Developing Good Study Skills (Be A Master Student)

Time Management Skills
􀀹Time is one of your most precious and most limited assets
􀀹Success in your matriculation mean managing your time
􀀹College and High School learning differs, which affects how you use your time in college
􀀹Make time daily to each college subject

Time Management Skills
CATEGORY MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN TOTAL
Sleeping
Eating
Relaxing
Working
Exercising
Commuting
Studying
Family
Class Time
Self Time
TOTAL

Time Management Skills
Mark the areas you spend too little time
􀂉Sleeping
􀂉Eating
􀂉Relaxing
􀂉Working
􀂉Exercising
􀂉Commuting
􀂉Studying
􀂉Family
􀂉Class Time
􀂉Self Time
Mark the areas you spend too much time
􀂉Sleeping
􀂉Eating
􀂉Relaxing
􀂉Working
􀂉Exercising
􀂉Commuting
􀂉Studying
􀂉Family
􀂉Class Time
􀂉Self Time

Time Management Skills
•How do you feel about your overall use of time ?
•What changes do you want to make in your use of time?
•How do you plan to change your use of time ?
•How many hours of study time do you spend for each hour you are in class ? How will you manage your time to bring it up to where it should be ?

Time Management Skills

The Time Bandits
Noisy Roommates
Telephone Calls
Traffic Noises
Surprises
The Internet
Video/Computer Games
Television
Sports
E-Mail

Time Management Skills
Timed Aptitude Test
Name:______________________________________________________________
Note: This is a timed test. You will be permitted just three minutes to receive full credit if you complete each item.
Can You Follow Directions ?
1.Read everything carefully before doing anything
2.Write your last name in the upper left-hand corner of this sheet
3.Draw a circle around the word name in the second sentence
4.Draw five small squares in the upper right-hand corner of this sheet
5.Place an X in each square made in number 4
6.Call out your first name when you read this sentence
7.Print yes after the title at the top of this sheet
8.Mark an X in the lower left-hand corner of this sheet
9.Draw a circle completely around the sentence in number 7
10.Multiply 70 by 61 on the back of this sheet
11.Call out “I have”if you think you have followed all directions to this point
12.Circle all even numbers on this sheet
13.Write the numbers 1 to 10 in reverse order on the bottom of thispage
14.Draw a square around each number that is written on this page
15.Follow just the directions given in items 1 and 2

Developing Basic Skills
􀀹Good note taking is important to college success
􀀹Good note taking is an extension of the principles of active learning

Note Taking Skills
•What to do Before Class
􀀹Complete all outside assignments before class
􀀹Review your notes from the previous class and your outside assignments just before class
􀀹Find a seat near the front center of the class
􀀹Bring the proper material to class each dayNote Taking Skills
•What to do during class
􀀹Constantly evaluate the materials being presented
􀀹Use a Cornell note-taking style
􀀹Write down all specific items (definitions, formulas, dates, etc
􀀹Leave lots of white space in your notes
􀀹Mark each page of your notes with the date, page number, subject, and course name
􀀹Use a three-ring binder for each course


Note Taking Skills
What to do during class
􀀹Write on one side of the paper
􀀹Use pictures, diagrams, and other artwork
􀀹Listen for clues from your professors
􀀹Use abbreviations, shorthand and symbols
= implies or causes
b/c because
# number

Note Taking Skills
•What to do after class
􀀹Review your notes within 24 hours of class
􀀹Use color-coded highlighting to identify different categories of materials
􀀹Fill in the left-hand column of your notes with key words and phrases
􀀹Conduct a weekly review session for each class
􀀹Develop mind maps from your notes
􀀹Review your notes the day before the next class using key words and phrases.

Reading Skills
􀀹Reading skills development strengthens your overall learning skills
􀀹Reading skills evolve over a lifetime
􀀹Intensive reading skills apply to reading in college
􀀹Effective reading reflects good problem-solving skills


 Reading Skills
Recognizing Organizational Patterns
•Enumeration–A list of dates, names, formulas, theories, and so on hat the author believes is important to understanding the larger concept of the materials•Time order–A list of major events in the order they occur•Cause-effect–An explanation of how one thing causes other things to happen•Compare-contrast–An explanation of how events, discoveries, and so on are the same or different