Starting Aright, Staying

Focused, Studying at

CollegePART I

Elder Gibson Annor-AntwiRegistrar,

Pentecost University College

[September 2011]

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Developing Study Strategies

2. YOU are the MAIN ACTOR in the drama of studying.

YOU have to get actively engaged in the business of developing effective study strategies or habits.

It is NOT your TUTOR’S responsibility.

University teaches you to think for yourself

Universities are set up to facilitate learning.

Distinction about teaching and learning in

the university

Starting Aright, Staying

Focused, Studying at

College(1Co 9:24) Surely you know that many runners take part in a race, but only one of them wins the prize. Run, then, in such a way as to win the prize.

Study at School is teacher-led but in the university the learning model is student–led

In school, all that you need to know is covered in your classes.

This is not so at the university; the lecturer will provide a highly synthesised ‘map’ of the specific subject area being covered.

You will be expected to explore the map in more detail.

Lecturing, among others, is the main teaching method used in a University.

Higher Education is a “DIY” process, but that is not to say that you are entirely on your own.

The Lecturers, the Library Staff and those in specialised departments are there to help you when you need them.

But you do have to learn how to use what is there, and do not be afraid to ask for help.

Normally, there is a series of weekly lectures throughout each unit of your course.

Each successive lecture deals with a different sub-discipline of the main subject area.

Lectures represent the planned route through the subject study unit

The contents of the lectures themselves broaden the foundation on which the unit programme is based.

Every lecture will introduce you to the underlying theory, analyse and explain complex issues and generally add to your knowledge of the central framework of the whole course.

ASSESS YOUR CLASS PROFILE

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1.VISIONARY ACHIEVERS

2.JUST-PASSING-THROUGH S

1. Determined to succeed and to attain goals set for themselves.

2. Avoid trouble that steals their quality time.

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VISIONARY ACHIEVERS

2. ‘JUST-PASSING-THROUGHS’Do not as yet have any vision or

mission for being at the University/ High School. They are

just ‘walking through’ the University/ High School.

They waste time; are distracted by the apparent freedom in the uni.

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DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE STUDY HABITS - How?

1. Focus Your Efforts

No matter your problems and limitations, your aspirations or whatever, your primary goal NOW should be efficiently handling your school work.

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2. Attend every Class

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•An hour lecture a student skips can never be redeemed.•It creates extra work for the student and not his/her classmates•Borrowing lecture notes to copy, reading a related textbook, which you did not personally process can be difficult and an avoidable waste of time. 13

AVOID PROCRASTINATION14

3. Manage your Time Efficiently

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You need to turn it right to manage it right!

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Is your sense of time turned upside down?

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

- Carl Sandburg

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What does Time mean for you?

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What is Time Management?

The day by day process of planned and controlled use of time, through:

the elimination of timewasters and

utilization of time savers.

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How do you Manage your Time Efficiently?

Organize Your

Efforts !!!

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1. A Master calendar2. A Weekly

timetable3. A Daily To-Do List

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1. A Master calendar

- Shows all the weeks of the term on one page, including every week of the term and seven days per week

Master Calendar SampleMon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

Jan 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31 Feb 1 2 3

Feb 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15Retreat

16Retreat

17Retreat

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Mar 3

10

17SS 3 MOCK

18SS 3 MOCK

19SS 3 MOCK

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GOOGLE CALENDAR

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Use a Weekly Timetable

- A master grid with the days of the week across the top and the hours, from 6:00 a.m.

PERSONAL WEEKLY TIMETABLEWeek of:____________________ Week #___________

HR MON TUES WED THUR FRI SAT SUN5-6 Prepare for Classes – clean up, quiet time, check daily

to-do list.

7-8 classes

9-10

10-11

11-12

12-1

1-2

2-3

3-4 Siesta

4-5

5-6 Supper

6-7 Prepare for prep

7-8

8-9

9-10 pm

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Use a Daily

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• Channel your efforts to important tasks

• Use written goals and objectives to guide your daily activities.

REFER:• Academic Calendar• School Term Time Table• Personal Time Table• Course Syllabus, etc.

To-Do List must be: Simple and Consistent

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1.Keep just one list that combines all aspects of your life:

• Home• Campus• Classroom• Library• Computer Lab• Extra-curricular activities • Recreation , Etc.

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To-Do ListFor-----------------------

(date)

Item Priority1 = highest2 = medium3 = lowest

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Take bath 1 √

Have my quiet time 1 √

Clean up, dress up for classes 1 √

Submit Business Management Assignment @ 10:20 a.m.

1 √

Meet my Maths Lecturer 1 √

Return my books to library 2

Meet Joycelyn 3

Do laundry 3

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Thanks for being my audience.

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