an accurate perception of how well you know the material, and forces
you to think about it, rather than just look over it.
Some Tips:
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• Test yourself someplace where nobody can see you
and recite the answers out loud.
That's the best way to be sure that you can explain them
• Study with a friend from your class.
You can share ideas and help each other out with concepts.
You can use each other to make sure that you're explaining your
answers adequately
Text books
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Problems with a single text
for a subject or course include:
Some Recommendations:
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o note when and where they were written, and how that
affects the viewpoint
• Understand the connections
between events, actors, and circumstances rather than learn a
series of "facts" which can be easily be forgotten
• Use in-class or on-line discussion time
to test your understanding and ask questions!
Visual/spatial learning
I visualize things in my mind before
I have to do them. It is like
having a mental workshop.
Jack Youngblood, 1950- , American
Organizing:
Observing/experiencing:
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about others. They establish eye contact when speaking, though
can be distracted by their surroundings. So also background
sounds can disrupt their listening skills, and they often doodle
during lectures, at meetings, etc.
• They prefer to read and work under subdued or natural
lighting
and in comfortable conditions, and are uncomofrtable with
glare/harsh lighting, rough clothing, drafts, and temperature
extremes
Learning strategies:
Study habits
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in place of routine drill and practice that will challenge your
attention span
• Use mind or concept maps (rather than outlines)
to organize writing assignments to visualize ideas, their
connections, sequences, and conclusions
Brainstorm using illustrations, mind maps and models
• Look for alternative sources of visual material when you
study
videos, overheads and PowerPoint demonstrations, graphs,
maps, and media programs
Using technology:
For lectures
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• Write or illustrate in the margins
to emphasize important material
Test taking/assessment