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What is a pneumonic and how do you use it to study?
A phrase you make up to help you remember something. Does McDonalds Sell Burgers?
What does kinesthetic-tactile mean?
Using your sense of touch and movement.
What is task initiation?
Being able to get started on a task instead of procrastinating.
What is working memory?
The skill it takes for your brain to remember and use several things at once.
You have a test on Friday. What day should you NOT START your studying?
Thursday
After writing your name, what is the first thing you should do when you take a test?
Read ALL of the directions.
A person who likes to study by writing things down over and over likes to use what learning style(s) to study?
Visual AND tactile-kinesthetic.
What are the three types of learning styles?
Auditory, Visual, Tactile-Kinesthetic.
A person who likes to study by drawing pictures of concepts and definitions instead of writing words prefers what learning style?
Visual
A person who prefers to study by reading things out loud AND having things called out to them prefers to use what learning style?
Auditory
It is possible to improve your memory?
YES! Can you name some of the memory games we played?
- Number sequence, Going to Grandma's,items in a group
You can get home at night and know what homework you have or if you do not have any homework in a particular class, and if you have tests for the week.
A tactile-kinesthetic learner.
What type of learner would benefit from using colors to organize their notes and to study?
A visual learner.
Is it important to only use one type of learning style when studying?
NO! It is important to use all learning styles when studying, although you may have a preference as to what to use the most.
Define perseverance.
Not giving up; to continue working until the task is completed or a goal is met.
Is it good to repeat something you are trying to learn over and over? What is the term for this?
repetition
bonus point for rehearsal
You have to read a chapter in history and learn it for a quiz. What should you do to study?
Looking for:
1)Write a few summary words for each paragraph or section
2)Boil down the information to the most important words.
3)Rewrite in fewer and fewer words that give the main idea and key facts.
What are some general words used in true-false questions that can be used to make a statement true?
usually, sometimes, generally, mostly
If you have your mom call out things to you to study, what should you add to this process to make it a better study session?
Write the answers down so that you ALSO make the task visual and kinesthetic.
Name at least 7 categories of Executive Functioning Skills
Planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, metacognition, self-control, attention, flexibility, perseverance
Name at least two of the test-taking skills that we talked about.
Slash the Trash
Jail the Details
Tick Tock Mind the Clock
Be Slick and Predict
Name three "absolute" words that are used in True-False statements on tests. They are used to make a statement that appears to be true into a false statement.
always everyone
all everything
never no
none
Why did we practice making a story pyramid with fairy tales? What skills were you practicing?
Choosing the key words, or the most important words, in a story or text.
Define metacognition.
Thinking about your thinking.