Student Success Workshop April 17, 2008 Derrick Doige, M.Ed Okanagan College -Counsellor

Derrick Doige – Counsellor Free Confidential Personal Counselling Career Counselling Study Skills D local

Success!!! Success in not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts! Winston Churchill

What is the # 1 predictor of student success? opportunityisnowhere Attitude and Perseverance

What is another big predictor of Student Success? A) Take personal responsibility for learning B) Good Looks C) IQ D) Luck E) None of the above Elbow point

Time Management

Golf Balls and Sugar What are your Golf Balls? What is your Sugar?

Time Management Tips 1. Identify your goals. 2. Identify what you need to do to accomplish your goals and how much time you need to spend doing these activities. 3. Schedule these activities (golf balls) into your week first. 4. Schedule your sugar in as well. Everybody needs some down time.

Time Management (cont). The Million $ question. Am I trying to do to much? What are you doing with your time? Monitor your time for one week. What are your time bandits? See also Making your Mark

Making Your Mark The latest most sophisticated IQ test in the world today: The 100 test.

Making Your Mark Spend ten minutes reading through the booklet Discuss with your group what you think is the most valuable point in this book. Was this a good use of your money?

Manage Review Time Daily review Material you have just learned Material that involves simple memorization Weekly review 30 – 60 minutes per subject Major reviews Week before the exam Take short breaks every hour Avoid marathon study sessions Use study groups

Preparing for Exams RAP technique: R – Review notes frequently A – Anticipate questions (form study groups) P – Practice Test Preparation Check List

Key Points of Today’s Workshop 1. Attitude and Persistence. 2. Take Responsibility for your Learning 3. Time Management 4. Develop an effect study system