Self-Directed Strategies to Advance Organizational Skills and Lifelong Learning Flashcards
What does SMART stand for?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-Bound
What is procrastination?
Unnecessarily delaying the start of an activity
What is mindset?
A way of thinking; perspective on a topic
What is your first stop for help with completing your goals, improving your study skills, and relieving academic stress?
The Academic Coaching Center
What are five types of note-taking systems?
The Cornell Method, The Outlining Method, The Mind Mapping Method, The Charting Method, and The Sentence Method
Write every new thought, fact or topic on a separate line, numbering as you progress.
The Sentence Method
What offers support through online events, subject-specific articles by the Academic Coaching Center team, and one-on-one support by telephone or recorded feedback?
The Writing Studio
Determine the categories to be covered by skimming through the material. Set up your paper in advance by columns headed by these categories. As you read or listen, record information (words, phrases, main ideas, etc.) into the appropriate category.
The Charting Method
A method that uses comprehension/concentration skills and evolves in a visual note taking form which relates each fact or idea to another.
The Mind Mapping Method
Write main points in an organized pattern based on space indentation. Place major points farthest to the left. Indent each more specific point to the right. Levels of importance will be indicated by distance away from the major point. Indention can be as simple as or as complex as labeling the indentations with Roman numerals, decimals, or simple bullets. Markings are not necessary as space relationships will indicate the major/minor points.
The Outlining Method
Rule your paper with a 2 ½-inch column on the left, leaving a six-inch column on the right in which to make notes. While reading or listening, write down important information in the right-hand column. When you’re done reading, complete phrases and sentences as much as possible. For every significant bit of information, write a cue or key word in the left-hand column. To review, cover your right-hand notes with a card, leaving the cues in the left-hand column exposed. Say the cue aloud, and then say as much as you can of the material underneath the card. When you have said as much as you can, move the card and see if what you said matches what is written. If you can say it, you know it.
The Cornell Method
Plans a study session to include intentional, timed breaks.
Pomodoro Technique
What does PQ3R stand for?
Preview, Questions, Read, Recite, and Review
What is retention?
The act of keeping concepts and skills in long-term memory
What can be caused by fear of failure, perfectionism, self-doubt, past performance, and lack of preparation?
Test anxiety
