Learning Styles
Visual, Tactile and Auditory
What are the 3 learning styles listed in your book?
Use spare moments to study, combining activities whenever possible and calling before you make a trip.
What are strategies to maximize your time?
Breathing exercises, engaging in physical exercise and taking a mini-vacation in your mind.
What are methods of controlling your reaction to stress?
Studying with a group, limit your studying to 1-2 hours time periods and using note cards.
What are a examples of effective study skills?
Heart racing, inability to sleep and constant fatique.
What are some physical signs of stress?
Flash cards, videos, demonstrations
What are examples of how a visual learner learns best?
Lack of planning, lack of priorities and over- commitment.
What are common time wasters?
Don't cram the night before
Get up a little early
Include time for breakfast
What are good things to do to help prepare for a exam?
Setting up a specific time to study and reviewing notes right before bed.
What are effective methods of studying individually?
Inability to concentrate, feeling uneasy constantly and irritability.
What are mental signs of stress?
Studying out loud
What is an example of how someone with an auditory learning style learns best?
A. Must be done today
B. Do today if possible, must be done but can wait
C. This is not essential; may be postponed indefinitely
What is assigning priorities to tasks?
Answer questions on the last page first.
Take 30 seconds to close your eyes and take one slow deep breath.
What are good things to do to during an exam to decrease anxiety?
Decide what courses you are going to study that day.
Eat a small breakfast.
Select the most difficult content to study first.
What are the first steps to take when planning a day to study?
Going on a picnic, buying a flower, using time wisely, and keeping a journal.
What are some ways of coping with stress?
Write notes as you read
What is an example of how a tactile learner learns best?
A checklist or a To Do list.
What is an example of an effective time management tool?
Review all of the questions
Don't let yourself become unnerved if you see an unfamiliar question.
Answer the questions that seem easiest first.
What are good tips for taking essay tests?
Keep one corner of the room for school supplies.
Ask family members to help clean.Shop by phone for groceries.
What are good rules/ideas to follow to gain more study (and play) time?
1 Moment Meditation
What was the name of the video Dr. Renfro showed to help deal with stress?