesswillmakeanimpressiononyou.Thosethingsthatmakeimpressionsaremoremeaningful,andthereforemoreeasilyremembered.Don'tbeafraidtowriteyourquestionsinthemarginsoftextbooks,onlecturenotes,orwhereveritmakessense.
Read-ReadingisNOTrunningyoureyesoveratextbook.Whenyouread,readactively.Readtoanswerquestionsyouhaveaskedyourselforquestionstheinstructororauthorhasasked.Alwaysbealerttoboldoritalicizedprint.Theauthorsintendthatthismaterialreceivespecialemphasis.Also,whenyouread,besuretoreadeverything,includingtables,graphsandillustrations.Oftentimestables,graphsandillustrationscanconveyanideamorepowerfullythanwrittentext.
Recite-Whenyourecite,youstopreadingperiodicallytorecallwhatyouhaveread.Trytorecallmainheadings,importantideasofconceptspresentedinboldoritalicizedtype,andwhatgraphs,chartsorillustrationsindicate.Trytodevelopanoverallconceptofwhatyouhavereadinyourownwordsandthoughts.Trytoconnectthingsyouhavejustreadtothingsyoualreadyknow.Whenyoudothisperiodically,thechancesareyouwillremembermuchmoreandbeabletorecallmaterialforpapers,essaysandobjectivetests.
Review-Areviewisasurveyofwhatyouhavecovered.Itisareviewofwhatyouaresupposedtoaccomplish,notwhatyouaregoingtodo.Rereadingisanimportantpartofthereviewprocess.Rereadwiththeideathatyouaremeasuringwhatyouhavegainedfromthe
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