Time Management
This tool can help manage tasks, deadlines, and schedules effectively.
Calendar, planner or agenda
What should you do when you start to feel overwhelmed and unproductive when studying?
Take a break
When can you apply for tutoring?
Any time after your classes begin! Not based off performance.
How do you schedule an appointment with a LEAD Counselor?
Make an appointment online or email us
What is the first step in time management?
Planning or writing it down
This study strategy involves spreading out study sessions over time to improve long-term retention.
Spaced repetition or distributed practice
How is tutoring conducted? (i.e. Individualized, Small Group, Large Group)? More than one answer can be selected.
Small & large group
What are three ways to engage in self-care?
(Answers include anything that nourishes you physically, mentally, socially, spiritually)
This technique involves working for 25 minutes, then taking a 5-minute break
Pomodoro Technique
Name 2 ways to practice self-testing to support information retrieval (after content is understood).
Flashcards, practice questions, self-quizzing based on an outline, etc.
When can you schedule an individualized exam review?
After the group review facilitated by the college
Where can you meet with a LEAD Counselor?
Online or the Pumerantz Learning Center
What is often forgotten when planning a schedule?
Self-care
What are three methods of understanding course content?
Active Learning, previewing lectures, learning objectives, group studying, one-pagers, connection to prior knowledge, spaced repetition
What is a requirement before you enter tutoring?
Meeting with a LEAD counselor (or) signing up online to select which classes you would like tutoring for.
What is one additional area (not explicitly listed as Jeopardy categories) that LEAD can assist you with?
Focus, Test-taking, Board Preparation, Stress Management, Academic/Professional Writing
When planning your schedule, what personal characteristic should you take into consideration?
Energy levels or greatest productivity times
What is the formula for study success?
(Understanding + Retrieving) ^Consistency = Learning
What is the goal of an exam review?
To identify test-taking trends and general knowledge gaps
What can you do if you can't find matching availability in your schedule with the LEAD office?
Email lead@westernu.edu, or email any member from our LEAD Team personally.