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How do you study?

Think of the concrete actions you use to study?

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Active Studying

Compiled by Mr. Restad

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Things to avoid

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  • “Students who studied in quiet environments performed more than 60% better in an exam than their peers who studied while listening to music that had lyrics. Students who studied while listening to music without lyrics did better than those who had studied to music with lyrics.”
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
  1. Distractions (delayed gratification)
  2. Studying for a loooong time once.
  3. Just reading
  4. Listening to music with lyrics

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Tests and quizzes

Learning is about effort

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“When students practice answering questions, even incorrectly, before learning the content, their future learning is enhanced.”

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Delay Gratification

  1. Set a time goal for studying

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  • Remove all distractions

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  • Give yourself a reward for staying focused.

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Summarize

  • Read your notes and write summarize of them on another paper.

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Flashcards

  • Create and use their own flashcards, mixing cards up from numerous lessons

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Quiz yourself

Create and answer questions based on their own notes

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Visual Memory Aids

Make a word web, graphic organizer, or mind map of the subject as you review notes

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Use a partner

Study with a partner and discuss or quiz each other.

Write things down as you go.

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Connect

Connect the subject to real world or personal experiences.

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Cold Recall or Prompted Recall

Without looking, write down all you can. Then study what you didn’t remember.

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study a page of notes, then turn to a blank page and see write down all you can remember.

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What you accomplished and what study tip would be most helpful next time you do class work.

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  1. Delay gratification, give yourself a reward for being on task
  2. Write summaries of concepts/skills
  3. Write practice questions/answers or make flashcards
  4. Create visual aids (graphs, pictures, diagrams)
  5. Connect concepts to real world
  6. Cold or prompted recall