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    SSYA 1013

    Introduction to Psychology

    Study Skills
    Pp XXVII - XL
    P.O.W.E.R
    • Prepare
    • Organize
    • Work
    • Evaluate
    • Rethink

    2
    SQ3R: Reading Strategy
    • Survey
    • Question
    • Read
    • Recite (practice)
    • Review (revise)

    3
    Managing Your Time
    • Create a time log
    • Set up Priorities
    • Identify your prime Time
    • Master your time:
    – Master calendar
    – Weekly time table
    – A daily to do list

    4
    Controlling Your Time
    • Learn to say “no”
    • Get away from it all
    • Enjoy the silence
    • Control your communication
    (especially e-comms)
    • Expect the unexpected
    • Combat procrastination
    5
    How To Read Your
    TextBooks
    • Read the front matter
    • Identify personal objectives
    • Identify and use the ‘Advance
    Organizers in the book
    • Stay focused as you read
    – Read in small bites
    – Take a break

    6
    ….. Read your testbooks
    • Highlight and take notes as you
    read
    – Rephrase key points
    – Highlight or underline key points
    – Use visuals (arrows diagrams,
    timelines, charts) to help you
    understand and recall later
    – Look up unfamiliar words

    7
    Memorizing Efficiently
    • Memorize what you need to, forget
    the rest
    • Pick up specific keywords
    • The key words are already
    highlighted in the text for this
    book

    8
    Mneumonics
    • Acronyms
    • Rhymes and jingles
    • Involve multiple senses
    – Use your body
    – Draw and diagram the material
    – Visualize
    • Overlearning:rehearsing material
    past the initial point of mastery
    9
    Test Taking Strategies
    • Know what you are preparing for
    – Essay:
    – Multiple choice: ****
    – True-False
    – Matching
    – Short Answer
    – Fill-in

    10
    Studying for Multiple
    Choice Questions
    • All material is considered fair game
    • Requires you to pay more
    attention to details
    • Write down important facts on
    index cards
    • Practice from test banks if you
    have them

    11
    Good Luck

     12

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