STEP 1: EVALUATE YOUR STUDY HABITS

1. Describeyour current methods of study. How do youstudy for each class? When I study I go to a quiet place? I go somewhere I know I won’t get distracted. I make sure that I eat before I study so I will have energy to stay focus on what I’m studying. Also, when I’m studying I like to write things down so it can stick in my mind for me to remember. I study for 2 hours to make sure I know everything that I have studied about. The way I study for each class is by looking over my notes and reading and taking in the material I was learned.
   1. What specific techniques do you usein class? The techniques I use in class is to listen to what the teachers are saying because what they point out is what’s most important. Also, I write down the key words and what I think I should write down to remember the material.
   2. What specific techniques do you use outside of class?  The specific techniques I use outside of class is to have someone quiz me. This helps me with the things I need to study more on if I get things wrong.
2. Identifyone class in which you are doing well(not HLTH 101).   What study methods work best and why? The class I am doing well in is Sociology. The study methods that work best for me is doing the 50 question quizzes the teachers gives twice a week. It goes over the material he is learning and also the vocabulary we need to know the most.

Planning– 1. In History inter to American Past strategies I will start to use is study groups. Also, I want to start going to review sessions.

2.I plan on spending at least for an hour. I need to break the hour up into 2 parts. The first half of studying and going over the material. Have a 15 min break. After that the last 30 minutes I will take a quiz on what I just studied.

3. The aspect of the course material I should spend more time on is the key terms that the teacher provides. Something I should spend less time on is taking down notes word for word and just write down what’s most important.

Monitoring– 1. I am sticking to my plan because I know it works best for me. If I don’t stick to it I will not do good on quizzes, test and or exams.

2. I am not taking advantage of all the learning supports available to me because I didn’t know how to start because somethings I’m not use to. But now I know the recourses are going to benefit me. The learning services are to help me be successful on any way possible.
3. The motivation for me to study isn’t where I think it should be. I need to start having a more structured time schedule. I am taking this course to enhance my education on American past.

4.Confusions I was able to clarify was simply asking the teacher my questions and concerns I had. Also, I learned that I can set up office hours to go and talk to my teacher at certain times if needed.

5. I learned that I can set up office hours to sit down and talk with the teacher. Also, I can ask peers, because they may know something I don’t.

Evaluating – 1. An exam preparation I need to remember is to at least study the material 30 minutes at least for each day that I go to the class to insure that I understand the material from each class.

2. Something that didn’t work well is that I waited until the last minute to study and cram everything in the night before or the day before having the quiz and or exam.
3. I know that some questions can be worded differently from what I studied and that just means I need to use context clues. Read the question and break it down to where I understand it and answer the best way I can.

 

1. Review at least 5academic tips/resources listed here: https://www.odu.edu/success/academic/tips. Which 5tips did you review, and what is one new technique you could try in class to help you better understand the material? 5 tips I reviewed is to sit in the front, ask questions, highlight important items, break down things the way I know is best for me to understand it and write neatly. A technique I can try in class is to not get distracted and tune out the teacher.
2. What is one new techniqueyou could try outside of classto help you better understand the material? A new technique I can try outside of class to help me better understand the material is to ask questions when I don’t understand things. Also I need to review the material until I fully understand the material that I have been taught.