General Study Skills
Note-Taking Tips
SQ4R
Early School Start Article
Forgetting
100
You should review your notes and handouts on a ________ basis.
Daily
100
This a commonly used note taking method.
Cornell method
100
SQ4R is a method used to help you effectively _______.
Read a textbook!
100
What is the recommended number of hours of sleep teens should be getting?
8-10
100
After 24 hrs, we forget _______ of the information we've learned
50-80%
200
How far in advance should you begin to study for a test?
Five to seven days
200
When taking notes, you should only write down ______.
What is key points/main topics
200
Using the SQ4R will help improve ______ .
Your grades
200
About _____ of high school student sleep 7 hours or less
68%
200
Who developed the "Forgetting Curve"
Hermann Ebbinghaus
300
______ can help you learn key terms & concepts.
Flashcards/making flashcards
300
List some ways you can indicate important information while taking notes.
Highlight, underline, star, CAPS
300
Before beginning to read, you should develop ______ from subtitles or paragraphs.
Questions.
300
What time are teens programmed to fall asleep?
11pm
300
Name 2 factors that influence forgetting
Difficulty of the material How meaningful the material is How the material was learned If the material was reviewed frequently or remembered Physiological factors like stress & sleep
400
Name two advantages of studying in groups
Any two of the following: lets students learn from one another, in-depth discussions, steady studying schedule, moral support, makes studying more fun, teaching others increases your own retention of facts
400
You should try to use ______ to make your note taking more efficient.
What is abbreviations/short hand
400
Surveying your textbook involves ______ .
Browsing the table of contents and index
400
What decreases teens' quality of sleep?
Smartphones, cellphones, electronics!
400
You can usually recall most of the information _________ learning it.
Immediately after
500
What is the worst possible thing you can do when preparing for a test?
CRAM!
500
To be a great notetaker you must ________.
Actively listen
500
The 4 R's stand for
Read, respond, record, & review
500
Name three things experts recommended to ensure teens are getting enough sleep.
Reduce after-school activities Proper diet Daily exercise Remove electronics at night Reduce naps Abstain from caffeine in late afternoon/evening Keep the bedroom comfortable, cool, & dark
500
Based on the "Forgetting Curve" we should ______, in order to retain the information we just learned.
Review our notes, textbook, etc.
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