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The most important factor in successful learning

What you think about while studying. Depth of processing,

Automaticity

A process so highly practiced that it occurs without any conscious effort.

Helpful Strategies to Raise your Grade

1. Commit time and effort 2. Minimize distractions 3. Attend class 4. Set realistic goals 5. Don't begin to slide 6. Don't give away points

Principles for Achieving Deep Processing

1. Elaboration 2. Distinctiveness 3. Personal 4. Appropriate to Retrieval and Application 5. Automaticity 6. Overlearning

After failing an exam DO

1. Examine how you prepared, be honest. 2. Review the exam, compare errors with notes. 3. Talk with your professor 4. Examine study habits 5. Develop a Plan

Don't be the student who...

1. Keeps studying the same way, hoping to improve. 2. Waits until the end of the semester to ask for help. 3. Skips class to focus on other classes. 4. Falls further behind waiting to find time to catch up. 5. Crams at the last minute 6. Doesn't do assignments because they are small or late. 7. Panics and gives up

Beliefs that make you stupid

1. Learning is fast 2. Knowledge is composed of isolated facts 3. Being good at a subject is a matter of inborn talent 4. I'm really good at multitasking

Things that do help learning

1. Minimizing distractions; maximizing focus 2. Developing accurate metacognition 3. Deep, appropriate processing of critical concepts 4. Practicing retrieval and application

After failing an exam DON"T

1. Panic 2. Go into denial

Note Taking

1. Provides a Key Summary 2. Creates a set of Memory Cues 3. Engages you in the Class

Strategies for Achieving Deep Processing (while reading)

1. Question Generation 2. Concept Map 3. Practice Retrieving Information in way Teacher Expects

Rules for Group Study

1. Set a Goal and Agenda 2. Set criteria for participation 3. Keep ultimate goal of learning in mind 4. Everyone can ask/answer questions 5. Any member can express the group understanding

Metacognition

A student's awareness of their level of understanding of a topic.

Orienting Tasks

Cause you to think in deep or shallow ways, regardless of your intention.

Overlearning

Continuing to study beyond just knowing information to where it can be recalled quickly and easily.

Shallow processing

Focuses on meaningless aspects of information - memorizing definitions or mindlessly re-reading notes.

Deep processing

Focuses on subjective meaning. - Relating new information to prior knowledge or making information personally meaningful.

Appropriate to Retrieval and Application

How am I expected to use or apply this concept?

Personal

How can I relate this concept to my personal experience?

Elaboration

How does this concept relate to other concepts?

Distinctiveness

How is this concept different from other concepts?