Chapter 8 - Study Skills

The term "Working Memory" describes how...

...your brain stores and retrieves info from short/long term memory.

4 ways a partner helps with math:

1. Another POV 2. Ups accountability 3. Audience 4. Encouragement

When it comes to study groups, recall the "four Cs"

1. Committed: interested, etc 2. Contributors: share knowledge 3. Compatible: overlook differences 4. Considerate: arrive on time, etc

Questions to ask yourself when building a study group:

1. How many students in it? 2. How/when meeting? 3. Where? 4. How to ensure equal participation

Registration is a 3-part process:

1. Reception 2. Perception 3. Selection

Three things you can do to help organize your notes?

1. Record the date of the lecture 2. Number the pages 3. Write reminders of upcoming assignments

If you could put studying into 3 steps, they might include:

1. Refreshing memory 2. Taking in "new" information 3. Organizing/memorizing data

The three stages of "Information Processing" are ???

1. Registration 2. Short-term Memory 3. Long-term Memory

What are 5 possible titles for tabs?

1. Schedule 2. Syllabus 3. Handouts 4. Assignments 5. Notes

Four strategies to improve working study:

1. Selection 2. Association 3. Organization 4. Rehearsal

To ready your mind and body to study you might consider doing what? ( up to 3 examples)

1. Take 5 to 10 minute walk 2. Meditate for 5 minutes 3. Avoid caffeine (can make you 'jumpy')

The basic things to review math daily (4 things):

1. Vocabulary 2. Basic Formulas 3. Working Cooperatively 4. Testing Yourself

Steps to form associations as you study:

1. select info you want to recall 2. create association...

Consider taking a break every ___ minutes

45

What is the best "study" temperature range?

65 - 70 degrees F.

Before studying, consider materials the instructor has given you, like: 4 total

A syllabus, study guides/lecture outlines, practice exercises, and "assignment instructions"

When unsure of math, how much of the work should you write out?

ALL OF IT!

List things to look for (or look out for) when searching for a good study area.

Are there lots of people who can interrupt me? Is there a TV/Radio? Are there phones that might ring? Is space easy to get to regularly? Is the "temperature" comfortable?

Ways to put info into your long-term memory:

Attach strong emotions Rewrite in own words Build model Create song to familiar tune Draw picture with intense colors Review it 10 minutes after reading, 48 hrs after, and 7 days after... Mnemonics/acronyms

Find a place to keep class materials like a ________.

Binder

A study group that is big (four or five or more) can be WHAT?

Broken down into smaller groups.

If unable to schedule time together you can do what?

Create an online group site or message board. Ex: yahoo groups

Short term memory can hold up to ___ chunks of info

Five to Nine (5 - 9) chunks

Groups can elect a "__________" to make sure group stays focused on topics

Gatekeeper

What are orientation questions?

Give background info on topic, etc.

What can make data easier to recall in your short-term memory? Ex: with a set of numbers

Group them together. Instead of 1-9-6-4, recall 1964 (as a year, etc)

Reasons HCPs need math:

Measuring solutions Figuring dosages Converting pounds to kilograms, etc Creating budgets Scheduling assignments for staff Handing claims/bills of patient

Should you study on a bed. Why/why not?

NO! It's too easy to want to just take a nap.

Should you pay to use a website for a resource?

No, according to the book :p

Software and online resources might have some beneficial resources like:

Practice exercises, tutorials, simulations, assessments, video/audio podcasts

_______ material, and decide what you really need to know.

Skim.

Assignment instructions can include:

Style guides for papers, step by step walkthroughs, and research tips

Some supplemental resources might include:

Textbook CDs Software/online resources

What is the backpack black hole?

The whole "put stuff in your messy backpack, never to be seen again." thing. Avoid this by keeping it organized and clean, not shoving stuff in it last minute.

To keep productive meetings, group members met choose a "___________" to keep everyone on a good pace.

Time-keeper.

Why is temperature important in studying?

Too cold = distracted (nimble fingers) Too hot = tired/drowsy

Why is lighting important in a study space?

Too much can = hurting/irritating eyes Too little can = eye strain

How might you organize tab dividers universally to help you keep organized?

Try making the tab names the same between all your classes and binders if you can.

The best way to put info from short-term to long term memory is to....

Use that info immediately and often!

Describe "Reciprocal" teaching:

When you and instructor read a short passage silently. Then instructor summarizes, questions, clarifies, and predicts based on passage. Next, student reads passage doing the summarizing, questioning, etc this time.

What kinds of questions should you ask yourself while reading the material?

Why is this important? Is it a fact? Opinion?

Is a 30 minute meeting 2X a week as effective as one good, hour long one?

YES, as long as you are productive

In metalearning, you ____ yourself a.....

ask; series of questions

Set _______ goals.

attainable

During the reception phase of registration, you ________ take in info. Do you have to know what this info means to "receive" it?

automatically; no, you don't have to understand it, just hear it, etc to receive it.

Setting attainable goals means _______ tasks up into ______ steps.

breaking; small

During "selection" your brain ______ what info to ________

chooses; remember

Using a variety of highlighters to add different variation is called _______-______

color-coding

Keep your brain active by...

doing a few 'different' activities.

Short term memory can last as little as _____

fifteen seconds

To read on long periods of work, tell yourself to read ____ _______, and repeat this process.

five minutes

Eat ______ snacks during _____ study sessions.

healthy; long

Taking breaks gives you ______ reward for hard work.

immediate

You might use a _____ to categorize drugs in a pharmacology chapter.

lists

If you don't get the solution of a problem, there might be something _______ from the problem itself!

missing

Study when you are...

most naturally awake/alert (ex: if you're a morning person - mornings; evening person - evenings)

You need _________ to learn material

motivation

The strongest 'associations' are ________.

personal (= emotion = recall)

During registration the brain __________ information

receives

During "Perception" you ___________ what you've experienced, and give it_______.

recognize; meaning

During "selection"...you...

single out info you want to remember (usually, b/c its important)

"Meta" in meta-learning stands for:

to be aware of itself...