Exan Review
Phase 1 of Muscle Reading:
Preview, Outline, Question
Phase 2 of Muslce Reading:
Focus, Reflect, Answer
Phase 3 of Muscle Reading:
Recite, Review, Review Again
In addition to underlining and highlighting, there are other ways to mark up a text. List 3.
1. Circle important words or concepts
2. Use side notes
3. Use abbreviation
Explain at least 3 techniques you can use when reading is tough.
1. Estimate the total number of pages that you'll read.
2. Schedule reading time
3. When you can't read everythinf, read something.
Three major steps of effective note taking.
Observing, Recording, Reviewing
Describe 3 techniques for dealing with the thoughts connected to test anxiety.
1. Over Prepare
2.Dispute your thoughts
3. Praise yourself
Levels of thinking.
1. Remebering
2.Understanding
3.Applying
4.Analyzing
5.Evaluating
6.Creating
Ways to Improve Concentration
Setting the Physical Stage(appropriate noise level)
Setting the Mental Stage(relaxation)
What is self-efficacy
Your belief in your ability to determine the outcomes that are strongly influenced by your own behaviour
Short-term memory
limited capacity and disappears fast.
Long-term memory
Allows you to recall info from day to day, week to week. Permanent memory store.
Metacognition
Thinking about thinking, learning about learning
3 Memory Techniques
Be Selective
Learn Actively
Create Pictures
Deep Learning
In-depth understanding to learn the connections between concepts
3 Ways to Stop Procrastination
1. Trick yourself into getting started
2. Think ahead
3. Create Goals
5 ways to get the most out of now
1. Get ready the night before
2.Ask: Can I do just one more thing
3.Learn to say no
4.Pay attention to your attention
5.Set limits on your screen time
Intrinsic Motivation
The internal feeling you get when accomplishing or getting a task done.
Extrinsic Motivation
The external feeling when doing a task or activity. For external rewards or to avoid punishment
Growth Mindset
The idea that intelligance is malleable and capable of change. Can stick with a difficult task and purse long-term goals.
Fixed Mindset
People see intelligence or talents that cannot be altered, and they tend to give up when faced with a challenge.
Academic Tenacity
The ability to work hard and achieve long term education goals even in the face of setbacks.
Intention Statements
Statements of your commitment to do a specific task or take certain action.
Discovery Statements
A record of what you are learning about yourself as a student(strengths & weaknesses).
Learning Styles
How we prefer to perceive and procees information. Perceive, process & make sense of them.
Characteristics of a Master Student
1. Engage in Learning
2. Manage out of class time
3. Adopt a growth mindset
4. Be tech-savvy
5. Nurture Grit
What is self-monitoring
Checking in with yourself regularly to see if you really understand the material.
What is Muscle Reading
A three-phase technique you can use to extract the ideas and information you want.
What is daily review
include short pre-and post-class reviews of your notes. Focus on two types of materials: materials you've just learned and materials that involves simple memorization.
What is a major review
Done the week before final exams. Helps deepen your understanding of the material.
What is critical thinking?
It is a learned skill, it is an essential element of being a self regulates learner and a master student
What does SOAR stand for?
select
organize
associate
rehearse
Benefits of Critical Thinking
Promotes social changes
Frees us from self-deception
Is essential for information literacy
Explain how Growth mindset & Fixed mindset are similar & different.
These mindsets can be changed and they are both learned.
Growth mindset: Is the idea that intelligence is malleable and capable of change.
Fixed mindset: Is the idea that intelligence or talents cannot be altered and tend to give up when faced with a challenge.
Why is persisting at difficult tasks important to academic tenacity?
It is important because if you're able to tolerate frustration and regulate your behavor, you're likelihood of success will increase and you will also enhance your growth mindset and develop your academic tenacity.
What is Elaboration?
Encoding new information by asking yourself questions such as, how does this connect to what I previously learned?
What is the processing model?
It is a cognitive theory that focuses on how information is encoded into our memory.
It also describes how our brain filters info, from what we are paying attention to in the moment, and what get stored into our short-term or working memory.
Describe 3 techniques for dealing with the physical feelings connected to test anxiety.
1. Use guided imagery
2.Care for your body as much as your mind.
3. Breathe.
According to the text, critical thinkinf and thorough thinking are two distinct and different activities. True or False?
False, critical thinking and thorough thinking point to the same array of activities such as: sorting out conflict claims, weighing the evidence etc.
Why is breaking down a big task down into smaller units important for getting your work completed?
It is important for getting your work done because it makes your work more manageable and less intimidating when it's in smaller steps. It also helps avoid stress, and the feeling of being overwhelmed.