STUDY TIPS FOR STUDENTS:
Get Organized
Organization is important:
You can’t do your homework if you
- Don’t remember what the assignment is
- You leave your books at school
- You aren’t sure about what you should do for the assignment
- You brought home the wrong papers.
- Your books or other materials have been misplaced
Get a Go
Home Folder
Keep an Assignment Log -
Use your Red Hawk Student Handbook / Calendar
Keep an assignment Calendar
Study Environment
Study in one regular location designed for studying
Study in a place free from noise and interference (TV, loud music, talking.
People doing other
things.
Study in a well-lit place free from visual distractions (posters, TV, pictures,
or
hobbies
Study in a comfortable (but not too relaxed place)
Have
all of your study materials in your study location.
Set a
goal to improve your study environment
Take Good notes
Notes give you a written record to review
Force us to pay attention
Organize the speaker’s words or the text you are reading
Have a summary of a classroom discussion
Outlining- Main ideas and details underneath
Mapping- use a picture to explain topic, and supporting details
Venn Diagram- compare and contrast ideas
Clues
Anything the teacher tells you to write down should be in your notes
Anything
the teacher writes on the board
Anything the teacher repeats should be included
Anything
the teacher emphasizes should be in your notes
DO
HAVE 2 PENS
DO
USE WIDE-RULED PAPER
DO
LABEL THE PAGE
DO TUNE IN
DO ASK QUESTIONS
DO
WRITE DOWN
DON’T
TRY TO WRITE EVERY WORD
DON’T WORRY ABOUT HANDWRITING
COPY
THE NOTES OVER LATER FOR EASIER READING AND TO REINFORCE IN MEMORY
Read
Effectively
- Skim
i. Chapter and section headings
ii. Introductions
iii. Sidebars
iv. Charts and tables
v. Pictures captions
vi. Summaries
vii. End of chapter questions
b. Question
c. Read
d. Recite
e. Review
f. Active Study Strategies
g. Reciting
h. Explain the topic out loud and in your own words
ii. Teach a lesson on the topic to someone else
iii. Ask and answer questions that might be on a test
- Writing and remembering
i. Make flash cards- word on one side- definition on other
ii. Recopy your notes – high more important points
- Visualizing
i. Close your eyes and picture what you are trying to remember
ii. Create pictures and charts to describe what you are learning
iii. Go online and visit web sites about the topic you are studying
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Homework: Practice new skills that were learned in class. Practice helps you remember what you learned. Keep old skills fresh Review what you learned in class. Learn new things not covered in class Prepare for new lessons.
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By assigning homework Teachers can: Check how well you understand their lessons Discover what areas you need help in. Identify areas the class needs to review
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Homework Tips: Pick a set study time. Set up a study area Do the hardest stuff first Take a break Ask for help
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To Learn More About Good Study Habits click the links below. |
Some Websites that might help you:
www.ash.udel.edu/ash/index.html
http://tristate.phg.net/~pinch13/
www.wkbw.com/homework/homework.html
Online Encyclopedias
www.clever.net/cam/encyclopedia.html
www.encyberpedia.com/ency.html
Online Dictionaries
www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction.html
Online Thesauruses
Online Almanacs
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Online Atlases
http://tiger.census.gov/
www.pdsimage.wr.usgs.gov/PDS/public/mapmaker/
Other Research Resources
www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm - inspires story telling and writing
www.oplin.lib.oh.us/oh_kids - learn more about grammar, spelling, and writing
www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ - a guide to award winning children books
www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html - test your grammar skills
www.vocabulary.com -word games
www.biography.com - learn important facts about famous people past or present
www.ipl.org/youth/cquest -get better acquainted with other cultures
www.discovery.com - exploring science
http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm - the electronic zoo, facts about animals
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ - science experiments
http://sln.fi.edu/ online science exhibits
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math - mathematics homework helper
www.csr.uvic.ca/~mmania - mathmania, problem solving math stories
www.funbrain.com/math/index.html - math baseball learning games
French – www.jump-gate.com/languages/french
Spanish – ww.docuWeb.ca/SiSpain/English/course/Calgary/intro.html
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