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 Names: Emma, Maggie, Ayo
Group Discussion Questions About Classes and Studying

Step 1: Assign the following roles in your group.

1. Main Scribe*: Everyone will need to turn in their own work for safety reasons, but the
main scribe will make sure everyone is having time to write and express in words.
2. Main Presenter*: Be the first person to present your section so others in your group can
make notes.
3. Stay on Tract/Question asker*: This person should keep the group on task and ask
probing questions. (if you only have 2 people you can share this responsibility)

Step 2: As a group, separate the assignment into 2-3 parts so you don’t have to complete
everything on your own! Read through your assigned section and answer the questions. Once
your group mates are finished, take turns presenting your section so you can complete the
entire assignment. Your main goal is to explain to your fellow students what would be the most
helpful to them. Not what you think I might want to read later. 

Step 3: WRAPUP Each group will have 1 minute to present the most valuable thing they learned
and how they plan to implement this over the next week. When you are listening, take notes
and fill in any missing pieces on your assignment. Submit your completed assignment to Day 5
assignment in Canvas. If you miss class, you can complete the sections on your own and turn
into Canvas or on Day 6.

Chapter 13 of College Rules

1. Learning Environment – pages 155-158

a. What is it?
Learning Environment refers to the diverse physical locations, contexts, and
cultures in which students learn.
b. Why is it important
Students who study in an environment similar to where they will take their
exam tend to do better on the exam
c. Take a pole of your group. Where do you currently study? Do you plan to
change this location based on this reading?
We all currently study in out dorm rooms and we don’t plan to change the
location.
d. What is your group’s recommendation for locations?
Our recommendations for locations would include any room that you would by
yourself so it’s quiet such as dorm room and library. Also, wherever you are
most comfortable when studying.
e. How should others in the class find these places?
Finding ways to concentrate is one of the toughest challenges facing many
students. The first step toward achieving better concentration setting up an
environment that is favorable for their learning.
2. Distractions – pages 158-162
a. What are some distractions?
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Noise, other people, TV, light, snacks, notifications, technology, gossip,
b. What are options for removing distractions?
Move to a better location that is quiet
c. Why is it important to manage distractions?
Part of being a college student is learning to prioritize that’s why It’s important
to manage distractions so you can focus and study to do well in college.
d. What are external distractions? How do you manage them?
External distractions include noise, other people, light, TV, snacks, texts, and so
on.

These are easy to fix because you can simply move to a better location.
e. What are internal distractions? How do you manage them?
Internal distractions are more complex than external ones because they can
take so many different forms and sometimes happen unpredictably. Internal
distractions include physical distractions, internal anxieties, boredom,
daydreaming, and perfectionism.

Monitoring yourself and when you find your motivation from studying is
slipping, ask yourself what is getting in the way of your ability to focus.
f. Take a pole of your group. What are some distractions that you are affected by?
How do you manage them?
Some distractions that we are affected by are notifications on our phones and
computers, any noises, and YouTube/music. We manage them by shutting our
phones off or shutting of the notifications, move to a quieter place, turn off the
music.
g. What recommendations would you provide to the class to manage distractions.
Recommendations we would like to provide is that having your phone stay in
your backpack during your classes, so you don’t get easily distracted by them
especially the notifications that pop up on them. Sit away from wherever the
noises are coming from. If someone has their music too high in the point you
can hear it, politely ask or move away from it.

3. Concentration – pages 163-165

a. What are some ideas for improving concentration?

Ideas for improving concentration are keeping a jot list/to-do list, set a purpose,
take an active role, study in the same place, and approximately at the same
time, have a set start and end time, be here now as if your mind wandered, and
disconnect.

b. Take a pole of your group. What are some methods that you each use to
improve concentration?

To improve concentration, we can focus better when we sit in a straight-backed

chair such as a desk chair or kitchen chair. Also, we turn phones off, maybe not
spending too much on one subject, and listening to music helps.
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c. What methods of improving concentration, does your group recommend to the
class? Why?

Sitting in a straight back chair to focus better. Also, listening to music because it
gets some people motivated/concentrated to do class work.

Chapter 19 of College Rules

1. 3RM – pages 232-233

a. What does 3RM stand for?

3R’s - Reflect, rehearse, and review

M - Monitor

b. What can this strategy help with?

Studying

2. Reflecting – pages 233-234

a. What is reflection?

Reflection in making sense of what you are trying to learn rather than just
skimming over it.

b. Why is reflection important?

Rather than just having what you are studying to memory it helps you understand the
material better.

c. How do you reflect?

