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Life and Study Skills
Week 3
LSS 1003
Activities:
Study Skills health check Effective study strategies Active learning Note taking and reading techniques
Follow up:
Try two active learning strategies Record this in your learning log
Study Skills Health Check
How confident are you in the following areas:
Rate from 1-5.
5=very confident 1=not confident
Finding space & time to work 1 2 3 4 5Planning your study 1 2 3 4 5Time management 1 2 3 4 5Using computers & internet 1 2 3 4 5Taking useful notes 1 2 3 4 5Reading for learning 1 2 3 4 5Academic writing 1 2 3 4 5Managing stress 1 2 3 4 5Working with others 1 2 3 4 5Reading & thinking critically 1 2 3 4 5
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Study Skills activity 2
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How many hours study per week should
you do?__________
What kind of activities are studying?
What are effective/ineffective
study methods?
How long does it take to complete an
assignment?
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Effective study methods
Make a timetable, including assignment deadlines Familiarise yourself with the structure of your course Study for 40-60 minutes then take a break Review, review, review Set goals for each period Learn actively Study in groups Make mind maps Take notes as you read, in your own words Create a study environment Avoid rewriting Find out the what, why & how of all your subjects Think about what you are learning, do you understand it? Connect what you are studying to what you already know Read selectively Take notes in class
Ineffective study methods
Read every book from cover to cover Write very detailed notes Rewrite lecture notes Work for long periods without breaks Work alone Learning chunks of information off by heart Copying chunks from textbooks Work when you are too tired to concentrate Listen or read without questioning and challenging what you hear or
read Don’t ask for help when you need it Reading over and over notes
Active Learning: Why is it important to develop the habit of active learning techniques?
Characteristics of passive learning Characteristics of active learning
You wait for directions and information to be fed to you
You look for ways of being more involved in what you are learning
Information is delivered to you-you just follow what is said or written
You are an independent learner
Different pieces of information are treated as separate units
You look for links between different things you discover
You repeat information without understanding
You make an effort to find meaning in what you learn
You don’t reflect upon what you have learnt
You are involved in reflection and self evaluation
You may become bored and tired easily Your attention span is longer because your mind is already engaged
You use surface processing which means you are less likely to understand & remember
Long term memory is assisted, if you understand what you learn, and keep relating it to what you already know
What you study may seem irrelevant Learning is personalised and interesting
You expect others to prompt you or to remind you of steps, stages and deadlines so you often feel uncertain about what to do next
You take charge of your learning and manage it like a project, so you feel confident that you know what to do, when and why
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Are your study habits active or passive? (think, pair, share)
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Active Learning strategies
1. Put a tick by any of these active learning strategies you could try2. Select two to try this week
Summarise a passage in 8-12 words, this makes you think about what you have read
Make a mind map
Think of 3-5 real life examples of what you have learned. This helps you apply what you have learned
List questions about one aspect of a subject (what, why, who, where, when, how) this helps you explore the subject
Write action plans of things to do today, this week, or this semester
Keep a reflective study journal
Sum up the three most important points of a lecture
Make a wall chart, linking all you have learned about an aspect of your studies
Pretend you disagree with everything you are reading- how would you argue your case? What examples and evidence would you use?
How does what you have learning link with everyday life or your work?
List all the key points of a topic
Discuss your ideas or your difficulties with other people
Contribute to your course chat room
Write key points on index cards or post its. Juggle these around to see how many ways you could organise the same information
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