1. STUDY SKILLS for the 21st Century Student

2. Study Skills Do’s and Don'ts
Don’t Procrastinate!!!!
Reasons for procrastination include:
Fear of failure
Frustration-getting bogged down
Responsibility avoidance
Task is not important
Often results in stress, anxiety, lack of sleep

5. Study Skills Do’s and Don’ts
Do Set realistic and attainable goals
Break tasks down into baby steps
Prioritize-focus on reviewing topics you feel less confident about first
Reward yourself once you have completed task
Manage your time
Calendar Apps

6. Study Skills Do’s and Don’ts
Do Sleep at least 6-8 hours the night before an exam
Research studies all report a strong relationship between increased levels of sleep and increase in academic success.
Lack of sleep-Causes delayed reactions and tendencies to make mistakes.
Sleep helps students store memories to be retained and remembered the next day.

7. Study Skills Do’s and Don’ts
Don’t eat or drink foods with high contents of sugar and caffeine
Do eat foods foods full of nutrients.

8. What Type of Learner are you?
Visual Learner
Learns better by watching lectures
Tends to remember things that are written down
Able to memorize and recall various information
*Charts/flash cards/avoid distractions(windows, etc.)

9. What Type of learner are you?
Auditory Learner
Retains information through hearing and speaking
Prefers to study in groups-summarize main points out loud to help with memorization
*Record lectures/discuss material in study groups

10. What type of learner are you?
Kinesthetic Learner
Prefers hands-on approach to learn new material
Would rather demonstrate how to do something rather than verbally explain it.
Prefers to work in groups
*Learn material while being active/take study breaks every 15 min./chew gum while studying

11. Individual Study Techniques
Re-copy/summarize your notes - Visual learner
Read your notes out loud to yourself-Auditory learner
Use things that help you remember-- mnemonics, songs
Google Docs
Voice memos; Record to computer and save as mp3
Videos available online

12. Group Study Techniques
Explain a concept to someone who knows nothing about it or tutor someone; share great resources you find
Have a friend or family member quiz you on your knowledge- Auditory/Kinesthetic learner
Make flashcards for definitions and keywords
Make & post a video (e.g., SchoolTube); share videos you find; online study group
CastleLearning; “Hot Potato” texting game
Quizlet

13. Questions? Student Support Center Study Skills Link
We will be after school TODAY in the COMPUTER LAB to help any of you that are interested in learning more about 21st Century Study Skills!!