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How to Get the Most Out of Studying- Dr. Chew - Coggle Diagram
How to Get the Most Out of Studying- Dr. Chew
Video 1 "Beliefs that make you fail...or succeed"
Metacognition
a student's awareness of their level of understanding of a topic
Beliefs That Make You Stupid
Learning is fast
Knowledge is composed of isolated facts
being good at a subject is a matter of inborn talent
I'm really good at multi-tasking
Video 2 "What students should know about how people learn"
Things that do help learning
-minimizing distractions
-developing accurate metacognition
-deep, appropriate processing of critical concepts
-practicing retrieval and application
Things that don't help you learn
-motivation to learn
-amount of time studied with shallow processing
-memorization of isolated facts
-learning styles
-multi-tasking
Most successful factor in successful learning
What you think about while you're studying
Video 3 "Cognitive principles for optimizing learning"
Principles for deep processing
-Elaboration: how does this concept relate to other concepts?
-Distinctiveness: how is this concept different from other concepts?
-Personal: how can I relate this concept to my personal experience?
-Appropriate to retrieval and application: how am I expected to use or apply this concept?
Video 4 "putting principles for learning into practice"
Automaticity
a process so highly practiced that it occurs without any conscious effort
Overlearning
continuing to study beyond just knowing information to where it can be recalled quickly and easily
Strategies for deep processing
question generation
concept map
practice retrieving information in way teacher expects
a. practice recalling information without referring to notes
b. practice using the information
Video 5 "I blew the exam, now what?"
Don'ts
1. Don't panic 2. Don't go into denial
Do's
Do examine how you prepared
a. Be honest with yourself
Do review the exam
a. compare errors with notes taken
Do talk with your professor
Do examine your study habits
Do develop a plan
Strategies to raise your grade
Commit time and effort
minimize distractions
attend class
set realistic goals
don't begin to slide
don't give away points
Taking notes in class
provides a key summary
creates a set of memory cues
engages you in the class
Effective Group Study
set a goal and agenda
set criteria for participation
keep ultimate goal of learning in mind
everyone can ask/answer questions
any member can express the group understanding