successful student 7-8

 Successful students 7-8

7. … understand that actions affect learning. Successful students know their personal behavior affect their feeling and emotions which in turn can affect learning.

If you act in a certain way that normally produces particular feelings, you will begin to experience those feelings. Act like you’re bored, and you’ll become bored. Act like you’re disinterested , and you’ll become disinterested. So the next time you have trouble concentrating in the classroom, “act” like an interested person: lean forward, place your feet flat on the floor, maintain eye contact with the professor, nod occasionally, take notes, and ask questions, Not only will you benefit directly  from your  actions, your classmates and professor ,may also get more excited and enthusiastic.

8. . .. talk about what they’re learning. Successful students get to know something well enough that they can put it into words.

Talking about something, with friends or classmates, is not only good for checking whether or not you know something, it’s a proven learning tool. Transferring ideas into words provides the most direct path for moving knowledge from short-term lo long-term memory. You really don’t “know” material until you can put it into words. So, next time you study, don’t do it silently. Talk about notes, problems, readings, etc. with friends, recite to a chair, organize on oral study group, pretend you’re teaching you peers. “ talk-learning” produces a whole host of memory traces that!  result in more learning.

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successful student 5-6

Successful students

5. don’t sit in the back of the room. Successful student minimized classroom distraction that interfere with learning. Students want the best seat available for their entertainment dollars, but willingly seek the worst seat for their educational dollars. Students who sit in the back cannot possibly be their professor’s teammate (see no.4)why do they expose themselves to the temptations of inactive classroom experiences and distractions of all the people between them and their instructor? Of course, we know they choose the back of the classroom because they seek invisibility or anonymity, both of which are antithetical to efficient and effective learning. If you are trying not to be part of the class, why then, are  you wasting your time? Push your hot buttons, is there something else you should be doing with your time?

6. … take good notes. Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often.

Why put something into your notes you don’t understand? Ask the questions now that are necessary to make your notes meaningful at some later time. A short review of your notes while them material is still fresh on your mind helps your learns more. The more you learn then, the less you’ll have to learn less time later and the less time it will take because you won’t have to include some deciphering time , also. The whole purpose of taking notes is to use them, and use them often. The more you use them, yhe more they improve.

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Student Success Statement

STUDENT SUCCESS STATEMENT

" i know only that whats is moral is what your feel good after and what is immoral is what  you feel bad after."

Student Success Statement

“I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.”

--Ernest Hemingway

Pay attention to what is right and what is wrong 

Successful Students 1-2

Successful Students 1-2

Successful students exhibit a combination of successful attitudes and behaviors as well as intellectual capacity. Successful students…

1.                Are responsible and active. Successful students get involved in their studies, accept responsibility for their own education, and are active participants in it! Responsibility means control. It’s the difference between leading and being led. Your own efforts control your grade, you earn the glory or deserve the blame you make the choice. Active classroom participation improves grades without increasing study time. You can sit there, act bored, daydream, or sleep. Or, you can actively listen, think, question, and take notes like someone in charge of their experience. Either option costs one class period. However, the former method will require a large degree of additional work outside of class to achieve the same degree of learning the latter provides at one sitting. The choice is yours.

2.                Have educational goals. Successful students have legitimate goals and are motivated by what they represent in terms of career aspirations and life’s desires.

Ask yourself these questions: What am I doing here? What have I chosen to be sitting here now? Is there some better place I could be? What does my presence here mean to me? Answer to these questions represent your “Hot Buttons” and are, without a doubt, the most important factors in your success as a college student. If your educational goals are truly yours, not someone else’s they will motivate a vital and positive academic attitude. It you are familiar with what these hot buttons represent and refer to them often, especially when you tire of being a student, nothing can stop you; if you aren't and don’t everything can and will!

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Study for multiple exams part 3

Study for multiple exams part 3

English, math foreign language tips: PRACTICE--especially It is hard to succeed in a foreign language class if you are just showing and going the work. But if you are in your room and look at objects and try to say them in the language you are learning it actually helps. Or if you send a simple text to a friend think about it, can you translate that to German or Spanish? These are the tittle things that will help.

Here are my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college. Time management and organization are critical key factor to success in college. And never be afraid to go ask your teacher for help. They have office hours for a reason-use them!

Study for multiple exams part 1

Study for multiple exams part 1

How I study for multiple exams, deal with multiple projects: really it is my time management that I explained above. If I see I have multiple things due or to study for all at the same time I spread out my time beforehand. For example, if have a test Monday, and 2 test Tuesday then I will study for my Monday test Thursday and part o Friday. And part or Saturday, then my second Tuesday test on Saturday as well and part of Sunday, then Sunday night I can review for my Monday test because I already studied for it. When that test is over I can being reviewing for the other test.

