Study Skills CSK 101

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Study Skills CSK 101How to optimize your brain and time

Keys to Student Success



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Why are you here?

Wealth? Associate degrees double high school diploma earnings

Job security? Associate degrees = ½ unemployment of high school

diplomas

Respect? Respect is earned, a degree gets you an audience

Prestige? Prestige is earned, your education will teach you how

Easy Life? You probably will not be cleaning motel rooms



Who are you

Respiratory Therapy is composed of: Tinkerers

Creative thinkers

Caring people

Controlled rebels

People who ask why





When do you plan on getting it?

There is never “too late”

There is never “too soon”

There is only NOW



How are you going to get it?

Critical thinking Why is it this way?

Is this the only way?

Is that the „right answer‟?

Can I do it better?



What stands in the way

I‟m stupid

I have trouble understanding

I don‟t have time People interrupt me

I can‟t …..



Horse Feathers!



Successful Intelligence

Analytical Who

What

Why When

How

Information gathering




Creative Thinking How does this pertain to my needs?

How does it fit with what I already know?

Where does it fit in my mental rolodex?

• Is it important to remember?

Einstein‟s parable




Practical thinking

How can I use this information?

Can I apply it to my current problem?

• Can I pass this on to my colleagues

Teaching fifth graders



Group Study

Collective reasoning Study Buddies



Motivation

Whatever you learn is yours

No one can take it away

It can be your secret to share as you want

You can learn anything

The longest journey starts with a single step

• The harder you work at it, the easier it becomes

• The more you know, the easier life becomes



Motivation

Set deadlines I will have accomplished … by …

Share deadlines Tell someone your goal

• Disappointing others is a bummer

Enforce deadlines

You said you were going to … Reward yourself

Have a cookie because you did it



Motivation

Share your new knowledge

Everyone draws a different conclusion

• What s/he learned might be what you need to

complete your thought• You have the answer to your colleagues‟ question

Imparting that information feels good



Learning is Mezssy



Messy learning

What you learned may be wrong

Check your source

Does it fit with what you already know?

• Do you have to rethink your information?

Be truthful with yourself

„Right‟ is a fuzzy concept

Wrong is always wrong



Learning management

It will always take longer than you think

Murphy‟s law and corollaries:

• If it can break, it will … at the worst possible

moment• It will always be overtime and cost more than

budgeted

• The reference is in the other book As you research the reference, there is always a snippet

you can use



Learning Management

This is your job Approach it as your most important task

Do the job to your best ability Concentrate

• A proper base of knowledge makes the next stepeasier

Take a break every hour Drink plenty of fluids

• While you are on break, your brain files theknowledge so you can use it



Personal values

Ethics

A personal set of standards for behavior

• Cheating

You know you did it even if no one else does

It is not something you can call yours or use later

• Stealing

Someone else‟s property

Not usable openly Plagiarism



Personal Values

Morals

A set of standards set by society

• Personal injury

• Adultery

• Cutting in line



Personal values

Where do they come from?

Parents

Teachers

Friends

Books

Personal pride

• Define pride Value pride



Goal Setting

Long term

Why am I here at school?

What will I end up with?

Short term

What do I need to learn today?

• Tomorrow?

Immediate

Where is the drinking fountain?



Goal setting

The Plan

How am I going to find the drinking fountain?

When am I going to study?

What do I need from study group?What do they need from me?

Do we have the knowledge for thetest?

What is my next class?How far from Graduation?



Goal setting

Maslow (1942)

Priorities

• Physiologic: food, water, sex, sleep, shelter

• Safety: Security of body, employment, morals

• Belonging: love, friends

• Esteem: Basking in the glow of accomplishment

• Self-actualization: acceptance of self, creativity

• Knowledge: the need to learn and understand fully(1970)



Goal setting

Plan

Study time

Work time

Family time Play time

• Make the plan

• Examine the plan, is it feasible?

• Carry out the plan• If you deviate, examine the plan to decide if it is viable

• Stay on the plan

(critical thinking practice)



Failure

Are you a bad person?

Can you stand up and dust off?

Did you give it your best effort?

• You are the only judge

How do you avoid a repeat?

• Mistakes are human

• Figure out why, avoid the same mistake (critical thinking)



Stress

Your mind and body thrives on stress

Stretching your limits makes you stronger

• Just a little more weight on the bar

• Just a few steps further

• Just one more page



Deal with it

Take a deep breath Releases calming endorphins

Nutrition Fuels your brain Relieves need to satisfy lower cravings

Exercise

Burns off pent-up hormones Sleep

Time to relax and organize



Exercise

Fill out wheel of life (10 Min)

Small group discussion [4-5 people 20min]

Homework: Time table



Learning styles

Verbal

Hear it

Visual

See it

Manual (kinesthetic)

Do it

Logical Gather and organize



Exercise

Learning style assessment (15 min)

P.68

Discussion

Helps me tune my style



Personality

Pg. 72-73

I tend to be a thinker

Everyone is a mix

Suggested study teams

Mix learning styles



Improved Learning

Harley Davidsonmakes inferiormotorcycles



Critical Thinking

Questioning

Is that true?

Analyzing

Where did the information come from?

Is it reliable?

Strategizing

How do I get more information for an informeddecision?



