Learning Strategies Midterm

Learning Strategies Mid-Term

Name:

Part I (Completed the week prior to mid-terms):

Class	Grade	Missing Work	Date of Mid-term	Preparation for Mid-term (How will you prepare and how much time will you invest in preparing for the mid-term)

Part II: True or False:

______ Many periodicals are written at the sixth-grade reading level

______One way to learn new vocabulary is to use new words as often as possible in daily conversation.

______ A Thesaurus is a dictionary of synonyms

______One way to boost your understanding of something new that you have learned is to draw it.

______When highlighting, a general “rule-of-thumb” is to highlight no more than 10 % of what you’ve read.

_____A valuable reading strategy is to look at the structure of a book before you read it.

______Some important tips to remember when listening to lectures include: listen for word clues, pay attention to body language, and listen for repetition.

_____ When taking notes, some important things to look for: anything the teacher writes or circles on the chalk board/white board, diagrams/charts/lists that the teacher draws attention to or points out.

______ It is important to write down everything a teacher says in lecture.

______An active listener sits up straight, leans forward, and tries to focus on every word.

______ It is important to organize your notes. Start each day’s notes on a new page and put the date and topic at the top of the page.

______ It is not necessary to leave “thinking space” when taking notes.

______ Examples of “word clues” include: “the most important reason …” “this will be on the test….”

______ A good night’s sleep has a better effect on test performance than all-night cramming.

______ Finding links between your own life and what you are studying make learning more effective.

______ When summarizing text, summaries should not be more than one-fourth to one-third the length of the original text.

_____ It is important to use your own words and to paraphrase when summarizing a text.