Time Management
Carrying pocket work allows you to use this time management strategy.
Hidden Time
The process of taking individual units of information and grouping them into larger units.
Chunking
In order to gain comprehension of reading material, it is essential to read with this in mind.
Purpose
Positive reinforcement
Making connections with people outside of your social network, specifically those above you in the social hierarchy can help provide you with more of these.
Opportunities
Using a concentration score sheet is one technique for reducing this type of distraction.
Internal
If you're not understanding reading material, or if you encounter abstract ideas or detailed technical information within a reading, doing this would improve your comprehension.
Slowing down your reading rate.
Difficult, time-consuming, lack of knowledge or skills, and fears of judgement from others are considered 4 simple reasons for doing this.
Procrastinating
On average, how many days of repeating a new behavior does it take to establish that behavior as a habit?
66
Using the spider technique is one way to reduce this type of distraction.
External
Increased intervals of time between review of learned material to enhance retention.
Spaced Repetition
In addition to listening effectively to a lecture, taking notes, and having a system for organizing your notes, this is one of the 4 steps to approaching a lecture.
Prepare (by reviewing syllabus, being up to date on readings, assignments, and reviewing previous class notes)
Some ways to resolve this complex reason for procrastinating are to praise what you've done, tell yourself that the work you've done is good enough, and remind yourself that it's okay to have a few mistakes.
Perfectionism
Printing, study skills support, tutoring, mentoring, and academic advising are all examples of free services offered to these students.
TRIO Scholars
This method for discouraging internal distractions involves writing down distracting thoughts as they come up and putting them aside until you're done with the priority at hand.
A worry pad
Items to be remembered are mentally associated with specific physical locations.
The Method of Loci
Studies have shown that taking notes in this way leads to greater retention and comprehension of a topic than taking notes on a computer.
By hand / handwritten
People who are strong in this intelligence enjoy exploring how things work, and might study by using charts, graphs, or mathematical diagrams.
Logical / Mathematical
This technique can help you gain forward momentum on a project you've been avoiding, by setting a timer for 20 or 25 minutes, and working uninterrupted on your project until the timer goes off.
The pomodoro technique
When filling out this time management tool, events should be sparse, vivid, and include main events only.
Term Schedule
Learning a concept through more than 1 different inputs and formats (visually, kinesthetically, verbally, etc.).
Multi-Modal Learning
If reading material is simple and contains few new ideas, your reading rate could do this.
Speed up
People who are strong in this intelligence like to move and often enjoy participating sports. They might study by exercising while studying.
Body / Kinesthetic
2 terms:
It is best to do this (1) for a participation class, such as a foreign language, and this (2) for a lecture class that covers a large quantity of information during class.
(1) preview
(2) review