❛❛ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ_ꜱᴍᴀʀᴛᴇʀ_ɴᴏᴛ_ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ❜❜

11.O6.2O19

ᴡ ᴇ ʟ ᴄ ᴏ ᴍ ᴇ   ᴛ ᴏ   ᴍ ʏ   ʙ ʟ ᴏ ɢ

            For some, school has already ended,

            but some are still studying.

             So here I am with another "study

            smarter not harder" tip.

ʀ ᴇ ᴀ ᴅ ɪ ɴ ɢ   ɪ ꜱ   ɴ ᴏ ᴛ   ꜱ ᴛ ᴜ ᴅ ʏ ɪ ɴ ɢ

            Simply reading and re-reading texts or

            notes is not actively engaging in the

            material. It is simply re-reading your

            notes. Only ‘doing’ the readings for

            class is not studying. It is simply doing

            the reading for class. Re-reading leads

            to quick forgetting.

ᴜ ɴ ᴅ ᴇ ʀ ꜱ ᴛ ᴀ ɴ ᴅ   ᴛ ʜ ᴇ   ꜱ ᴛ ᴜ ᴅ ʏ   ᴄ ʏ ᴄ ʟ ᴇ

            The Study Cycle, developed by Frank

             Christ, breaks down the different parts

            of studying: previewing, attending

            class, reviewing, studying, and

            checking your understanding.

            Although each step may seem obvious

            at a glance, all too often students try

            to take shortcuts and miss

            opportunities for good learning.

ꜱ ᴘ ᴀ ᴄ ɪ ɴ ɢ   ᴏ ᴜ ᴛ   ɪ ꜱ   ɢ ᴏ ᴏ ᴅ

            One of the most impactful learning

            strategies is “distributed

            practice” - spacing out your studying

            over several short periods of time over

            several days and weeks. The most

            effective practice is to work a short

            time on each class every day.

ɪ ᴛ’ ꜱ   ɢ ᴏ ᴏ ᴅ   ᴛ ᴏ   ʙ ᴇ   ɪ ɴ ᴛ ᴇ ɴ ꜱ ᴇ

            Not all studying is equal. You will

            accomplish more if you study

            intensively. Intensive study sessions

            are short and will allow you to get work

            done with minimal wasted effort.

            Shorter, intensive study times are more

            effective than drawn out studying.

ꜱ ɪ ʟ ᴇ ɴ ᴄ ᴇ   ɪ ꜱ ɴ’ ᴛ   ɢ ᴏ ʟ ᴅ ᴇ ɴ

            Know where you study best. The silence

            of a library may not be the best place

             for you. It’s important to consider what

            noise environment works best for you.

            You might find that you concentrate

            better with some background noise.

            Some people find that listening to

            classical music while studying helps

             them concentrate, while others find this

            highly distracting.

            Keep in mind that active studying is

            rarely silent as it often requires saying

            the material aloud.

ᴘ ʀ ᴏ ʙ ʟ ᴇ ᴍ ꜱ   ᴀ ʀ ᴇ   ʏ ᴏ ᴜ ʀ   ꜰ ʀ ɪ ᴇ ɴ ᴅ

            Working and re-working problems is

            important for technical courses (e.g.,

            math, economics). Be able to explain

            the steps of the problems and why they

            work.

ʀ ᴇ ᴄ ᴏ ɴ ꜱ ɪ ᴅ ᴇ ʀ   ᴍ ᴜ ʟ ᴛ ɪ ᴛ ᴀ ꜱ ᴋ ɪ ɴ ɢ

            A significant amount of research

             indicates that multi-tasking does not

             improve efficiency and actually

             negatively affects results.

            in order to study smarter, not harder, you

            will need to eliminate distractions

            during your study sessions. Social

             media, web browsing, game playing,  

             texting, etc.

ꜱ ᴡ ɪ ᴛ ᴄ ʜ   ᴜ ᴘ   ʏ ᴏ ᴜ ʀ   ꜱ ᴇ ᴛ ᴛ ɪ ɴ ɢ

            Have a variety of places in and around

             campus that are good study

             environments for you. That way

             wherever you are, you can find your

             perfect study spot. After a while, you

             might find that your spot is too

            comfortable and no longer is a good

             place to study, so it’s time to hop to a

             new spot!

ʙ ᴇ ᴄ ᴏ ᴍ ᴇ   ᴀ   ᴛ ᴇ ᴀ ᴄ ʜ ᴇ ʀ

           Try to explain the material in your own

            words, as if you are the teacher. You can

           do this in a study group, with a study

            partner, or on your own. Saying the

            material aloud will point out where you

            are confused and need more information

           and will help you retain the information.

ᴛ ᴀ ᴋ ᴇ   ᴄ ᴏ ɴ ᴛ ʀ ᴏ ʟ   ᴏ ꜰ   ʏ ᴏ ᴜ ʀ   ᴄ ᴀ ʟ ᴇ ɴ ᴅ ᴀ ʀ

           Controlling your schedule and your

            distractions will help you to accomplish

            your goals.

           If you are in control of your calendar, you

           will be able to complete your

           assignments and stay on top of your

           coursework.

ᴜ ꜱ ᴇ   ᴅ ᴏ ᴡ ɴ ᴛ ɪ ᴍ ᴇ   ᴛ ᴏ   ʏ ᴏ ᴜ ʀ  

ᴀ ᴅ ᴠ ᴀ ɴ ᴛ ᴀ ɢ ᴇ

            Beware of ‘easy’ weeks. This is the calm

            before the storm. Lighter work weeks

            are a great time to get ahead on work or

            to start long projects. Use the extra

             hours to get ahead on assignments or

             start big projects or papers.

            That's it for today, nerds. I hope this will

            be helpful for you all, out there, studying

            hard but not smart.

            Here's source that I used. Pictures are

             from Pinterest [beige aesthetic].

            #featurethis

ᴀ ᴜ   ʀ ᴇ ᴠ ᴏ ɪ ʀ