Studying

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Studying
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Understanding your memory

• Everyone remembers AND forgets things!
• Our senses help us take in information
• With very little effort, you can remember some
  information.
• With study, you can remember a GREAT deal of
  information.
• Without study, information is forgotten
• Information needs to be filed.
• Information must have a retrieval system.

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Did you know?

• 20 of students spend fewer than five hours per
  week preparing for class.

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Three types of memory

• Sensory
• Working (or short-term)
• Long-term

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VCR3 a memory trick

• V visualizing
• C concentrating
• R relating
• R repeating
• R reviewing

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Memory helpers

• Proper sleep
• Proper nutrition
• Exercise
• Mental exercises (crossword puzzles, brain
  teasers, name games)
• A positive mindset
• Proper environment
• Scheduled study breaks
• Repetition and visualization

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Memory hindrances

• Internal and external distractions
• Alcohol
• Drugs
• Stress
• Closed mindedness (tuning out things you do not
  like)
• Inability to distinguish important facts from
  unimportant facts

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Owning the material

• Can I relate x to u?
• Can I illustrate how x does y?
• Can I compare and contrast x to y?
• Can I apply x to y in the real world?
• Can I distinguish x from y?
• Can I define, identify, name, and describe x?
• Can I solve the problem of x?

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Three studying strategies

• SQ3R technique
• Survey, question, read, recite, review
• Mnemonic devices
• Jingles, sentences, words, story lines, pegging
• Cooperative learning
• Questioning, comparing, drilling, brainstorming,
  sharing, mapping

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Strategies

• 1. Choose a study environment that is right for
  YOU!
• 2. Study in blocks of time and do not wait until
  the last minute to begin studying.
• 3. Make a commitment to KNOW rather than
  memorize.
• 4. Take short breaks to fight fatigue.
• 5. Use repetition to commit information to
  long-term memory.
• 6. VISUALIZE the information so your minds eye
  can help you remember it.

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Have small children?

• Study at school
• Create crafts and hobbies
• Study with your children
• Rent educational movies
• Invite your childrens friends over
• Hire a sitter or exchange sitting services
• Inquire about day care

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In a crunch?

• Decompressurize
• Ditch the blame game
• Know what to study
• Read it quickly with H2FLIB
• Make connections
• Use your study guide
• Visualize your material
• Repeat! Repeat! Repeat!
• Choose wisely

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Review your classroom notes and text notes
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Use SQ3R when studying text material
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Study the hardest material first
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Take breaks every half hour
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Study in a bright area
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Have a healthy snack
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Use mnemonics
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Overlearn the material
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Set rules for studying
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Turn the heat down