As the new learning consultant for the department, I'd like to briefly share a few ideas I have that might be able to help our students excel further in their PSYC100 courses. It has been brought to my attention that the students that attend study hall; a quiet atmosphere, have excelled in their course examinations, while some others continue to struggle. I think we may be able to help alter that. There have been multiple studies on the topic of students' study habits, but there was also a study conducted by Gurung at UW, where he studied whether certain study habits were more helpful than others. He took 229 students of both sexes and assessed their study methods, distractions they may have had, and their confidence with the material. He placed
We have been taught all throughout our years of school that grades are important. True, grades are very important, but are they the only quality we should be focusing on as we enter college? Perhaps we should look past grades and focus on things such as the adaptation into the college life. Patrick Sullivan shares college education is more than just tests and intelligence. He also shares tips on how to prepare for this life-changing move into adulthood. In his article “Essential Habits of Mind for College Readiness”, Sullivan discusses specific qualities that are crucial in college years and beyond, such as curiosity, openness, creativity, accountability, humility, and character. I believe these qualities are what shape a college student, because
Stiggins, R., & Chappuis, J. (2008). Enhancing Student Learning. Retrieved from July 2009 from, http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticlepf.aspx?articleid=1362.
Tests play a major role in a student’s academic career: they determine where the student goes to college, which AP classes the student will be able to take, and so on. Considering this information, it is vital to discover effective study methods that will enable students to retain the material longer and clearer. The article “Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits” by Benedict Carey presents the notion that efficacious studying must include diversity. Based upon years of scientific experiments, psychologists have been able to conclude that studying various material in various places and at spaced out intervals are better study habits than studying one subject in one sitting for a long period of consecutive time. The article is also centered
Carter, Carol, and Lewis Dylan. Study skills for high school students. Denver, CO: LifeBound, 2006.
An awesome tip you can apply is to make use of things that are important and valuable to you by utilising them in the background of the subjects. Utilise the things that carry importance to you and a lot of valuable memories as motivations.
To improve this, I should communicate with others about what am I going to do and where am I going to study, and how I will appreciate the respect they give for my privacy upon studying. I have found some helpful hints while researching that will help me out; these hints consists of, finding an environment that suits me and makes me feel comfortable, but not so comfortable that will put me to sleep. Inform others that the space belongs to me while I study, and avoid areas like kitchen tables or couches, and avoid multi-tasking. I should eat first before I study so that food won’t come to mind when I’m doing my work. And lastly to always come prepared, I need to bring supplies like pens, pencils, paper and many other equipment that I need.
During my 9 years here at Heninger, I learned how to stay calm most of the time as we had to present up in the class. This was helpful as I was shy most of the time and it helped me talk more, and not stay quiet. The main thing I remember them teaching me was how to take notes and how to see what is important, to
I never noticed how much psychology could be incorporated into everyday life. But really, any decision or action you take is related to it. I have personally been extremely interested in social psychology: why people do things because of social norms, what people do in order to look socially acceptable, etc. Others topics I also find interesting are sensation and perception; how past experiences can influence how you perceive the things around you, states of consciousness; how things that have happened in your day can be transferred into a mash of events in your dreams, motivation and emotion; what makes a person do something or what makes a person start or stop procrastination, and lastly: personality; what characteristics and traits stand out the most in a person, what makes a person who they are.
Upon reflection of the UNIV 100 course, I realize there are three primary areas that I learned that will assist me in attaining my degree. They are: time management; software and online tools; and critical thinking. First, time management must play a part to be successful. Therefore, I struck a balance and set priorities in my life that included church, family, work, exercise, and rest (The Holy Bible: New International Version, Mat 6.33; 1 Tim 5.8; Heb 4.10). Without balance, everything falls apart. Therefore, I made provisions to keep everything in the proper perspective and priority. Another discovery were the helpful tools that I put to use. These tool are increasing my effectiveness and the quality of my research. For instance, I began
I find this helpful in all classes that I take. Not all teachers teach in the same way, therefore, I need to figure out my studying skills for every teacher I have. In Micro class, I figured out that I needed to pay attention to the material that was covered in the lab, and the class assignments. When I was studying I focused on these two parts of class the most. Of course, I would still reread the PowerPoints and all my class notes. Furthermore, note taking was an extremely important part of this class. I would rewrite my notes so that I was able to have a better understanding of the
Being a successful student and achieving continued academic success is fundamental in order to complete an associate degree and become a successful professional. College is challenging, but it can be a rewarding growth experience and easier when setting up goals. Having educational and career goals helps students keep the focus and motivation. Besides, having knowledge of different learning styles can help students learn about themselves and increase efficiency while studying. Writing skills learned in college are also a powerful tool for both academic and career success. The campus is a great place to find tools to succeed and achieve continued academic success. It is also important to keep academic honesty as a good habit and as a value of integrity throughout college and later on in the professional environment.
Success in education is not just instinctive or based on brain capacity, it equally depends on good study habits and the skills one learns and develops from practice through time. This essay will examine the various different strategies which enable effective study and help students organise themselves better. When you first start to study it is very difficult since it has had no previous relevance to you, no “Shape”, you have to develop some kind of system that suits you otherwise you will continue to find it hard to settle into a routine.
In today’s world, education has been a primary preoccupation in order to have a bright future or a decent job. The need of high academic achievements such as college and university degrees is now a symbol of success in life. In order to get those symbols, high academic performance is required, and to achieve success, studying is very important. Consequently, developing permanent studying habits is crucial. Furthermore, the use of study habits could develop characteristics that are in demand at the workplace, such as organization, self-discipline, motivation, trust, etc. In fact, such traits could be the difference when it comes to differentiate a leader and a follower; as a result, companies prefer to hire people with those traits. In education, students have different study habits/skills, which depend and vary between individuals. Some prefer readings instead of attending class, other favour taking notes, some might choose to listen, but in fact, most students choose to use multiple skills in order to succeed. This study will focus on college student’ study skills and their relationship with their academic performance, as well as some factors that impede using study habits.
One of the more popular areas of psychology is Educational Psychology. Educational Psychology can be explained several ways. The idea is to study theories and concepts from different parts of psychology and apply them in educational settings. These educational settings may occur in different school settings such as preschool. The goal of educational psychology is to create a positive student-teacher relationship. Educational psychology uses five different types of psychology, behavioral, cognitive, developmental, and social cognitive, and constructivist in this research paper I will be briefly discussing each type of psychology listed above.
As a student, I have the worse studying method. Studying for a test is one of my fears. You know how some student can sit in one spot and study the brain out and never get bored. Well I’m nothing like that. I’m that type of student that can seated in one spot for just a few moment and then get lazy and wanted to give up. That something that I want to change about myself. I want to change the way I study so that I can improve my grade and go further on my education. In order for me to change my studying habits I know that I have to make some change in my life and my surrounding. If I’m going to change my habit. I have to have a purpose, activities, and goals. Recourse and barriers.