The Power of Study Groups

The Power of Study Groups

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Part 3

Guidelines for Getting a Group Together

Here are some guidelines for creating and running a study group: how many? Create a group of four to six people. in a larger group, it’s easy to get left out and smaller groups can easily get off track.

Who? Pick classmates who seem to share interest in doing well academically. Look for people who stay alert in class, take notes, ask questions and respond to the teacher’s questions. Include someone who understands the material better than you can explain the concepts and someone who doesn’t understand it as well, to whom you can explain the material.

Where?  Hold study group sessions in a place that is free of distractions and that has room to spread out books and notes. How long?  Meet for no more than two to three hours at a time. Having a time limit helps the group focus. If you know you only have an hour, you’re more likely to stay on task. 

When? Try to meet regularly, on the same day and time each week. Treating the study session as you would any other activities help you to keep to a schedule and ensure that every one attends.

Choose the Right!!!!

Goals
1. Get all As and Bs on my next report card.
2. Do my best on every test
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SSS

 Goals:

"In life as in football, you won't go far, unless you know where the goalposts are."

Arnold Glasgow

Reflection: This qoute means that you have to know your goals in order to succeed in life. if you dont know were your going you wont ever get anywhere good.

The Power of Study Groups

The Power of Study Groups

Http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50-432.html

Part 1

Working Together Helps Everyone

You may have noticed that when you’re explaining something you’ve learned to a friend, you begin to understand it better yourself. This happens because, when you explain an idea, you need to think more deeply about it.

The same principles make studying groups useful. Studying with others in small groups is helpful because you:

ü  Think out loud.

ü  Share ideas

ü  Learn from one another

 In an effective study group, you and other students hash out lesson material together—explaining concepts, arguing about them, figuring out why one person’s answer differs from another’s—and in the process, you most likely learn  more than you have studying by yourself.

Choose the Right!

Walk the Talk!

Reflection: Do what you say so you can be reliable. Its not so hard to "practice what you preach." Its not so hard its pretty simple once you get used to it because you will get used to do the right thing over and over again.

SSS

“Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choice.”

Albert A. Montapert

Reflection: Like Eli always says you can run but you can’t hide.

                                                                                                            -nuff said

How to Take on College Studying

How to Take on College Studying

Part 3

Do the Reading

You need to do more than just read the chapters you are assigned- you’re expected to understand them thoroughly. Here are some tips:

·         Don’t skim. Read all the material carefully.

·         Break up difficult assignments into sections you can digest- chapters, subsections or even paragraphs.

·         Look up any words that you don’t understand.

·         Pause to think about whether you understand the material; ask questions in class about anything that is unclear.

·         Take notes instead of highlighting- this makes you think through and rephrase they key points.

·         Create a summary sheet of what you learned from each assignment you read.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!