PRIORITIZE
and ORGANIZE your study and personal TIME into daily and
weekly patterns of effectiveness.
MAINTAIN
regular study HOURS and ESTABLISH study ENVIRONMENTS in
order to be productive during available afternoon, and
evening hours.
DEVELOP
TIMELINES and keep semester, monthly, and weekly
CALENDARS for the dates when course assignments are due.
Plan and prepare for exams and papers in advance.
ATTEND
LECTURES and develop your critical listening and notetaking abilities. Listen carefully during the first
weeks of class since the theories and foundations are set
up during this time. In many common courses, the final
exam questions are imbedded in these lectures.
Create a
PERSONAL LEARNING PROCESS for the demands of block
scheduling. Know how you learn best by emphasizing
your strengths and styles by seeking assistance to
improve areas of your performance.
ANTICIPATE,
PREVIEW and REVIEW continuously in your courses. When you
get worksheets and papers back discuss them thoroughly
with your teacher. Studying for final examinations
begins now!
APPLY ACTIVE
and SELECTIVE READING strategies by developing questions
that emphasize analytical and critical understanding of
the most important points and details. REINFORCE
YOUR MEMORY by explaining it to someone else aloud and/or
organizing the ideas in writing or making graphic
representations.
SET GOALS
AND ACTIONS for dealing with procrastination and
distractions.
BE TEST WISE
by determining the format and content of exams and
practicing test taking techniques to demonstrate what you
have learned which results in earning more points. Know
course breakdowns and percentages.
All nighters
and other high school study tactics don't usually work well with the increased amounts of work
and degree of difficulty of courses at Dunbar.
