Study

Desirable study and thinking skills include careful management of time, correct choice of study area, effective reading, quality writing, selective yet accurate not taking, improved concentration, successful test taking, relating well to instructions, and wise use of study system.

Time Management: You can carry out your job as a college student either efficiently or inefficiently, depending on your habit patterns of using or wasting time. The best technique for developing efficient habits of time use is to prepare a time list that combines long-range and short-range planning: (1) a long-term schedule for an entire semester, (2) an intermediate schedule per wek, and (30 a more specific short schedule per day (“Time Scheduling” ).

* Long-term Schedule – a list of fixed commitment you are required to meet every week during the semester,e.g., classes, job hours, organization meetings church, etc.

* Intermediate Schedule (one per week) – a short list of major events and amount of work to be completed in each subject, including nonstudy activities. Prepare a new list for each week every Sunday night. List day first. Post the list on a wall in your bedroom.

* Short-term Schedule (one per day) – a list of specific things to be done

Write your schedule for the next day before sleeping.

Carry the schedule with you, and cross out each item as you accomplish it.

Study Area. A good study area is any quiet place with adequate lighting where you can study without anyone bothering you. Have a study desk with a chair that supports your back. Never try to study on your bed, because that invites you to longue and eventually fall to sleep.

Reading. The way you read while studying Is not like reading for pleasure. You can make your study reading more effective by using the PSQ5R method (“Study Skills”). Stands for Purpose, Survey, Question, Read selectively, Recite, “Rite”, Reflect, and Review.

Purpose: Before starting to read, determine your intention for...