SUMMER 2013 Study Skills. I have to read how many chapters by tomorrow?????!!!!!!????? Why read...
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SUMMER 2013
Study Skills
I have to read how many chapters by tomorrow?????!!!!!!?????
Why read before class?
Use your syllabus as your best friend
Step 1 go to content outline Step 2 find pages in text that address that topic Step 3 highlight or underline those headings Step 4 go back and read just about those content topics Step 5 be sure to look at charts, tables, graphs, and boxes
Outcome I
How can I improve my reading comprehension?
Have a clear idea of what and why you are reading Syllabus
Write notes as you goOnly highlight key concepts
Most faculty supply their power point prior to class for you to print and take notes
Outcome I
SQ3R method of studying
Before lecture S = Survey
Preview chapter using syllabus content outline (as discussed previously) Q= Question
What am I supposed to learn Get from syllabus learning outcomes and content
R= Read The paragraphs you marked
After lecture R= Review
Look at objectives from syllabus and turn them into questions (instant study guide)
R= Recite Answer questions at end of chapter, study guide; practice NCLEX
questions Outcome 2
Structures of Study Groups
Teacher tells you in class…………you retain ~20%Go over it again on your own……you retain ~60%Share info with others……………..you retain ~ 90%
3-4 people with similar study habits/schedules and a variety of strengths and weaknesses
Set group goals … all must commit to coming prepared
Belong to several groups Outcome 3
Study Group Warning!!
Do not split up material among group members for study materials creation
Example of best way to create study guide All members of group read material and write outline Each member sends their outline to each other Integrate outlines into one thorough document for all
to use
Outcome 3
Using your VARK to get the results that you wantVisual Study Strategies
Notetaking Use lots of white space
Draw pictures
Spatial arrangements and
Color
FORMAt
More Visual Strategies
Create & study Graphics, diagrams, & flow charts
Use lots of color, highlighters, pens, underline
Use symbols for words + -
More Visual Strategies
Convert your lecture “notes” into a learnable package by reducing them 3:1 into picture pages
+ + + =
Handwritten notes better than printed
Use different font sizes and styles and colors for visual variety
Practice for Visual
Draw a representation of the following concept:
Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia Thirst Frequent urination Fatigue Headache Blurred vision Trouble concentrating Increased serum glucose
Aural Study Strategies
Attend classes, you need to hear the presentation
Discuss topics with other students
Explain new ideas to other people
Use a tape recorder If recorded class – write notes from recordings,
translate into your own words and re-record in your own words
Listen to tapes while sleeping at night
More Aural Strategies
Leave lots of white space in notes Your notes may be poor because you prefer to listen
Collaborate with read / write person Expand your notes after class by talking to others
Read your notes out loud
Practice for Aural
Describe the following concept out loud as if teaching to another person
Signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia Thirst Frequent urination Fatigue Headache Blurred vision Trouble concentrating Increased serum glucose
Read/Write Study Strategies
Emphasis is on words and lists
Write notes from text & lecture
You’ll have excellent notes
Use headings and lists
Convert notes into a learnable package by reducing
them 3:1
Read your notes again and again
Rewrite ideas and principles into other words
Keep re-writing and re-writing
More Read / Write Strategies
Make index cards
Use mnemonics Steps of the nursing process - ADPIE (assessment,
diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation)Crossword puzzles, games, scrabble
Practice multiple choice questions Use NCLEX books
Read topic in multiple sources
Practice for Read/Write
Create a mnemonic for the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia
Thirst Frequent urination Fatigue Headache Blurred vision Trouble concentrating Increased serum glucose
Kinesthetic Study Strategies
Use all your senses Sight Smell Touch Hearing Taste
Convert your “notes” into a learnable package (3:1) Lecture notes may be poor, so get with read/write
person Talk about your notes with another “K” person
More Kinesthetic Strategies
Do case studies/applications of content
Write examples of the information
Use pictures and photos that illustrate idea
Write stories about real life examples of the content
Do things to understand ( skills lab, hands on, write
stories or case studies, think of examples
Study while moving (treadmill, elliptical)
Practice for Kinesthetic
Write a short case study about a patient with hyperglycemia signs and symptoms
Thirst Frequent urination Fatigue Headache Blurred vision Trouble concentrating Increased serum glucose
Multimodal Study Strategies
It is necessary for you to use more than one strategy for learning.
Go to study strategies for your preferences and use strategies from each mode.
Example: Before you buy a new cell phone See a diagram of how it works Heard about it from a friend Read something about it Try it for yourself
Taking Notes in Class
Many write down only 10% of lecture Review notes after class with peers Research study – students who reviewed notes immediately
after class recalled 1 ½ times more than group who didn’t review (6 weeks later)
A student who has no notes or doesn’t study notes forgets about 80% of lecture by end of 2 weeks
Students who take copious notes, reviews immediately after lecture and several times before exam remembers 90-100%.
Outcome 5
Methods of Taking Notes
Open Notebook
Class Notes
Key words and concepts
Terms you don’t know
Add notes from text or peer
Fill in details for concepts on left
Define terms on left
Cornell Note Taking System
ASAP after lecture summarize concisely in RECALL column
cover right column and use summary in RECALL column as cues to facts from lecture
R
RECALL
CLASS NOTES