The Power of Study Groups Part 3

The Power of Study Groups

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Part 3

Guidelines for Getting a Group Together

Here are some guidelines for creating and running a study group; how many? Create a group of four to six people. In a larger group, it’s easy for someone to get left out and smaller groups can too easily get off track.

Who? Pick classmates who seem to share your interests in doing well academically. Look for people who stay alert in class, take notes, ask questions and respond to the teacher’s questions. Include someone who understands the material better than you can explain the concepts and someone who doesn’t understand it as well, to whom you can explain the material.

Where? Hold study group sessions in a place that is free of distractions and that has room to spread out books and notes.

How long? Meet for no more than two to three hours at a time. Having a time limit helps the group focus. If you know you only have an hour, you’re more likely to stay on task.

When? Try to meet regularly, on the same day and time each week. Treating the study session as you would other activities helps you to keep a schedule and ensure that everyone attends.

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The Power of Study Groups Part 2

The Power of Study Groups

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Part 2

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 organizational skills, the ability to stick to a task or a capacity for memorization.

Cover more ground. 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 good 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!

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"In life as in football, you won't go far, unless you know where the goalposts are." Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

Goals

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

-Arnold Glasgow

I agree with this statement because you won’t have any sense of direction unless you have a goal you want to accomplish. If you don’t have a goal that needs to be accomplished then you won’t have something to work on to get there. For example if you want to become a doctor, you need to get classes that will prepare you for that career. You will also need extra help from professionals. You can go to a hospital and volunteer so you can gain some experience.

The Power of Study Groups Part 1

The Power of Study Groups

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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 put lesson 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.

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Walk the Talk Reflection

Walk the Talk

Reflection:

This slideshow was about doing what you will say, “Walk the Talk.”  In order to have the courage to “Walk the Talk” you need to have different skills. Some are to have honesty, integrity, courage, loyal, respect, commitment and other good qualities. By having these skills, then you are prepared to do what you say you will do. If you have a dream that you want to accomplish, all you need to do to be able to reach your dream goal is to do what’s right and be committed to yourself in getting all the work done to get there.

"Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices." Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

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

-Albert A. Montapert

This statement means that anything you do in life, consequences will always happen. Depending on the choices you make, the consequences you will receive. For example if you decide to make the correct choice in studying for a test, then you will receive a good consequence, or reward. The good reward or consequence will be that most likely you will pass the test. Another example of making decisions is when you choose to do the wrong choices. For example if you don’t study for a test, the bad consequences will be that most likely you won’t pass the test. Whether you choose the right or choose the wrong decisions, there will always be consequences as your result.

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 skim. 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 in 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.

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