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Student Success Statement

''A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder."

EX: This means that if a person doesn't have a goal in life it will get no where it will not know where to go next, where to move just like a ship without a rudder has no way to go anywhere because it will not move in a specific direction.

how to take on college studying part 1

How to Take on College Studying

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Part 1

Develop Good Study Habits

In college, you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college class are probably more religious than those you are used to. You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it. Think of college as a full-time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups, and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well are essential. Learn more about time management, and use the guidelines below to develop you study skills.

Decide When to Study

Work out about how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

o   Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

o   Consider what time of day you are most alert- there are morning people and night owls- and try to schedule your studying accordingly.

o   Think about whether you do better studying for a few hours at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

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The Power of Study Groups

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Part 2

The Benefits of Study Groups

Group study offers other advantages in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of class material. These include the opportunity to: Reinforce note-taking. If your AP Biology notes are unclear, you can ask a member of your study group to help you fill the gaps. Share talents. Each person brings different strengths, such as organizational skills, the ability to stick to a task or a capacity for memorization.

Cover more ground. Group members may be able to solve a calculus problem together that none would have solved alone. Benefit from a support system. Members often have common goals, such as good grades. Each person’s work affects the other members, which results in making supportive of one another. Socialize. It’s more fun to study with others; the give-and-take makes it more interesting. And because it’s more fun, you spend more time studying!

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!! 

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The Power of Study Groups

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Part 4

Getting the Most Out of a Session

Here are some tips to help your group get the most out of each study session:

Ø Decide what you’re going to do in advance.

Ø Prepare for the session, so you can make the most of your time together.

Ø Take turns teaching, to reinforce your own knowledge.

Ø Stick to the session topic.

By supplementing your individual study with a study group, you can reinforce what you've learned, deepen your understanding of complex concepts, and maybe even make a few new friends. Remember that a friend is a person who encourages you to do your best and to achieve on a high level, one who pushes you to try a little harder and be a little better. If someone pulls you down the wrong trails of life, then those people are not friends, (they are actually your enemies), and you must avoid them at all cost. Whoever said learning can’t be fun? Learning is enjoyable and exciting when you study with others.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

part 3

The Power of Study Groups

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Part 3

Guidelines for Getting a Group Together

Here are some guidelines for creating and running a study group: How many? Create a group of four to six people. In a larger group, it’s easy for someone to get left out and smaller groups can too easily get off track.

Who? Pick classmates who seem to share your interest in doing well academically. Look for people who stay alert in class, take notes, ask questions and respond to the teacher’s questions. Includes someone who understands the material better than you and can explain the concepts and someone who doesn't understand it as well, to whom you can explain the material.

Where? Hold study group sessions in a place that is free of distractions and that had room to spread out boos and notes. How long? Meet for no more than two to three hours at a time. Having a time limit helps the group focus. If you know you only have an hour, you’re more likely to stay on task.

When? Try to meet regularly, on the same day and time each week. Treating the study sessions as you would other activities helps you to keep to a schedule and ensures that everyone attends.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

Goals

“In life as in football, you won’t go far, unless you know where the goalposts are.”-Arnold Glasgow

Reflection: This to me means that how do you plan to get somewhere or something when you don’t have everything ready, planned out. Example: You wanting to move out of your parent’s house but yet having no idea with whom or where.

The power of study groups Part 1

The Power of Study Groups

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Part 1

Working Together Helps Everyone

You may have noticed that when you’re explaining something you’ve learned to a friend, you begin to understand it better yourself. This happens because, when you explain an idea, you need to think more deeply about it.

The same principle makes study groups useful. Studying with pothers in a small group is helpful because you:

o   Think out loud.

o   Share ideas.

o   Learn from one another.

In an effective study group, you and other students hash out lesson materials together-explaining concepts, arguing about them, figuring out why one person’s answer differs from another’s- and in the process, you most likely learn more than you would have studying by yourself.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!