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HOW TO STUDY

YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT
646-592-4285
FURST HALL 412
ACADEMICSUPPORT.WILF@YU.EDU
READING DOES NOT MEAN STUDYING!

Apply active reading strategies:

•Consider reading chapter summary for an overview of


main ideas
•Turn chapter headings into questions
•Take notes from chapter highlights
•Apply concepts by providing examples
STUDY THE BOLD TERMS IN THE TEXT

• Make flash cards


• Go to www.quizlet.com to make index cards online
• Use textbook online companion site for self-testing
• Provide examples of definitions to help with memory
• Use mnemonics to help remember difficult or confusing
terms
COME TO CLASS PREPARED

• Read textbook chapter or assigned reading


before class
• Listen during lecture for clarification of
information
• Staying current with readings will help you
avoid cramming for exams
BECOME AN ACTIVE LISTENER IN
CLASS

• Come prepared with questions from the readings


• Listen for answers to your questions
• Take notes on what professor emphasizes in class
• Ask questions or meet with professor after class or
during office hours
PLAN YOUR STUDY TIME

• Plan to study two hours for every hour spent in class


• Study in a location that has few distractions
• Set specific goals for each study session
• Build in breaks in order to remain focused
• Remember to self-test for mastery
STUDY YOUR LECTURE NOTES

• Write questions
in the margins
and use to self-
test
• Practice
paraphrasing
your notes
• Try to predict
test questions
based on your
notes
SELF-TEST FOR MASTERY

 Use the quizzes either at the end of each chapter, in


the on-line companion or on quizlet.com to test your
knowledge
 Self-test from your notes
 Analyze your errors and adjust your preparation
accordingly
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW TO STUDY…

Visit the Office of Academic Support


Furst Hall 412
646-592-4285
academicsupport.wilf@yu.edu
SOURCES

Cottrell, Stella. The Study Skills Handbook. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Print.

Downing, Skip. On Course: Strategies for Creating Success in College and in Life.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Print.

Hopper, Carolyn H. Practicing College Learning Strategies. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,


2004. Print.

Marks-Beale, Abby. "5." Success Skills: Strategies for Study and Lifelong Learning.
Mason, OH: Thomson South-Western, 2007. N. pag. Print.

Mundsack, Allan, James Deese, Ellin K. Deese, and Clifford Thomas. Morgan. How to
Study: And Other Skills for Success in College. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Print.

"Success Skills: Strategies for Study and Lifelong Learning (Title 1) 3rd Edition."
Amazon.com: Success Skills: Strategies for Study and Lifelong Learning (Title 1)
(9780538729635): Abby Marks-Beale: Books. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 July 2016.

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