Posted by alexandra_k on November 17, 2005, at 22:03:21
In reply to Re: Study tips?, posted by Gee on November 17, 2005, at 13:39:43
> I'm a french major, pre B.Ed..
Cool :-)
> All the child development theories... my goodness!
Ah. Hmm. What I do... This is how I do it from reading the relevant section of the text / readings / lecture notes. Start with a piece of paper and write the name of the theory and the associated people on the top of the page. (Then don't look and try and remember the name and the people involved). If you can't do it then have a look and repeat it a couple of times. Then look away and try and remember. Repeat till done. Then read a bit... And summarise the first MAIN point (in a sentance). Can you remember the name of the theory and the people involved (without looking?). What was the main point you just noted? Read it if you have to then look away and try again (repeat as needed) Then read to the next main point. Can you remember the theory and the people? How about the first main point? How about the second? And so on... I try and do that to end up with maybe 5-10 main points per theory. (Depending on how many theories you have to do. If you have HEAPS one or two might be sufficient. If you don't have many theories then 7 or 10 might be more like it). Pays to focus on the points that compare / contrast to the other theories. Sometimes you can come up with funny sayings to help you remember. JAMES got his WILLIE PIERCED (its about what you DO with it) is how my study group managed to remember that WILLIAM JAMES and PIERCE are PRAGMATISTS (truth is about how useful it is - or what you can 'do' with the truth). Heh heh.
You remember things better if you are ACTIVE in the way you study. Ask yourself questions (that are likely to come up in the test). We had lots of multi-guess so lots of questions like 'Who of the following are associated with behaviourism?' and I found that method of study to be perfect for that. In the end... You should have maybe 5 or 7 sentances or something like that associated with each theory. Then you can read the section again (that pertains from the point). Look away and try and remember the main points from the paragraph... Eventually... Remembering the sentance should bring the paragraph from the book back to you (handy for writing an essay). Eventually... You can get the points on cue cards. Maybe just have one word to 'cue' the sentance which 'cues' a paragraph. Takes time... But thats how I studied for psychology.
Worked for me at any rate...
And french, well it's basically umm... knowing the words and the tenses?
Hmm. I don't know anything about languages sorry.
> Right now, I'm scared. I have to have a 3.0 GPA to get into Ed (which is about 75%) and right now I have about a 70.
Close though... Thats pretty close.
How about some kind of study group?
They can be terrific if you get a group of people who are into it. I try and seek out adult students because they tend to be dilligent ;-)> Do you study on a schedual, or just kinda whenever?
Hmm. I don't really study anymore. Don't have classes anymore. I guess... In psychology we could download the powerpoint presentation lecture notes before the lecture. I'd try and read them before going to the lecture. I'd also try and read the relevant section of the text / readings before going to the lecture. In the lecture... I'd write a little explanation of the point (if it wasn't obvious all by itself). And I'd really try and actively listen in the lecture and follow what they were saying on the ppt. Then after the lecture... Read the ppt again. Read the relevant section of the text again. When the assessment was getting close I'd shove my hand in the air and ask whether we were going to be assessed mostly from the ppt or from the readings so I knew where to focus my study... Usually... The ppt was a summary of the text. And we were tested on the ppt. So... The ppt would become my 'main points' and the text would become 'cued' from the 'main points' for the purposes of an essay...
But... I didn't have a life and probably worked much too hard really ;-)
ppt's still swim before me when I'm getting off to sleep sometimes ;-)
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