The Final Post- Goodbye!

Hey guys! This is the last time you'll be able to hear about my learning strategies! I know its sad and all but I know you want to hear about my FAVORITE LEARNING STRATEGY, right?

Okay, I use this strategy daily for every single one of my classes. The 20-minute test prep, it is the best strategy for preparing for exams and just keeping up with class. After every single class you take 20 minutes out of your day to make up a few questions using your notes and answer them. You save all of these prep sheets to create an amazing study guide. Now that is exam week, I have turned my 20 minute test prep into one full practice exam. I did this for each of my classes. I have taken my SOC 101 practice test three times, the first two times I got a few questions wrong so I restudied that material and the third time I took the practice exam I scored a 100 percent. I plan to do this with the rest of my classes before the dreadful final exam week! I advise you all to use the 20 minute test prep and my adaptations next semester to help you on your exams !!!

LAME

I have taken different learners type tests and have came up as a kinesthetic and a visual learner, which is why the 20 minute test prep helps me. Because I am actually writing and answering the questions it helps me remember them, my kinesthetic side. There is very minimal action needed for these strategies, you just need to spend 20 minutes extra per class making and answering questions. The only materials you need for the 20 minute test prep is a paper, pencil, and you notes or text book. My evaluation of this strategy is that it is the best for me, I use it as much as I need and it helps me a great deal. I would recommend it to anyone who needs help with preparing for an exam, especially final exams.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF MY 20 MINUTE TEST PREP PAPERS!!!!

Graphic Organizers

NA NA NA NA, HEY HEY HEY… GOODBYE! This is sadly the last post that I will be putting up on the Group Name Bloggers. We had a great run guys but it is finally coming to an end. However I will not be leaving you empty handed because I have one more learning strategy. This strategy was the one that I found to me the most helpful for me and the strategy is Graphic Organizers. And I used them in my AST 101 class and in my ANT class.

Its finals time for me at CUSE so I have been using this strategy to help me understand concepts from earlier this semester that I had the most trouble with. For me, Graphic Organizers… well… “organize” the information for me in a way where I can see several topics at once and I can see how they are related. Plus they appeal to my learning style very well because I am a visual learner. They are also quite easy to make because Microsoft Word has an application called SmartArt Graphics. All you have to do is click on the tab labeled SmartArt and pick a graphic organizer that works best with whatever topic you are focusing on. When I draw out Graphic Organizers on paper they tend to be really sloppy with information jumbled around, but with SmartArt, everything is neatly typed and easy to read. I highly recommend using Smart Art.

Graphic organizers are great for studying and clarifying difficult concepts! LAME I am a visual learner and because of that I learn very well from studying Graphic Organizers. My actions involved getting information form my books and my class notes and converting it into the Organizers. My materials were my books, my notes, and SmartArt. The Organizers will help me study for my exams, which is how I am being evaluated in my class.

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