STUDY STRATEGIES

Note Taking Concept Mapping

Outlining Summarizing

Questioning

NOTE TAKINGNOTE TAKINGFew people do it well. They either Few people do it well. They either write too much or too little write too much or too little to to effectively learn the material.effectively learn the material.

1. Be sure to use HEADINGS:- Headings make quick reference points.- Also serve to separate key topics.

2. Bullet points:- Notify us of details and supporting ideas.

• Text Signals:- Draws our attention to important items within the text.- By changing the color, italicizing, or putting a word in bold, one can draw attention to that area.

If only I had better study strategies I wouldn’t have to sit

here so long.Is the process of forming

relationships between ideas.

Creates links between new information and past

knowledge.

Very effective tool because it encourages reflection and

comprehension.

Assignment

Create one Study Guide using the techniques you

just learned and the handout.

If you work in groups, use two of methods to create a study guide.

Brooks, Max. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. Three Rivers Pr, 2007. Print.

Eggen, Paul, and Don Kauchuk. Educational Psychology. 8th. Columbus, OH: Merrill, 2010. 268. Print.

http://www.d.umn.edu/kmc/student/loon/acad/strat/

"Study Skills." Contributions of Study Skills to Academic Competence. 2002. Web. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_skills>.

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