Learning Styles and Studying
FOCUS Challenge Case: Tammy Ko 
Go to Head of the class: Learning and the brain 
Take charge and create the best conditions for learning 
Multiple Intelligences: How are you smart? 
How do you perceive information? 
What role does your personality play? 
Metacognition: Take charge of how you study 
Apply your learning style to your study style 
Becoming an intentional learner: make a master study plan 
Sprinting to the finish line: how to study when the heat is on 
A final word about studying and learning 
she was leaving her introductory criminology course, she texted her new boyfriend, Sam, who took courses taught by Caldwell last term. "I can't believe this man," she wrote. "I know he's smart, but why is he making this class so hard?
We learn language, numbers, and concepts right from the very start, and we keep learning until we draw our last breaths.
the best state for learning has many dimensions,Make sure you’re keeping up with the workload and that you’ve completed the prerequisites
One recent study showed that the three primary intelligences of community college students are intrapersonal, interpersonal, and bodily-kinesthetic
But learning style theory says we all have preferences for how we perceive and perhaps even process information
Look around and listen to other students, and you’ll start to notice.
identifying your learning goals, monitoring your progress, backing up or getting help when you’re stuck, forging ahead when you’re in the groove, and evaluating your results.
Metacognition means thinking about your thinking and learning about your learning—taking charge of your own learning—and maybe that’s exactly what you need to do
If you’re committed to getting a college education, then give it all you’ve got! Get help if you need it
Planning is important, but there will be the occasional time when you’ll have to find some creative ways to survive the onslaught of all you have to study.
Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn …” Studying and learning are what college is all about.