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Study Skills Part 2

Review of Part 1 main Ideas

studying involves encoding information in long term memory

knowledge gets into working memory first

this requires attention

moving it to long term memory is related to

connecting with things we already know

rehearsal

elaboration

Part 2 Contents

Using summaries

Using Cornell Note Taking

Using flash cards

Mnemonic Devices

Time Considerations

Although this session has a lot of generic information, it is also especially geared to my own students and related to common tasks I assign in my classes.

Using Summaries

Compose strong summaries of your reading assignments

include all the main ideas

include necessary supporting details

completely in your own words

only about 10%-20% the length of the original

Use the "Five and Three Style Summary

the 3-sentence personal reaction

Example

Using Cornell Notes

Begin reading the abstract at the bottom

Ask yourself the questions while covering up the notes

Check off ones you got right so you stop studying them

Example

Using Flash Cards

one question per card with answer on the back

as you quiz yourself, create two piles: correct and incorrect

repeat study on the cards in the "wrong" pile

do one more review at the end to be sure you know them all.

Digital versions

Quizlet

the Tutor at InnovationAssessments.com

Google Slides

Using the website resources at Innovation Assessments

Accessing your assignments

Using the Cornell Notes app

Using the M-C Tutors

Using the Composition and Cornell Notes coaches

Mnemonic Devices

inverted spelling

acronyms

Loci method

imagery stories

chunking

word(s) within a word

peg method https://www.verywellhealth.com/memory-tip-1-keyword-mnemonics-98466