Learning Styles

Organizing information so details are brought together under main ideas or categories

To better manage your time:

Processing things in a sequential and linear (step by step) order is called:

breaking big jobs down into smaller ones and doing them in pieces is:

The average person can hold how many things in his short term memory?

It is best to study in blocks of no more than 60 min. at a time

Which is NOT one of the 3 ways to remember that we studied?

Not being able to say "no" to someone is part of good scheduling & study habits

IF we find a task boring and/or hard, we should do it first while we're focused

What are ways you can control interruptions when you study?

saying the information you want to learn, to yourself, is known as:

RICE is an acronym for Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

Memorizing can become true learning if you:

"Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" is an example of:

taking the first letter from each word you want to remember and making a new word (or initials)

The theory of brain dominance is more of a myth.

The left brain hemisphere is good with math and linguistics. This is referred to as:

Personal problems can help us manage our time better

Tracing letters to learn how to spell would be considered:

Singing the months of the year to the tune of Macarena is an example of:

What percentage of students procrastinate, according to William Knauss?

Making flashcards and going on a walk while you study is considered:

Negative beliefs can stop you from getting work done. e.g. "it's too hard, I can't do this"

Preferring to know the rules and follow them is referred to as:

Knowing your goals, strengths, and weaknesses helps you to manage your time better.

It is easier to remember information that is grouped together in a way that makes sense to you.

knowledge acquired through frequent review until it becomes part of our background knowledge

procrastination can lead to feelings of guilt, stress, depression, & self doubt

Procrastination involves spending most of your time being productive

The theory of Multiple Intelligence helps us find strengths in all learners. Examples include:

Developing a visual story with a list of words is:

When you are having trouble concentrating, you should be around a lot of people

creating associations with familiar locations to remember things in a particular order is:

This device can increase your ability to recall information. We learned about 5 of them.

the left brain hemisphere helps people express themselves in words. This is referred to as:

long term memory can be strengthened by reviewing

Perfectionism and unrealistic expectations can increase procrastination

having goals & scheduling are two time management techniques that go together.

the ability to see an image or picture in your mind is:

Taking the first letter from each word you want to remember and making a sentence:

When working on a project with a due date, it is effective to leave extra time before it's due

If you would rather listen to a lecture than watch a video, which learning style do you use?