My overall study method: I try to pull an all nightet how I’ve overcome and initial bad grade: if I received a low grade I probably knew it was coming because I didn’t prepare properly or I what I did wrong and sometime discuss with the teacher what I can do differently on the next exam or what they suggest I do for studying for next exam.

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Sarah’s academic success story part 2

Sarah’s academic success story part 2

My test study method: I have different strategies for different types of test of subjects. For me, any types of math is exceptionally difficult so I had to spend extra time on that. I would go back though the homework problems focusing on the problems that I had extra difficulty on. Many times I would ask the teacher for an additional study materials they could provide. If it was a class that required memorization or applying concepts I would create a sort of study guide for myself many time focusing on what were key focal points in the class. If I knew there were going to be essays I would try to take that terms and apply them to an example or create different questions on the concepts focused on throughout the semester.

Different questions on the concepts focused on throughtout the semester.

My time management secret: I always always always carry a planner with me. I even use different color highlighters to show what each event on my calendar is for. For example, pink is personal, yellow is school, orange ir work, blue is for appointments, and green is for my sorority. Although I use white-out frequently, a can see in bright yellow that if I have that project for finance due on Tuesday, I need to star working on it on { the previous} Wednesday so I can just get it done. My friends have always been amazed at how early I get things a accomplished but that is really all do.

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Work together part 2

Work together part 2

English, math foreign language tips: for math, all I can say is do the problems assigned.it is the only way to practice and that’s really all it is for math. It’s the same for chemistry; if you do the practice problems you will understand the material so much better because those subjects are not just memorization like history, you need to be able to apply what you have learned in practical situations. As for English, I am no longer taking it, but I would say to leave yourself plenty of time to write essay and papers. They take time to get all the information out of your head and onto the page, so don’t leave them until the last second.

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You can succeed everyday part2

You can succeed everyday part2

My strategies for written assignment: I try to outline before I write because otherwise I forgert what I am supposed to be talking about. I try not to leave them until the last minute because then I will just goof up the work. A lot of time I just write what I feel. Teachers like your opinion and if you can find something from the reading or research that relates specifically to your life, they like it even more because it allows you to take ownership of your work. I write things that I want other to read; not things that I have to write because the teacher said so.

How I succeed in team project: personally, I do not like working on group projects, especially ones that I worked on in high school. However, when it is required to work in a group, usually I try to lead.  I like taking the lead because then I know that my grade will be a good one. I do well in school, I always have and I don’t plan on changing that anytime soon, so when I need to work with people who on things other than the project, I try to be in charge. That way I know that thing are going to get done on time and that I am going to get a good grade. If I am working in a group of people who all want to work, it is a different story

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my reflection

I my reflection to tiger woods has been unable to work, prompting him to reach out tiger
I havirn from multiple sclerosis  and in a danger of losing his house the situation

You can succeed every Day

You can succeed every Day

My overall study method: I break up studying over several days and

Over the course of the evening and day. Cramming never works for me so I try not to do it. I will have longer session on nights before test. I know that if take the tests. I know that if I take the test tired the next day I will not do as well as if was rested.

How I’VE overcome an initial bad grade: I usually look over the test or paper to see what I did that the teacher did not want. Basically, I do not stress pout about grades that much because for me they are not worth getting really Upset about. I do well because I know

That I know the material.  However, Ii I do get be surprised by the bad grade, or one lower than I expected, I ,make sure that the next time a test is coming I study even more so that I won’t be suspired by the questions.

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Effective study Methods

Effective study Methods

How I deal with multiple projects/test: when I have more than one test or project, I break up my studying. I will study for one test for 30 minutes or so and then switch to the other one. If there is some part of a project that I know will not take me very long, I will do it when I don’t have much time. If I am really in a crunch for time on a specific day, I will study for one test in the morning and the other in the afternoon or at night. By breaking up the studying into different sections, I feel like I get much more done. Cram session do not work for me. I need to study something for a shorter period of time more often for it to sink in.

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Effective study Methods part2

Effective study Methods part2

My time management secret: my secret is to use time wisely. I know that on certain days I do not have time to run errands or hang out with friends even. Each minute for each day is used for something. One thing that works really well for me is to write everything down I mean everything. I write down if I am going to email people, write latter, or study. It work for me to have a planner that goes by the day and shows me what I am going to be doing every day. Knowing what have to do everyday helps me plan out my week and my days. If I know that I don’t have time on Tuesday, I will try to get more things done on Monday or Sunday. I plan ahead, especially if I am going my books and read on the bus\plane\hotel room. Missing class is killer to make up from, but if you are upfront with your professor, they are usually nice about having  to turn things in late or not being in class.

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