The Power of Study Groups Part 4

The Power of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html

Part 4

Getting the Most Out of a Session

Here are some tips to help your group get the most out of each study session:

·        Decide what you’re going to do in advance.

·        Prepare for the session, as you can make the most of your time together.

·        Take turns teaching to reinforce your own knowledge.

·        Stick to the session topic.

By supplementing your individual study with a study group, you can reinforce what you’ve learned, deepen your understanding of complex concepts, and maybe even make a few new friends. Remember that a friend is a person who encourages you to do your best and to achieve on a high level, one who pushes you to try a little harder and be a little better. If someone pulls you down the wrong trails of life, then those people are not friends, (they are actually your enemies), and you must avoid them at all cost. Whoever said learning can’t be fun? Learning is enjoyable and exciting when you study with others.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT! 

The Power of Study Groups Part 3

The Power of Study Groups

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Part 3

The Benefits of Study Groups

Group study offers other advantages in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of class material. These include the opportunity to; reinforce note-taking. If your AP Biology notes are unclear, you can ask a member of your study group to help you fill the gaps. Share talents. Each person brings different strengths, such as organization skills, the ability to stick to a task or a capacity for memorization.

Cover more grouped. Group members may be able to solve a calculus problem together that none would have solved alone. Benefit from a support system. Members often have common goals, such as grades. Each person’s work affects the other members, which results in making members supportive of one another. Socialize. It’s more fun to study with others; the give-and-take makes it more interesting. And because it’s more fun, you spend more time studying!

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

Student Success Statement #49

Student Success Statement

Goals

“In life as in football, you won’t go far, unless you know where the goalposts are.”

-Arnold Glasgow

What I think this statement is trying to say is that when you know where you’re going you go far, but when you’re just goofing around and don’t care you know you aren’t going to get far.

The Power of Study Groups Part 1

The Power of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.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 principle makes study groups useful. Studying with others in a small group is helpful because you:

·        Think out loud.

·        Share ideas.

·        Learn from one another.

In an effective study group, you and other students hash out lessons materials 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 would have studying by yourself.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

Walk the Talk

The video we just saw shows what every word means, like courage, respect, honesty. And how people have beliefs it can change who you are by taking the right paths, and choosing the right all the time. It also mentions that instead of following a crowd listen to that little voice in your head. It helps guide you. 

Student Success Statement #48

Student Success Statement

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

-Albert A. Montapert

What this statement is trying to say is that when you do something wrong you have to deal with the consequences, if you decide not to deal with anything bad choose the right.

Ex: You decide to study notes for your quiz tomorrow and the consequences are you are going to be able to pass it.

How to Take on College Studying Part 3

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 skin. 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 the key points.

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

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!