Study Methods
When using color coded notes, this color should be used to notate important information.
What is yellow?
This person is your RA AND a math major who is more than happy to help with your math classes!
Who is Bridget?
Professors have these at least once a week, where you can ask questions and receive help on homework and exams.
What are office hours?
This can be used to organize your thoughts, main points, and supporting evidence before you start writing.
What is an outline?
True or false: Studying where you sleep (ex your dorm room) can train your brain to associate your bed with work, rather than rest. It's best to rotate your study spots.
True
The Leitner System relies on this tool to help the brain recall information.
What are flashcards?
The best tool to study for a math test.
What is homework?
This campus resource offers study space, free printing, snacks, study sessions (1-1 or groups), and SI sessions, all offered by students who previously took the course.
What is the Vol Study Center?
Every essay must include this when you use any outside source.
What is a citation/bibliography?
The best way to avoid burn-out and cramming the night before an exam is called this
What is planning ahead?
This method focuses on studying over long periods of time and not cramming the night before. On day 1, you learn the material. On days 2 and 3, you revisit and review. Each week, continue to dedicate some time each day to review the materials.
What is spaced practice OR distributed practice?
Simply rereading the textbook and homework problems without trying to solve them is a ___ idea.
What is bad?
This UT resource has access to multiple resource databases and scholarly articles.
What is the library (website)?
This writing method when using quotes suggest that you first introduce the topic and the person who is being quoted, then state the quote WITH CITATIONS, then elaborate in your own words and connect the quote to your topic.
What is the quote sandwich method?
It is recommended that most college students need this much sleep at night for optimal brain functioning.
What is 7-9 hours?
The Feynman Technique is based on the idea "If you want to understand something well, try to explain it _______"
simply OR in your own words
For most professors, it's possible to get partial credit on a problem you can't solve if you explain your reasoning of this.
What are the next steps?
The Math Place, a resource that offers tutors to help with math homework problems, is located in this building.
What is the library?
(Hodges Library North Commons on the second floor)
Many recommend it's best to write this sentence in your essay first.
What is the thesis?
Doing this before studying can help increase energy levels, kickstart brain functions, improve your memory, reduced stress and improve your mood.
What is exercising?
The SQ3R method uses reading comprehension to identify important facts and retain information in the textbook. What does each letter in the acronym stand for? (S.Q.R.R.R)
100 points for each correct letter!!
S: Survey
Q: Question
R: Read
R: Recite
R: Review
The act of teaching someone else can help your memory and understanding, and the technical term for this is what?
What is retrieval or recall?
This website url is where I can find the schedule for group study sessions or schedule a 1-1 appointment for over 200 courses through the Vol Study Center.
What is academicsuccess.utk.edu?
The standard three-point essay is made up of 5 original sentences surrounded by supporting paragraphs. List the 5 sentences to include. 100 points per correct sentence.
What are introduction/thesis, body 1, body 2, body 3, and conclusion?
The Pomodoro Technique recommends using these three time intervals for the best studying/rest times.
__(1)__ : study/focus time
__(2)__ : break time
What is (1) 90 minutes and (2) 20 minutes?
(I'll also accept 52 minutes and 17 minutes)