By putting material in your own words as a way of making sense of what you are
reading or hearing

d. Does your group recommend this step? Why?

Yes, because it is better to understand than memorize.

3. Rehearsing – pages 234-241

a. What is rehearsing?

Repeating or writing materials down several times to get the information into
your memory.

b. Why is rehearsing important?

To get information to stick to your long-term memory

c. There are 7 ideas presented in the text. Discuss the pros of each one.

Say It again, Man - repeating the material helps fix it to long term memory

Get it into writing – It gives a more permanent record from which to study
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Concept Cards – Used to learn vocabulary terms

Concept maps – Shows how information is related

Charts – Used when you know you will have to compare and contrast
information

Timelines – Used when you have information you need to know in a

chronological order

Questions and answers – They are similar to study guides

d. Select 2 that your group really likes and recommends trying. List these 2
methods below. Make sure to include how someone would implement this idea
and why you recommend it.

Get it into writing – Write down information you study writing down to
information not only helps retain the information better but also gives a
permanent record of the study

Concept maps – Draw a diagram, this helps to relate concepts together which
lead toa better understanding of the material

4. Reviewing – Pages 232-233 to get the big picture…then pages 241-244

a. What is reviewing?

Keeping information in your long-term memory

b. Why is it important?

It is important because it could help store information in long-term memory so

that we can effectively retrieve the information

c. Two ideas are presented in the text. Discuss the benefits of each one.

Talk through cards – makes reviewing easier

Study groups - The people in the study group can assist each other

d. Which method did your group like the best?

Study groups

e. For each strategy plan to present how to implement and why it might be worth
trying.

Talk through cards – use an index card to write a few important pieces of
information, keeps information in long term memory

Study groups – Include classmates of at most 5, members can discuss their ideas
which makes It a lot easier to remember.
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5. Monitoring – pages 244-246
a. What is monitoring?

Keeping up with studying and writing down your difficulties

b. Why is it important?

Keeping up with reading and studying while putting sown ideas that is not
understood helps you not be stuck when preparing for exams

c. How do you monitor?

Make notes about ideas that confuse you as you study

d. What was one thing your group find the most helpful in this section?

Monitoring - because it helps reveal where you are lacking in an area

Chapter 20 of College Rules

1. Study Smarter – pages 247-250

a. What does study smarter mean?

Taking different approaches to classes depending on difficulty and flexibility

b. Why is it important to study smarter?

It’s important so that you don’t sacrifice hours of work that end up not being
helpful

c. What does being flexile mean?

Being able to work around obstacles and use different approaches to your
advantage

d. What was one thing your group find the most helpful in this section?

The emphasis put on flexibility was something we found the most helpful

2. Studying in the Sciences – pages 250-252

a. What ideas were presented?

Flash cards, diagrams, doing practice problems, watching animations of

scientific processes, reading material before going to class

b. Take a pole of your group. What idea did you like the best?

We liked the animation idea the best.

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c. Take a pole of your group. Let each person share one strategy they currently use
and explain why it is helpful.

Emma finds reading the material before class helpful to better internalize the
material. Maggie recommends flashcards to better understand terms and
concepts. Ayo prefers doing practice problems for better exposure to problem-
solving methods especially in math classes.

d. What method of studying in the sciences does your group recommend to the
class? Why?

We recommend watching animations of scientific processes because it can be

helpful to visualize science concepts, and a second explanation of a concept may
help.

3. X + Y = What? Studying Mathematics – pages 258-260

a. Why is mindset important for approaching math?

If you go into a math class automatically thinking you’re going to fail, you won’t
put effort into it and you most likely will fail. With a positive mindset, you are
more equipped to take on the challenges of math.

b. What skill does the study of math strengthen?

Problem-solving skills

c. Review the 10 ideas listed. Then pole your group. Let each person share one
strategy that they have used for math and why it helps.

Ayo has done practice problems in order to better solidify formulas and
concepts for her. Maggie takes thorough notes which gives her the best chance
of understanding the information given in lectures. Emma asks questions when
she needs help which helps her better understand the concepts she’s struggling
with.

d. Pick 4 of the 10 methods to present to the class. Make sure to include the HOW
and the Why you are recommending this method.
1. Read textbook & annotate in margins: reading textbook material and
annotating can help you put the information into your own words and
internalize it
2. Ask questions: getting help when you need it is crucial so that you can work
on concepts that you don’t understand and hopefully understand them
3. Review daily: regularly reviewing material and problems helps to keep the
information fresh in your mind so that you don’t quickly forget it
4. Use flash cards: using flash cards for formulas and concepts can help you
remember and apply them when necessary