Study Skill Methods
Note Taking
Reading Strategies
Test Taking Strategy
Time Management
100

Eliminating distractions

Going somewhere quiet, and where you can focus.

100

To rewrite in your own words

Paraphrase

100

It is a method to understand words that you may not know

Use Context Clues

100

getting 8 hours of sleep a night

Getting a good nights rest

100

using a paper based or electronic _______, to keep yourself on track

Calendar

200

Making a list of things needing to be studied more.

The Study Checklist

200

Having 3X5 piece of paper that you can test your knowledge with

Flash cards

200

Looking through the text for the important or important information.

Scanning

200

Using a colorful marker in order to emphasize text in a book or notes

Highlighting

200

determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance.

Prioritizing

300

Getting together with peers to review materials for classes/test/etc.

A study groups

300

Helps the brain remember what are in your notes, easier than if you were reading it electronically

Handwriting notes

300

Make a list of things already known about the topic

Activate prior knowledge

300

A way to select the best answer

Eliminate the wrong answers first

300

A way to avoid doing something

Procrastination

400

True or False. It matters where you study.

True

400

A style of notes that make reviewing notes and questions easier

Cornell Notes

400

This is the *key* to remembering.

Repetition

400
What you do if you are unsure of the answer/Guessing

Selecting the same letter for the questions you don't know

400

Being able to complete smaller tasks and more tasks in a short period of time to get the most done

Micro-Tasking

500

Teaching the content to someone else in order to gain a better understanding

The Feynman Method

500

A visual design to branch ideas from the main idea to increase learning.

Mind Mapping

500

What does PRR stand for

Preview, Read, Recall or review

500

The incorrect way to study for a test that requires you to take in large amounts of information at once

Cramming

500

Grouping similar tasks together to increase productivity

Batching or Grouping