1. Study Skills Habits

2. Listening Strategies Stop talking. Practice active listening.
Focus on teacher.
Repeat messages back to the teacher to determine understanding.

3. Concentration Strategies
Avoid distraction/keep a single focus.
Concentrate on the present task.
Study in a quiet relaxing environment.
Take beaks as needed/avoid over-studying.

4. Memory Strategies Employ listening and concentration skills.
Repeat verbally or in writing.
Associate material with the familiar (analogies).
Employ mnemonic devices.
Use the first letters of the material/list to make a silly sentence/story.
Create an acronym.

5. Note-taking Strategies
Listen carefully.
Write well.
Follow the leader.
Copy from the board.
Record repeated phrases.
Record topics of emphasis (teacher’s voice tone, repeating of ideas/phrases, pace).
Organize your notes.
Outline
Diagram
Compare notes.
Review notes within 48 hours.

6. Reading Comprehension Strategies
Scan the chapter
Use the TEACH format.
Think: What will this chapter be about? What do I need to learn from this chapter?
Explain: Decide what you already know about the chapter.
Ask: Who?, What?, Where?, When?, What?
Clues: Title, Key words, Headings, Illustrations
Handwrite chapter highlights: Definitions, Formulas, Main Concepts

7. Writing Strategies Write legibly.
Remember the 3 C’s: Clear, Concise, and Convincing.
Write simply in an understandable format.
Proofread your work.
Proof Speak – read out loud to someone

8. Test Taking Strategies
General Test Preparation Strategies
Stay healthy and well-rested (Remember Maslow’s Hierarchy.).
Avoid over-studying.
Develop a plan of action.
Test Taking Strategies
1.) Relax during test administration..
2.) Glance over the test; number of questions, format, points per
question/section, etc.
3.) Read instructions completely.
4.) .Answer the easiest questions first
5.) .Eliminate answers.
6.) .Go with your first guess.
7.) .Check answers before turning the test in.

9. Effective Study Skills/Habits
a.) Keep a course notebook.
b.) Clearly understand the
assignment and follow
instructions.
c.) Keep assignments up to
date.
d.) Schedule a time and place
to study.
e.) Don’t procrastinate.
f.) Study in short segments
instead of “cramming”.
g.) Complete hard
assignments first.
h.) Participate in class
activities/discussions.

10. Poor Study Habits a.) Completing easiest assignments first
b.) Studying around loud
noise/distraction
c.) Studying in a cluttered
environment
d.) Letting your thoughts wander
e.) Studying when tired or hungry
f.) Failing to reflect on the
meaning of the assignment
g.) Staying up late to study
h.) Cramming

11. Evaluation of Personal Study Habits/Test Taking Strategies
Identification of current practices/habits
Identification of current academic performance level (progress reports, report card, transcript)
Identification of effective/ineffective strategies
Determination of areas for improvement

12. Development of Personal Learning Plan
Components
Location
Time
Goals
Strategies
a. Overall
b. Course specific