Intentional Studying

Mood-Set a positive mood for yourself to study in by selecting appropriate time, environment, and attitude.

Understand-Mark any information you don’t understand. Keep focus on one unit or group of exercises.

Recall-After studying the unit, stop and put what you have learned in your own words.

Digest-Go back to what you did not understand and reconsider the information. Contact professor, TA’s or tutors if you do not understand.

Expand-How does the material apply to something you’re interested in? How could you make this information exciting and understandable to other students?

Review-Go over material you have covered and review what strategies helped you understand.

Planning Your Time

• Long Term Schedule
• Only includes fixed events and commitments
• Jobs, classes, tests, meetings
• Weekly Schedule
• A short list of major events and amounts of work that need to be done
• These events will change from week to week
• Daily Schedule
• Make a specific daily schedule before each day
• Write down specifically what you need to accomplish and cross it off when you complete it

More Tips

• Schedule study time when you are energized
• Combine things (TV and shows)
• Don’t be a perfectionist, sometimes it won’t all fit– and it’s okay!
• If you must cram…
• Accept the fact that you won’t be able to study everything
• Read through your class notes and mark ideas that are important
• Prepare catchwords or phrases to recall the material, and then memorize the points using the method of repeated self testing
• Your purpose is to try and guess correctly many ideas that your instructor may put on the exam