50 Ways To Learn Your Lessons

50 Ways to Learn Your Lessons Mary Poole Education Specialist The Learning Center

Learning Statistics We o o o o o o

remember: 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we see and hear 70% of what we say 90% of what we do and say

Learning Styles

Auditory

Visual Kinesthetic

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It takes meaningful repetitions to keep information in memory.

1.Read out loud.

2. Annotate Texts • Underlining • Highlighting • Notes in the margin

RULE Only 10% of a page should be marked

3. Write Cornell Notes from your text reading.

1. Write Cornell Notes from lectures

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5. Write the end of chapter questions on flash cards before you begin reading.

6. Block Schedule your study times Tips:

Make a schedule

Stick to it 2:1 ratio

7. Flash Cards Read the Terms side to recall the Definitions

Read the Definitions side to recall the Terms

8. Concept Cards e t h t all m c o e r r f o y t d s u t c i S p o T ts s i l

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Topic

9. Enhance visual study guides by adding sketches, cartoons, clip art

10. Rewrite notes

Do ASAP (Within 24 hours)

11. Type notes

12. Record Q&A on Tape

13. Recite, recite, recite

14. Talk and Walk

15. Share notes with classmates

16. Attend study groups

17. Create Mappings Release from suffering Is possible

To live is to suffer

4 Noble Truths

Suffering comes from desire

To end suffering, End desire

18. Create hierarchies 3 types of ___ Type 1

Type 2

fact

fact example

Type 3 fact

example

example

example

19. Create Comparison Charts Kennedy Foreign Policy Domestic Policy Legislation Key Points

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20. Create time lines

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1692

21. Create Outlines Sample Outline Thesis Statement: Madisonville Community College is a good school because the classes are small, the instructors are excellent, and the tuition is affordable. IV. Do you realize the necessity of a college education? A. B.

V.

Difference in earnings Because life can’t stop, need school close by

MCC is a great choice because of class size A. B.

Smaller classes allow more interaction Smaller classes allow easier access to instructor

22. Use color

23. Use shapes to impact memory

24.Re-draw Charts & Graphs 100 80 60

East West

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North

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1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

25. Create puzzles

26. Write jingles, rhymes, or songs

27. Write on flip charts

28. Write on a Chalkboard

29. Create practice tests

30.Use waiting time

31. Use commute time

32. Create mnemonic devices with the first letter of each name in a list.

Question: Name the Great Lakes. Answer: Superior, Michigan, Erie, Ontario and Huron SMEOH=HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior)

33.Create mnemonic devices for an ordered list by creating nonsensical sentences from the first letter of each word. Question: What is the order of operations in mathematics? Answer: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction “Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally”

34. Create “Cheat Sheets” Bulleted lists Formulas

Terms

Equations

Key words

35. Make a 5 day Study Plan

5 Da y Pl an Day Day Day Day Day

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36.Practice, Practice, Practice

37. Utilize technology Type Make spreadsheets Import clip art Use Microsoft Office Suite programs Utilize tutorials

38. Create a Power Point presentation

39. Attend all classes all of the time

1.Redu ce Stres s

41. Create your ‘study environment’

42. Review daily

43. Use a Study Buddy

44. Attend different sections of the same class

45. Skim the text before the lecture

46. Read the text immediately after the lecture

47. Use muscle memory

48. Visualize

49.Touch or manipulate objects related to your studies.

50. Use exaggerate d expressions

How many of these study techniques do you utilize in your studies?