![]() If you’ve followed steps 1 and 2, this will be the How you might want to study the material you learned. ![]() To yourself, summarize the key points, ask questions, and think about the big picture. Passively letting your eyes scan over the material won’t actually help much. When you’re reading back through your notes, make sure you’re actively engaging with the material. By reviewing soon after class, while the material is still fresh, you canįill in gaps and figure out what you might need help with. You don’t have to spend a long time doing this,īut the sooner you do it the better. Take some time after class to go back over your notes. You don’t get to ask them during class, make a plan to go to office hours or tutoring. Phone/computer during class, unless you need it for an assignment. The information-especially if you try to paraphrase in your own words. Taking notes by hand can help you remember Instructor and from other students in your class through asking questions and taking part in discussions.ĭuring class, take notes in a way that will be useful to you. It’s also a great opportunity to gain insight and intuition from your Important, because this is when you get an understanding of the professor’s expectations and areas ofįocus (e., what’s going to be on the test), which will help you figure out what to focus on during your Being attentive and engaged will help you get the most out of the experience. Of course, going to class is an important step in the study cycle, but just being physically present isn’tĮnough. Opportunity to learn more from the lecture-meaning they’ll need to study more later in order to learn “I don’t read for class because the professor covers everything in class,” they’re missing a huge Here is that neither skimming, reading, nor attending class is incredibly effective on its own, but theĬombination (and sometimes repetition) of the two results in good learning. Preview those and maybe even print them out to take notes on. Professor provides you with learning objectives or PowerPoint slides ahead of time, make sure to You’re pressed for time, it is okay to skim-focus on headings, introductions, and summary. Use the course schedule on the syllabus to find out what will be covered and preview the content. Even if your teacher does not specifically assign reading, you can Lecture (step 2) if you already have some context for what you’re about to learn, and you can come intoĬlass with questions that you expect will be answered. Sense of the big picture and anticipate how concepts fit together. ![]() Take a look at what you’ll be covering during lecture before you go to class. ![]() Which is much more effective than waiting until the day before the test to study. In the StudyĬycle, each step builds on the previous one and distributes your learning throughout the semester, On the surface, each step may seem obvious, but all too often students take shortcutsĪnd miss important opportunities to benefit from the interplay of each step of the cycle. McGuire in her book Teach Students How to Learn, is a guide to help you build effective studying into Minute to study for exams? The Study Cycle, adapted from Frank Christ’s PLRS system by Saundra ![]() Do you have trouble building study time into your schedule? Do you find yourself waiting until the last ![]()
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