1 + 3 = Note Taking

Hey everyone, the Group Name Bloggers are back for another week of learning strategies, this past week I used the strategy 1 plus 3 notes. And this week I used it in my AST 101 class and in my MAT 121 class.

The 1+3 Note Taking Method is a process that helps you organize and retain the information from class. What you do is:

DURING CLASS: take notes which ever way you like
AFTER CLASS: on a separate sheet of paper, divide it into 3 sections and label them: Key Concepts, Graphic Organizer, and Test Questions. Then you fill in each of the sections according to that title.

This strategy worked out pretty well for me in my math class but it was awesome for my astronomy class. the graphic organizer helped me understand the information a lot better I am a visual learner.

Here is the 1+3 method in terms of lame:
L- (learner)- I am a visual learner so seeing my notes in a more organized way is much better foe me.
A- (action)- I took my normal outline notes in class then I converted the information to my 1+3 notes.

M- (materials)- I used the notes from my AST 101 lecture and my MAT class.

E- (evaluation)- this strategy is works for me because it forces me to revisit the information from my notes when before, I might not have looked at them until I studied for the exam.

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MAT

Anticipating Test Questons for MAT 121 and ANT 111

That's right... its time for another week of learning strategies from your favorite blog THE GROUP NAME BLOGGERS! This week is especially important because we are going to be talking about EXAM PREP. The exam prep strategy that I chose to use this week is ANTICIPATING TEST QUESTIONS. I had a Anthropology test last Wednesday and I have a Math exam coming up so I felt that this strategy would be the most beneficial for me and once again I used L.A.M.E. to figure out the best way to use this strategy.

L- (learner)- I am a visual learner so SEEING test questions before I take my tests will help me be more prepared because I will know what type of questions to expect.

A- (action)- I created two practice test that asked questions about the material we have learned, one for my ANT 111 class and one for my MAT 121 class.

M- (materials)- I used the syllabuses of each class, along with the class notes and the information from the textbooks to create my questions.

E- (evaluation)- Many of the test questions that i created on my ANT 111 practice test turned out to be similar or even identical to the ones on the test. My MAT 121 test is not for another week but I feel prepared for the test because of this learning strategy.

When I was creating the test questions for my ANT class I knew that I should get them from either my lecture notes or the textbook because this class is mostly lecture and individual reading focused. And for my MAT class I know that the class is mostly lecture focused but the tests have similar types of questions to the ones in the exercises from the textbook, so I created to types of questions, concept or vocabulary questions and I picked out random questions from textbook.

ANT 111

MAT 121

I found that by anticipating test questions and completing my practice tests I became much more prepared for each of my tests. I have not gotten my test back for my ANT class but I feel like I did well and I will let you know How I did in next week's blog post, once I get my grade. I am sure that I will be using this strategy again and if you want to try it out, comment and let me know how it went.

See you next week!

Task/Time Management

The strategy that I decided to use this week was the D's Do and Due Organizer and I used it in my AST 101 class and in my MAT 121 class. The reason I chose this strategy is because I felt like the organizer would help me to avoid procrastinating by setting times for me to do my work. At the beginning of the week I went to my planner and I drew a line down the middle of the pages and I labeled the left side of the page "Do" and the right side "Due". I then wrote all of my assignments that are due this week on the right side. I wrote in my AST online homework, my AST pre-lab assignment, and my MAT test on the appropriate days. I then wrote in on the left side when I was planning on completing or studying for those assignments.
This strategy was did help me not procrastinate but I have never really enjoyed using a planner. Constantly getting it out and flipping through the pages to the right date becomes somewhat of a hassle. I found that my other method that I have been doing before i started the D's Do and Due Organizer is much more convenient for me. I use a to-do list app for my iphone called 2Do. I am constantly looking at my phone throughout the day and having all of my tasks organized there is much easier than carrying around a planner.