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HOW TO GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE

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1 HOW TO GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE
BY LINDA O’BRIEN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION DR. ELSA C. PRICE

2 WHAT TO EXPECT CLASS SIZES 5 + NEED CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
TESTS EMPHASIZED RESPONSIBILITY CONSEQUENCES INDEPENDENT STUDY

3 STEP ONE—ATTEND EVERY CLASS
DO ATTEND DO NOT CUT CLASSES OTHER PEOPLE’S NOTES ARE NOT THE SAME AS YOUR OWN

4 STEP TWO—BE ORGANIZED USE A PLANNER KEEP GOOD NOTES
SAVE COMPUTER FILES ON DISK KEEP RETURNED PAPERS RECORD PHONE NUMBERS KEEP STUDY SPACE NEAT

5 STEP THREE—MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL
DO NOT OVEREXTEND YOURSELF PLAN AHEAD BE ORGANIZED USE TIME EFFICIENTLY

6 STEP FOUR—BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM
ADAPT TO INSTRUCTORS BE PREPARED SIT IN FRONT COMMUNICATE BE ON TIME PARTICIPATE WORK WITH YOUR GROUP

7 STEP FIVE— TAKE GOOD NOTES
ACTIVE LISTENER IMPORTANCE OF STATEMENTS—MOST SIGNIFICANT PART ABBREVIATIONS--SYMBOLS

8 STEP SIX—KNOW HOW TO READ A TEXTBOOK
3 STEPS—READ, SCAN, & REVIEW BOLD AND ITALIC PRINT BOLDFACE SUBTITLES REPEAT 3 STEPS REVIEW QUESTIONS DEFINE SCANNING

9 STEP SEVEN—STUDY SMART
3 ITEMS FOR STUDY—GOOD SURFACE, LIGHT, AND COMFORTABLE SETTING 3 LEARNING STYLES 5 THINGS NEEDED TO MAKE A GOOD GRADE

10 STEP EIGHT TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
REVIEW OLD QUIZZES SKIP AND RETURN WRITE FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS STUDY AND BE PREPARED NARROW CHOICES

11 STEP NINE REDUCE TEST ANXIETY
STUDY EARLY BE CONFIDENT SEE COUNSELOR IF HAVING ANXIETY MENTALLY PRACTICE TAKING THE TEST FOR REDUCING ANXIETY

12 STEP TEN KNOW ABOUT AND USE AVAILABLE SERVICES
Listen for instructions Use available services—library, publisher study helps and programs Review work


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