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 contentWrite examples of the informationUse pictures and photos that illustrate ideaWrite stories about real life examples of the content Do things to understand ( skills lab, hands on, write

stories or case studies, think of examplesStudy 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

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RECALL

CLASS NOTES