Part #1 studying introduction.ppt
- 1. STUDYING
- 2. LET’S INVESTIGATE THE PAST TO BENEFIT THE FUTURE! Everyone will get a post-it List all the ways they you have studied in the past. Try to include methods, places, and time you have spent studying for tests (NOT EXAMS) Discuss Results as a Class!!
- 3. DEFINITION OF STUDY When a teacher says “study” how do you interpret that statement? How would you define studying? What must be involved in studying?
- 4. OUR NEW DEFINITION OF STUDYING! Dictionary: “applying one’s mind purposefully to the acquisition of knowledge or understanding of a subject” Ours: “an ongoing process by which students actively engage with the information under examination with the intention of developing an enduring understanding of that information. This can only occur if a student is engaged actively with paraphrasing, summarizing, comparing, contrasting, questioning, analyzing, and evaluating the information”
- 5. SO WHEN DO YOU START STUDYING?
- 6. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU? What behaviors do you need to change? What behaviors do you need to continue engaging in? What are some common problems you encounter when “studying”?
- 7. THE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF STUDYING: What is your Attitude to learning (school)? What You do in the Classroom? What You do at Home?
Editor's Notes
- #2: - When we discuss study strategies we need to re-evaluate how we understand studying. The methods and systems we will be examining and practicing are college/university level systems. They require “HARD WORK”---THERE IS NO QUICK FIX, YOU NEED TO PUT IN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO GET THE RESULTS. These methods may be awkward to implement at first but the more comfortable you get with them the better you will learn.
- #3: Discussion: - Identify any of the techniques used that are “Active” studying - How many of you created a plan for studying? -How long did it take some of you to collect your information before you actually sat down to study? - How effective were your results? Could they have been better?
- #4: Materials: 5 White Board Markers Individually: Students can write their responses to these questions on the board. Then we will examine them as a class.
- #5: Breakdown this PowerPoint—WHAT ARE THE KEY WORDS? Each student will be given one of the following words and they need to explain what it means and why it is central to studying: 1. Paraphrasing 2. Summarizing 3. Comparing 4. Contrasting 5. Questioning 6. Analyzing 7. Evaluating
- #7: Students can write these responses on the board, we will discuss them as a class. Study Behaviors MINI-LECTURE: 1. Procrastinators left to the last minute Often give up Need to Identify source of procrastination and structure their approach to studying 2. Short-Cutters Minimal work done (only read some of chapter, only complete some of the review) More work than procrastinators but little depth of understanding Need to dedicate more time, organize time , set priorities 3. Multi-taksers work on several assignments simultaneously low depth of understanding and retention Need to structure their approach (focus on one activity at a time) 4. Forward-thinkers efficient methods retention is higher as is depth of understanding MINI-LECTURE Common Problems Encountered When Studying: 1. Distractions (it is not just a matter of being interrupted, but of wanting to be interrupted) a. External Distractions---Controllable b. Internal Distractions---Try to Control Them (do hard work first, know best time to work, make the subject interesting) 2. Procrastination a. Know how you procrastinate b. Know why you procrastinate (feelings of inertia, feelings of being overwhelmed, low appeal, fear of failure, fear of success)
- #8: ATTITUDE80% of any achievement is the attitude you take. IN CLASS Stepping in the classroom is when you “turn on” your studying methods (begin in class should be HARD WORK—but students are often so passive while in class—LISTENING AND NOTE-TAKING) AT HOME Need to build lesson review into your day (identify key points, make visual/memory cues…) Need to be motivated (if you don’t see history as being important in your future you won’t put the effort it. Instead think “how can history really help me in my future goals?”) Have a set place to study that is organized and has all the materials Why do we do binder checks (to make sure that 30 minutes out of the 2 hour study time isn’t spend looking for notes) Use your best learning style, but study in the way that you will be tested (Make it Automatic and Overlearn it)