part #1 studying introduction.ppt

STUDYING

LET’S INVESTIGATE THE PAST TO BENEFIT THE FUTURE!

Everyone will get a post-itList all the ways they you have studied

in the past. Try to include methods, places, and time you have spent studying for tests (NOT EXAMS)

Discuss Results as a Class!!

DEFINITION OF STUDY

When a teacher says “study” how

do you interpret that statement?

How would you define studying?

What must be involved in studying?

OUR NEW DEFINITION OF STUDYING!Dictionary: “applying one’s mind purposefully to the

acquisition of knowledge or understanding of a subject”

Ours: “an ongoing process by which students actively engage with the information under examination with the intention of developing an enduring understanding of that information.

This can only occur if a student is engaged actively with paraphrasing, summarizing, comparing, contrasting, questioning, analyzing, and evaluating the information”

SO WHEN DO YOU START STUDYING?

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?

What behaviors do you need to change?

What behaviors do you need to continue engaging in?

What are some common problems you encounter when “studying”?

THE IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF STUDYING:

What is your Attitude to learning (school)?

What You do in the Classroom?

What You do at Home?