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Learning Styles
Time Management
Organization
Note-taking
Taking Tests
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The way a person takes in, understands, expresses and remembers information; the way a person learns best.
What is a learning style?
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A list of things that helps you to keep track of assignments that need to be completed.
What is a to-do list?
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A good place to seperate completed work from work that has not been completed.
What are folders?
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Repetition, material written on the board, emphasis, word signals (such as "two points of view"), summaries, and reviews.
What are clues that the information is important and should be written down?
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Read the question before you look at the answer, eliminate answers you know are not right, read all the choices before choosing your answer, if there is no guessing penalty, always take an educated guess and select an answer, don't keep changing your answer, and usually your first choice is the right one.
What are tips for taking a mutliple choice test?
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Someone who learns by reading or observing, and enjoys maps, pictures, diagrams, and color.
What is a visual learner?
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Putting off the things you need to and are supposed to be doing.
What is procastination?
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A place to write down all of your assignments, so that you know when they are due.
What is a planner?
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Having a set method for taking your notes, such as using bullet points or Roman numerals.
What is organizing your notes?
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Read the directions carefully, if you don't understand the question, ask the teacher, write down everything that was asked of you and more, budget your time, if the question is asking for facts, don't give your personal opinion, be as neat as possible, make a brief outline before beginning, focus on one topic per paragraph, and if you have time, proofread your work.
What are tips for taking an essay test?
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A person who may find it hard to sit still for long periods, often doodles while listening, and needs to touch, handle, manipulate materials and objects, especially while studying or listening.
What is a tactile/kinesthetic learner?
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When you do school work during times of the day such as on the bus or waiting at the doctors office.
What is using spare time wisely?
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It has multiple sections, making it perfect to organize notes for different classes.
What is a multi-subject notebook?
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When there are formulas, definitions, or specific facts.
What are times you should take notes exactly word-for-word?
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If there is no guessing penalty, and you do not know the answer, guess, read through each statement carefully, and if any part of the question is false, then the entire statement is false, but just because part of a statement is true doesn't necessarily make the entire statement true.
What are tips for taking a true-false test?
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A person who perfers to be given directions orally, seldom takes notes or writes things down, and prefers lectures to reading assignments.
What is an auditory learner?
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The time of day that you are most alert, and most capable of completing school work; it varies for each person.
What is the right time of day to study/do homework?
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Writing on folders or notebooks, so that you can easily determine which notebooks or folders should be used for particular classes.
What is labeling?
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Leave a few spaces, later ask another student, the teacher, or refer to your book.
What do you do when you miss some notes?
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Use flashcards, writing the key terms, dates and concepts on the front and the definition, event, and explanations on the back.
What is how to study for a short answer test?