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Office ARC 118 Home |
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| Jenny Zimmerman - Assistant Director | |
| Quickstart Guide | |
| Study Skills Area |
Top 5 Strategies |
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Goal Setting and Time Management |
1. Own your goals 2. Experiment with different planners 3. Transfer syllabi items to planner on first day 4. Devise a weekly study schedule 2 5. Schedule intermediate steps for large tasks |
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Concentration |
1. Find a study space and take short breaks 2. Use learning style and motivation strategies 3. Develop study guide or flashcard system 2 4. Review before and after every class 5. Study every subject every day |
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Note Taking |
1. Analyze Cornell Note Taking System
2 2. Implement comprehensive note-taking 3. Integrate reading notes and lecture notes 4. Keep notebooks organized and up-to-date 5. Write notes so they can easily be condensed |
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Conceptual Understanding |
1. Engage self in higher level questioning
2 2. Meet with professor during office hours 3. Identify peer resources (tutors, SI, groups) 4. Clarify all confusions promptly 5. Test ability to put material into own words |
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Exam Preparation |
1. Make a 5 day study plan prior to each exam 2. Predict the form and content of the exam 3. Write responses to own essay questions 4. Prepare mind and body (sleep!) for exam 5. Debrief self on every exam 2 |
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Anxiety |
1. Adopt a regular sleep and nutrition schedule 2. Study early, study often 3. Take breaks to restore mind and body 4. Learn to calm nerves during peak stress 2 5. Use your planner |
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Writing |
1. Keep up with all of your reading and notes 2. Make sure you understand the essay topic 3. Utilize preceptors and writing lab tutors 4. Address grammar and writing mechanics 2 5. Revise, revise, revise |
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2 Link to example worksheets suitable for printing |
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| http://faculty.mercer.edu/zimmerman_jj/LSK186S/QuickstartGuide.htm | |
| *zimmerman_jj@mercer.edu | |
| 478-301-2669 | |
