Study Smarter, Not Harder
Studying a little bit over several days instead of cramming the night before.
What is spaced practice?
This tool helps students keep track of assignments, appointments, and deadlines.
What is a planner or calendar?
The letter S in SMART stands for this.
What is specific?
The belief that abilities and skills can improve through effort, strategies, and practice.
What is a growth mindset?
This document outlines course expectations, assignments, grading, and important policies.
What is a syllabus?
Testing yourself on information without looking at your notes.
What is retrieval practice?
Putting off an assignment even though you know you should be working on it.
What is procrastination?
These are the beliefs and principles that guide our decisions and actions.
What are values?
The ability to recover and adapt after experiencing challenges or setbacks.
What is resilience?
Highlighting, annotating, and asking questions while reading are examples of this strategy.
What is active reading?
A study technique involving 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break.
What is the Pomodoro Technique?
In the urgent vs. important grid, this type of task should be scheduled before it becomes urgent.
What is important but not urgent?
This part of a SMART goal helps you know whether you're making progress toward your goal.
What is measurable?
Adding this three-letter word to “I can’t do this” can encourage a growth mindset.
What is "yet"?
This note-taking strategy uses a central idea with connected branches to show relationships between concepts.
What is a mind map or concept map?
Explaining a concept in your own words to demonstrate understanding.
What is the teach-back method?
Breaking a large assignment into smaller, manageable steps helps reduce this common challenge.
What is procrastination or feeling overwhelmed?
“I want to get better grades” is not a SMART goal because it lacks which of the S-M-A-R-T? (only need to answer one)
What are specific actions, measurable outcomes, and a timeframe?
A student feels nervous about joining a club where they don't know anyone but decides to attend a meeting anyway. This is an example of doing what?
What is stepping outside of your comfort zone?
Rather than waiting until you’re failing, students should seek academic support at this point.
What is as soon as they recognize they need help?
A student rereads their notes five times but cannot remember the information during an exam. Name a more effective study strategy.
What is retrieval practice, self-testing, or practice questions?
You have an exam tomorrow, a paper due next week, and friends inviting you out. What should you consider when deciding what to do first?
What are urgency, importance, and priorities?
A student who values personal growth challenges themselves to try one new campus activity each month. This is an example of how these two things work together.
What are values and goals?
Someone with a growth mindset knows that making mistakes is part of learning. Instead of giving up, they see mistakes as a chance to do what?
What is learn, improve, or grow?
A student is struggling with an assignment, feeling overwhelmed, and unsure where to start. Name two appropriate actions they could take.
What are contacting the professor, visiting academic support services, meeting with an advisor, or breaking the assignment into smaller steps?