Study Skills

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Study Skills

• Student Support Services
• Daytona State College

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Know Yourself

• Know When You Study Best
• Are you a morning or night person?
• When are you most productive, awake, alert?
• Do you let everyone know when it is your time to
  study so that you will not be disturbed.
• Have you formed a habit of studying the same time
  each day?

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Know Yourself cont..

• Know Where You Study Best.
• Consider these distractions
• T.V.
• Talking
• Windows
• Music
• People Walking by
• Telephone
• Family and Friends

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Quiet Please

• Choose a place to study that is free of
  distractions.
• This may be the library, the Academic Support
  Center, your own bedroom.
• Be sure the environment you are studying in is
  comfortable.
• Avoid studying in bedyou may just fall asleep.

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ReadySetStudy!!

• Gather All Materials Needed.
• Reference books
• Writing Tools
• Tests
• Class Notes
• Folders, Notebooks
• Assignment(s)

• Set Your Mind to Study.
• Intend to have focused, effective study time.
• Set realistic goals
• Strive for quality as well as quantity.

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ReadySetStudy

• Map out a time line
• For long-range assignments set short range goals.
• Short-range chunks of work are easier to focus
  on and handle.
• Divide time between subjects.
• Study the hardest subjects first while your mind
  is fresh.
• Leave routine and less difficult tasks for last.

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ReadySetStudy

• Review familiar material first.
• Titles/subtitles
• Boldface type
• Vocabulary Words
• Review questions
• Class notes/handouts

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Apply It!

• Apply knowledge of how you learn to warm up and
  study.
• Write things
• Vocabulary words
• Lists
• Definitions
• Diagrams/Charts
• Make a tape of things to memorize
• Write important information on 3 x 5 index cards
  to review at anytime

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Break Time!

• Take a Break!
• Take a 5-10 minute break for every 45 minutes of
  study.
• Take a short break between topics.
• Do something physical
• Get something to eat
• Walk

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Study TipsBreak It Down!
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I Can Not Remember It All!

• It is less tiring to spread out study periods
  rather than to cram.
• Too many ideas at one time are confusing.
• The human brain can successfully process 6-7
  ideas during one time period and maintain good
  retention of the information if enough repetition
  is used.
• Good grades most often are lost due to lack of
  organization rather than a lack of information.

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Repetition, Repetition, Repetition

• Repetition is the key.
• The more you review your book, notes, handouts,
  etc. the more likely the information will be
  retained.
• You must review often so the information can be
  moved from short-term to long-term memory.
• This is when true learning takes place.

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Quiz Questions(Please answer the quiz questions
and give a copy of the answers to a SSS staff
member)

1. What should you know about yourself before you
   start to study?
2. Where do you study best?
3. What are common distractions when studying? How
   can you avoid them?
4. What materials should you have before you start
   to study?
5. What should you study first difficult or less
   difficult material?
6. What material should you review first?
7. What is the benefit of index cards and other
   study aids?
8. Should you take breaks when studying? If so, how
   long and when should you take a break?
9. Why can cramming for a test lead to failure?
10. Why is repetition important?