Creative Thinking

Is there a different answer?

What are potential different answers?

brainstorm

How might I find the answer?

Books

Asking questions

Try out different bikes



Practical Thinking

Compare

Your experience and knowledge

Gather

Information from all sources

Research

Your findings

Conclude

True statement, based on your information



Follow-up

Keep an open mind

You may not have gotten all the facts

• Add and analyze new information



Reading to learn

Get comfortable

Pleasant surroundings

• White noise

Get relaxed• Drink

• Light snack

• Deep breath Take the time

There are no more pressing matters



Reading to learn

Dictionary

Do not skip words you don‟t know

• Look them up and understand

Thesaurus

What words would you substitute to makemeaning clearer



Reading to learn

Understand one concept before moving tothe next.

Does the writer communicate theinformation well?

Understandable?

• Using big words when small words will do

Organized?• Does the writer build on concepts?



Pathophysiology

We were talking about reading

Stay on task



Reading to Learn

Practice reading

Be well informed

• Read for pleasure

• Read for general information Extract information that pertains to your career



Reading textbooks

Do not assume The writer is always correct You can skip

• You might be able to skim

Understand before moving on It may take 2 or 3 times

• Take a break between re-reads Often you missed an important word

Move your lips when you read Often hearing the words associates them with

something you already know• Enunciate clearly when your lips move



The 5th grade test

You do not fully understand until you canexplain it to a 5th grader

You may have to look at another source

• Different people use different words



Reading to learn

SQ3R Survey

• Read quickly

Do not hang on every word

Question• Did you miss something?

Read• Thoroughly to find the answer

Recite• To yourself

Review• With your study buddy



Read to learn

Scribble questions

Difficult concepts deserve a review

Avoid over-highlighting

You may just end up with yellow pages



Summaries and exercises

Always read summaries

Is something mentioned you did not see?

Did the author present evidence to convince

you?

Exercises

Answer at least every third question

• Many authors are overly impressed withthemselves and become bombastic



Study groups

Show up having read the assignment

Reading and studying alone prepare you tooptimize your group time

Challenge concepts to your colleagues Did you see…?

• Are you convinced?

• Did you understand? The value of diverse learning styles



Study groups

Meet often

Not necessarily in person

• Always directly after class

Participate You are not the only one having trouble

• Everyone grasps a slightly different piece



Active listening

Book pg163

Look at the speaker

• Listen to body language as well



Active listening

How does it fit with what you alreadyknow?

Concepts stick better when mixed with prior

knowledge

Mentally critique the delivery

You may be next

• In critiquing, you are thinking critically



Active listening

Prepare questions

The question you need clarified may be on atest.



Notes

Always be prepared Plenty of paper

• Extra writing utensils

Fresh batteries• Technology dependence

Note taking can be distracting What system?next slide

How to spell• Wududeesay?





Notes

Review during breaks or directly afterlecture

Opportunity to clarify

• Fellow students

• Instructor



Notes

Review

Alone

• ?what did I mean by that

At study group• When he said ___, what did he mean

• Does this make sense?

Imprinting



Memory

Short term

Fleeting unless connected to existingknowledge

• Or else your brain explodes

Long term

Imprinted by critical thinking

• What is critical thinking?







Tests

„Cramming‟

Does not work

• Cramming works on instant or short term memory

• It makes your mind tired

• Review notes or book on subject

Relax

A good night sleep or quick nap opens mental files

Avoid caffeine Caffeine makes your mind race

Finding the mental files becomes difficult



Tests

Topic What subject?

• Choose review materials

Type• Multiple guess

• Fill in the blank

• Essay

• Your tests will be a combination

Material• Lecture

• Reading, textbook or outside research

• Yours will be all of the above



Tests

Review your self quizzes• What prompted you to write them likely prompts us

Make sure you have the answers to your

quizzes• As you answer them, you scan pertinent

information

Review previous tests in the same course• You learn styles ?Does this guy like trick questions

• Questions from previous tests are often repeated



Tests

Schedule adequate time• You will have questions not previously considered

Try to study in small groups

• Your peers have a slightly different perspective

• Share your thoughts and notes

• Avoid group think

Scan end-of-chapter summaries• These are practice for your brain and bring out

unanswered questions



Tests

The instructor viewpoint

Did I teach it adequately?

Did I cover important points in my test?

What am I going to find I missed?

• How much am I going to have to review?



Test taking

Bring all the allowable accessories• Pens (2), pencils (2), good eraser, calculator, highlighter

Bring your books• You will have questions at the end

• Simply knowing you can find the answer afterward bringscomfort

Stay on schedule• Don‟t rush, don‟t dawdle

• Skip questions you can‟t figure out quickly, highlight them

• The answer is often hidden in other questions

• If you finish early, keep your test, and relax

• You may want to re-address an answer



Test taking

Guessing is okay• Odds are, it is correct, based on your knowledge

Partial answers are okay on the first pass

• The word you fumbling will often show up later

• The concept will come to you

• Often partial credit is awarded



Test taking

Multiple guess• Some of the answers are patently bogus

(distracters)

Fill in the blank• Fill in what you know

• Highlight what you don‟t

Essay• Write a quick outline to organize



Tests

You don‟t „fail‟ tests

They are an opportunity to focus yourresearch

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