2. I. Scheduling Time Tips
1. Schedule work demanding high
concentration, such as reading and
taking notes on a text, in 50-minute
periods.
2. Schedule 30-minute sessions for
memorizing facts, figures, and dates.
3. Scheduling ….
3. Always allow ample time for library
research.
4. Schedule 50-minute sessions to get you
through compiling notes and writing an
outline for a short (three to six page) paper.
5. Take study breaks.
4. II. Reading Time Tips
1. Read both for ideas and for details.
2. Make sure you understand how the text is
organized.
3. Look for main ideas, main concepts.
4. Survey the entire text for special interest.
5. II. Reading …
5. Note how the main ideas are organized.
6. Look for transition statements.
7. Watch for transition words.
8. Underline key ideas as you read
9. Take notes as you read.
6. II. Reading …
10. Use the 4R method. This translates as :
Read.
Recall.
Reflect.
Review.
Read to:
Get an overview;
Determine the key ideas;
Understand the entire message of the
author.
7. II. Reading …
11. Recall the facts, ideas, thoughts and actions.
12. Reflect on the rational or irrational actions or
behaviors and/or consistency of the writer.
13. Review for further understanding of the text.
8. III. Note taking Time Tips
1. Take down as much as possible using
your own brand of shorthand if
necessary.
2. Summarize the major points covered
at the end of each lecture.
3. Underline and asterisk to highlight
key points.
9. III. Note taking Time Tips
4. Try to get down at least 20 percent
of what is said.
5. Get the facts down right.
6. Use tapes, but only run a tape
recorder in class as a back-up
system.
10. III. Note taking Time Tips
7. Keep one loose-leaf notebook for all
your notes.
8. Compress your notes, using your own
words.
9. Always put the proper date on the
lecture notes.
10. Try using 3 X 5 or 4 X 6 index cards
11. IV. Listening Time Tips
1. We listen in spurts. We tune in for 30-40
seconds, tune out briefly, and then return.
2. We hear what we expect to hear, which
means that all our experiences and beliefs
determine what we hear.
12. IV. Listening Time Tips
3. We do not listen well when we
are doing other things at the
same time.
4. We listen better when we are
actively involved in the process.
13. Pay special attention during the first 5 and
last 5 minutes of class.
Sit up front to be more attentive.
Concentrate on the lecturer.
Tune out the speaker’s mannerisms, voice
quality, appearance, etc.
4. We listen better when we are actively involved in the process.
14. Listen with your open mind not your
emotions.
Be prepared for class. Read and take notes on
your assigned chapters prior and after
classes. Review all your notes before exams.
Think about the subject before you go to class
so that you can anticipate what is going to be
said.
4. We listen better when we are actively involved in the process.
15. Listen for ways to relate ideas to
previous lectures, text, and personal
experiences.
Seek answers to information you
don’t understand.
4. We listen better when we are actively involved in the process.
16. V. Memory Time Tips
Do not study when you are hungry,
disorganized, or emotionally upset.
Memorize the right information.
Identify your alertness patterns. You
should know when you study better.
17. V. Memory Time Tips
Learn to study in your university
library.
Memorize your lesson for your exam
without reading notes, where you get
loss, then consult your notes.
18. V. Memory Time Tips
Don’t be afraid to sleep when you are sleepy,
but make sure you finish your reading
assignment.
Schedule shorter, periodic practice sessions.
Plan your first reviews 5-10 minutes after a
lecture, if possible.
Memorize your notes by writing the important
key points and ideas.
19. V. Memory Time Tips
Memorize your notes by writing the
important key points and ideas.
Stimulate your other senses.
Be creative.
Form or join a study group discussion:
playing teachers-students inter-actions.
20. VI. Exam Time Tips
Read all the question first.
Answer the easiest questions
first.
Underline the important facts
and key words in each question.
21. VI. Exam Time Tips
Answer the question your are sure
of first.
Don’t spend a lot of time on any one
question. Share your time equally
for each question unless you have
different targeted points for
different questions.
22. VI. Exam Time Tips
Time killers to Watch For:
Studying for a test while eating dinner.
Studying while straining to hear radio or
watch a TV program.
Studying in quiet room or place for good
concentration.
23. Not understanding what you are studying but
continuing to read, write, and/or calculate
anyway.
Studying while sleepy.
Studying while laying down on your bed.
VI. Exam Time Tips
24. VII. Lab Skills
Spend 20-30 minutes preparing for each
lab session.
Before coming to the lab, note the primary
point that the lab session is to illustrate or
demonstrate.
Outline the steps to be done in the lab.
25. VII. Lab Skills
List the material you will need for each
session.
Reserve 10 percent of the time at the
beginning and end of the lab for setup
and cleanup.
Know at the outset if you need to save
anything for the next lab.
26. VII. Lab Skills
Make a flowchart for each step
Write down your observations at each
step.
Get help as soon as you feel lost.
Copy your results in an organized form
as soon as possible
27. VIII. Twenty Tips for Getting Top Grades
1. Go to class.
2. Take subjects you enjoy.
3. Preview instructors to know how do
they work in the past by asking
previous students.
4. Register on time.
28. VIII. Twenty Tips for Getting Top Grades
5. Buy the textbook before class begins.
6. Pour it ( read quickly) on the first
two weeks.
7. Never miss a class.
8. Never miss extra credit work.
29. VIII. Twenty Tips for Getting Top Grades
9. Practice taking test to improve your
performance.
10. Turn in your homework on time, neatly
done and edited very carefully.
11. Practice memory strategies.
12. Pay your tuition before classes start so
you won’t be bothered. You can plan your
study and your work.
30. VIII. Twenty Tips for Getting Top Grades
13. Make sure you receive your final
grade for each course. If you fail,
immediately see your teacher or
the administration office for
remedy.
31. VIII. Twenty Tips for Getting Top Grades
14. Drop a course if it is not working
out after the first week or so. Do not
allow to have “W”, Withdraw grade.
This may be interpreted by your
potential employer that you are not
serious about what you are doing.
32. VIII. Twenty Tips for Getting Top Grades
15. Buy a pen with an eraser on it and use for
exams.
16. Make what you don’t know instead of what
you do know when you study chapters in
your textbooks.
17. Stay fit and eliminate bad habits.
18. Check with your professor during the
semester concerning your grade.
33. VIII. Twenty Tips for Getting Top Grades
19. When taking exams, write as much as you
know for and essay exam because volume does
pay. Finish all the questions. Do not get panic
for difficult questions. Your classmates have
also the same questions.
20. Don’t take that lower-than-hoped-for grade at
face value. Therefore, do not skip your lessons.
Study all your assignments. Some teachers like
some topics more than the others, you can
detect from your teachers’ lectures.
