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ps:
1. Br
eaks
tudyi
ngdowni
ntochunk
edses
sions
2. Cr
eat
eadedi
cat
eds
tudyar
ea
3. St
udyact
iv
ely(
andsl
eepwel
l
)
4. Tak
esmar
tnot
esandexpandont
hem r
ightaf
tercl
ass
5. Summar
ize/
teachwhaty
oul
ear
n
6. Usey
ourbook
scor
rect
l
y-SQ3Rmet
hod
7. Usemnemoni
cst
ost
udyeffect
i
vel
y
1. Br
eakst
udyi
ngdowni
ntochunkedsessi
ons
• Howl
ongcanat
ypi
calf
reshmanr
eadandr
etai
nwhatt
hey’
rel
ear
ning?
• Meds
tudent
srepor
ted4-
5hour
s-nott
ypi
cal
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gofUMi
chs
tudy
:25-
30mi
nut
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orbot
h
o Readi
ng
o Lect
ures
• Cl
assesar
e50mi
nut
es,butmos
tlear
ningwi
l
lonl
yhappeni
nfir
st30
• “
Studymor
e”i
snothel
pfuladvi
ce
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encyt
aper
soffaf
ter20-
30mi
nut
es

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tert
hat
,it

sjus
twas
tedt
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x?Tak
ebr
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s.

• “
Themomenty
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done

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rai
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our
sel
ftos
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ours
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tar
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ng
l
onger
.
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eat
eadedi
cat
edst
udyar
ea
• Whohasat
rue“
study?"
o Mos
tst
udent
sst
udyi
nbedr
ooms,ki
t
chenordi
ni
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abl
es,orcommonar
eas
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ermi
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udyl
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rom bed
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Asi
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udyact
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o St
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Whatdoest
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s-“
What

sthenameoft
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• Mos
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ffer
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meani
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o Mar
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• “
Whati
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o Somet
hingi
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uli
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atest
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 I
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o Ex
ampl
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tal
way
swor
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f
ory
our
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MPORTANTFACTS!
 Abet
terway-t
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our
sel
f
.Chal
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 Thi
sisact
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soneedt
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o Br
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srev
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i
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hatREM cy
clesar
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uci
alf
orconsol
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dat
i
ngand
st
ori
ngmemor
ies
 Lackofs
leep=s
tudyi
ngsabot
age
4. Takesmar
tnot
esandexpandont
hem r
ightaf
tercl
ass
• Taki
ngnot
esi
svi
tal
,but
..
.
o ASAPaf
terc
lass,y
ous
houl
dtr
ytoexpandont
hem sot
hey’
remor
e
effici
ent
l
yencoded.
 Thi
sput
sthi
ngsi
nyourownwor
ds
 Onl
ytak
esabout5mi
nut
espercl
ass,andy
ousav
esomuchs
tudy
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imel
ater
 Thi
scanbeconsi
der
edi
ncr
easi
ngLear
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enc
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imeequat
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on
• I
fyou’
ref
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etoseet
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ofes
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o Got
oofficehour
s,oraskf
orcl
ari
fi
cat
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hes
tar
toft
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ass

• Summar
ize/
teachwhatyoul
ear
n
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twayt
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nist
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s
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orcesl
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o t
ruet
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standmat
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 wi
l
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ealgapsi
nyourknowl
edge
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sont
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dapodcas
torvi
deo!Orspeaki
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ychai
r
• Orsummar
izebywr
it
ingi
t
.
o Yourownwor
ds=effect
iv
esummar
izat
ion
• “
80% ofy
ours
tudyt
imei
sbes
tspendr
eci
t
ing-onl
y20% shoul
dbespentr
eadi
ng.
"

5. Useyourbookscor
rect
ly-SQ3Rmet
hod
• Text
book
sar
eapower
fult
ool
o Desi
gnedf
or“
pedagogy”-hel
pi
ngy
oul
ear
n
• Mar
ty’
srecommendedr
eadi
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hod:SQ3R
o Sur
vey
o Ques
ti
on
o Read
o Reci
t
e
o Revi
ew
• I(
andCalNewpor
t)don’
tthi
nki
t’
sneces
sar
ytos
ti
ckt
othi
ssy
stem -i
t’
sti
me
consumi
ng
o Howev
er,i
ndi
vi
dualpi
ecesc
anbeusef
ul
 “
Sur
vey”-al
socanbek
nownas“
readbackwar
ds”-got
oendof
chapt
er,not
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evi
ewques
ti
ons
 Thi
spr
imesy
ourbr
aint
opi
ckt
heset
hingsoutwhenr
eadi
ngor
scanni
ng
6. Usemnemoni
cst
ost
udyeffect
ivel
y
• Mnemoni
csar
egr
eatf
ormemor
izi
ngf
act
s-bet
tert
hanr
otememor
izat
ion
o Acr
onyms
 ROYG.BI
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o Coi
nedsayi
ngs
 “
In1492,col
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 Rhymesar
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abl
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o I
nter
act
ingi
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ty’
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ori
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ional
l
yev
ocat
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e,t
hebet
ter
 Si
nkhol
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lwi
t
hwei
rddemonfi
shpoppi
ngoutofi
t-Hel
si
nki
,
capi
talofFi
nl
and(
fi
shhav
efi
ns)
 Thi
sisoneofmi
ne
 Carhas4wheel
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oci
rcui
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