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Study Skills for College
uccess
We gratefully acknowledge the source of inspiration for this tutorial as coming
from the good folks at the Center for Academic Success at Louisiana StateUniversity.
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s s wor s op or you
Do you procrastinate?
Is your motto, Better late than never?
Do you wish you were more organized?
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The allocation of time isunbiased and without
pre u ce
We all receive 24 hours each
more or less than anyone
.
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a w s u or a cover
How time management is unique forstudents.
-
time management.
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ew eague
College students are required to
Think at higher levels
Work in high pressure situations
Resist a wide range of distractions
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s a co ege s u en you ave
Less structure,
rewards)
Many people who want your time
Studying/learning demands
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ere s your me go ng
At 12 units, this is whatyour week may look
like
What does your schedulelook like?
How many units are you
12x2 = 24 hours ofstud in
a ng _____ (multiply by 2 and place onthe next line)
Number of study hours _____
+ 12 hours in class
_________
Hours you work/week _____
Hours spent participating inclubs and orgs _____
ours spen o er _____
Grand Total: _____
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- ep me anagemen an
1. Set goals. Allow yourself to dream!
2.Integrate efficient organizational tools.
3. Incorporate efficient study strategies.
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a ng arge
Proactive
vs.
Reactive
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our e ne
A X Z
birth today death
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Settin Mid-Ran e and Short-Term Goals
A X X
- -
-Semester (2-5 years)
-Month
-Week-
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y s ou oa s
1. You should not edit or alter your goals.
2.You must achieve perfection
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ore y s
3. Maintenance of the status quo is notan acce table oal for a eriod of
time.
4. Achievement of goals is just a matter
.
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Now that we have examined our goals
HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THEM?
Time Management
Organizational
Tools
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oo s or organ z ng your e
Fixed Schedules Week-at-a-Peek
Semester-at-a-Peek
Planners To Do Lists
Toda
This Week
Sticky Notes
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e ee -a -a- ee c e u eM T W R F S Su
7-8
8-9 Math Math Math Church
- . . .
10-11 CS101 CS101
11-12 CS101 CS101 Biking
12-1 Span. Span. Span. Span. Biking
1-2 Biking
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3-4 Work Work Work Work Work
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e emes er c e u eSept 1 2 3 4 5
Math Quiz
6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15
Paper 1 due
16 17 18
CS 101 quiz
19 20 21
29 30 Oct 1 2 3
Math Quiz
4 5
Span test 1
13
Paper 2 due
14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21Dads b-day 22 23 24Math Exam1 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 Nov 1 2
Span test 2
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How do I decide which lannerto use?
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c anner s or you
Daily- For people with 21 or more uniqueappointments or meetings in a
week.
Weekl - For eo le who have 7 to 21 uni ueappointments or meetings in a
week.
Monthly- For people who have fewer than 7unique appointments in a week.
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e ar o oc s
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If you dont put the big
,fit them in.
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en o o a o- o s
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How do ou or anize our da or
week?
TASK oriented or TIMEorientated?
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as r en e rgan zer:
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me r en e rgan zer:Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun
9:00 English Study English Study English Library Service
10:00 Math CS 101 Math CS 101 Math Library Service
11:00 Lunch CS 101 Lunch CS 101 Lunch Library Study
12:00 Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Spanish Bike Club Study
1:00 Study Lunch Study Lunch Study Bike Club Lunch
2:00 Study Study Study Study Study Dinner at
Home
Study
3:00 or or or or or nner atHome
tu y
4:00 Work Work Work Work Work Dinner atHome
Chill out
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c y o es
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a e me o a e me
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ps o remem er
Use daylight hourswisely!
1 daylight hour =about 1 evening
hours.
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e n erme a e ea nes
Write them in yourplanner.
Post sticky-notes
around home orsc oo mater a s.
Write on To Do
s s.
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Students spend a significant part of
their lives studying. Why not use study
oo s a ma e e er use o a me
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on nuous rocess o earn ng
Phase one: Read or preview chapters to be covered in class
before class. (create chapter maps)
Phase two: Go to class listen actively, take notes, participate
Phase three: Review and process class notes as soon afterclass as possible
Phase four: Incorporate intense study sessions
Repeat
Andonce a week, examine that whole weeks notes at once. Thishelps you get the big picture and connect ideas
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e n ense u y ess on
2 minutes Set goals for next 40 minutes 40 minutes Read text more selectivel /hi hli ht
Make doodles/notes in margins
Create mnemonics
Create ma s
10 minutes Take a break
5 minutes Review what ou have ust studied
Repeat
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no er pOnce a weekexamine
the entire weeks notes
together.
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What are you thinking about?
Did you know your thought life
can affect your time
management?
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e - a nner a ogue
The ChildPresent NOW, fun pleasure,I want thin s m wa
The Adult
Past and future,consequences, realitybased, rational, skills
e r cFearful, worries aboutpast/future, passive in the
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r e e o ow ng
What are three things you learned fromthis tutorial that you plan to integrateinto managing your own time?
Try to start using these ideas withinthe next 24 hours.
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me s your e
to waste your time is to waste your life,but to master our time is to master
your life and make the most of it.
Alan Lakein