There is a growing disconnect between how prepared students are for higher education rigor, how the modern student actually learns, and what we and the workplace expect of them.
59% of students graduate from a 4-year institution within 6 years. (DOE, 2013 figures)
Hobson, E.H. (2004). Getting Students to Read: Fourteen Tips. Idea Paper 40. The Idea Center. http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/Idea_Paper_40.pdf
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You join a study group and enjoy the social connections. Feels like lots of studying happened. You can't remember anything! Everyone else aces the test. What happened?
You have studied all weekend. Every waking moment. You fail the test. You sit staring at the textbook, overwhelmed and just lost. Instagram (and that movie on Netflix) suddenly gains appeal. You fail the course. Your head is racing with all the things you have to do. There is no way you can do it. Now you can't sleep. Great. Sleep deprivation and a 400 pages to read by Monday. Dropping out is a real option. Any of these scenarios and a million others are common and avoidable. |
Learning Style
Everyone learns differently! Find out your learning strengths and weaknesses using the theory of multiple intelligences (Howard Gardner)
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Motivation
According to McClelland's Theory of Motivation (1961) people are motivated three ways: power, relationships, achievement.
Find out your primary motivator: |
MasteryStudying hard is great, but studying smarter is best!
Figure out what level of learning you are targeting helps you prioritize what to learn and how to study. Know Bloom's Taxonomy question stems to fine tune your study time. |