Study Skills
Learning Styles:
Learning Styles:
-Students learn in many ways, but for most students, one method stands out.
-Students learn in many ways, but for most students, one method stands out.
-Why is this important?
-Why is this important?
Research shows that students can perform better in tests if they change study habits to fit their own personal learning styles.
Research shows that students can perform better in tests if they change study habits to fit their own personal learning styles.
Visual Learners
Visual Learners
-Think in terms of pictures - Prefer to see things written down, in an overhead, in a handout.
-Think in terms of pictures - Prefer to see things written down, in an overhead, in a handout.
-Good Tools for Visual Learners
-Good Tools for Visual Learners
Graphs - Charts - Maps
Graphs - Charts - Maps
Auditory Learners
Auditory Learners
-Learn best by listening - they typically like to learn through lectures, discussions, and reading aloud. They remember best through hearing and saying items aloud
-Learn best by listening - they typically like to learn through lectures, discussions, and reading aloud. They remember best through hearing and saying items aloud
-Good Tools for Auditory Learners
-Good Tools for Auditory Learners
Group Discussions - Watching Videos - Repeating facts with eyes closed.
Group Discussions - Watching Videos - Repeating facts with eyes closed.
Kinesthetic Learners
Kinesthetic Learners
-Learn best through touching, feeling, and experiencing that which they are trying to learn. They remember best by writing or physically manipulating the information.
-Learn best through touching, feeling, and experiencing that which they are trying to learn. They remember best by writing or physically manipulating the information.
-Good Tools for Kinesthetic Learners
-Good Tools for Kinesthetic Learners
Hands- on experiences, Role playing, Varied movement
Hands- on experiences, Role playing, Varied movement
Study Skills...
Study Skills...
Setting Goals
Setting Goals
-Short term and long term goals
-Short term and long term goals
-What grades do you want to EARN in your classes?
-What grades do you want to EARN in your classes?
-What do you need to do to accomplish those goals?
-What do you need to do to accomplish those goals?
