Study Skills Strategies

- Study Skills Strategies. 4th Edition. Uelaine A. Lengefeld. 50 minutes series book. 2009.       Cripse Series. US

- To cover professional development topics in the shortest possible time.
- Easy-to-read / understand self-study.
- design study schedule for you, note taking formal / informal / digitize

- taking research notes, critical reading skill, read and underline, use numbers,
vertical line, asterisks, recall phrases, defines, circles or boxes, highlighting
recite and write

- 1. spread out memory work

- 2. recite material aloud
      see it / say it / write it / repeat it / listen it

- 3. expect to remember
      I know I can remember

- 4. organize the material
      pattern or a relationship

- 5. test and retest
      memorize first, go second item and memorize it,
      now repeat first and second by memory,
      memorize third and repeat first, second and third

- 6. over learn
      learned several times
      encode the correct formula into your long-term memory

- 7. use recall hooks
      short-form / rhyming
      visualize for success / timelines / tree map / flow chart
      study map / clustering / branching lines

question keywords           suggestion
1. summarize                  sum up, give the main points briefly
2. evaluate                     give the good points and the bad one, appraize
3. contrast                     bring out the points of differences
4. explain                       make clear, interpret, make plain, tell how to do
5. describe                     give an account of, tell about, give a word of picture
6. define                        give meaning of word / concept,
                                    place it in the class to which it belongs
7. compare                    bring out points of similarity / differences
8. discuss                      talk over/consider from various point of view
9. justify                        show good reasons for
11. trace                       follow the course of/follow the trail of
12. interpret                  make plain, give your meaning of / translate
13. prove                      establish the truth of something /
                                   by gibing evidence, logical reasons
14. illustrate                 use a word picture / a diagram / a chart /
                                  a concrete example to clarify a point

for further reading
http://cengagesites.com/academic/assets/sites/Axzo/1426090854pv.pdf

SOAR Study Skills

Willing to review a book, SOAR Study Skills, written by Susan Kruger in 2011.

Main objectives of the books are
- to get better grades and have more time for fun.
- improve students grades in less time.
- explore many resources for students.
- highlight strategies are simple and students friendly

Author said "I can do it, you can do it".

SOAR study skills describes a collection of tips and strategies how to learn more efficiently. Most of the techniques can be used immediately. A bit of practise regular use over the course of a month or a semester.

How are you smart? encourages you to explore you abilities and interests recognizing the talents that you posses. This book contain core strategies, 100 of skills, 4 basic Principles: Set goals, Organize, Ask questions and Record (SOAR) your progress.

Interpersonal intelligence, special talents, find and develop confidence in your own smart self.

Set Goals: to accomplish, determine your goals, priorities, plan for action.

Organize: organize your papers / Space / Time

Ask Questions: interacting with teachers, reading text books, writing papers, taking & studying notes, taking a seat of "T" Zone in classroom is the best to get teacher's attention first.

Record your progress: tracking your grades, monitoring your goals, recognizing achievements.

for further reading:

https://studyskills.com/category/students/#