note-taking, study skills, &...
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Strategies for Success in Math Classes:
Note-taking,Study Skills,& Test-taking
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Note-Taking
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- If it’s written down, put it in your notes!
- This includes examples and diagrams.
- If it’s said, decide whether it should go in your notes. You don’t need to write down everything that’s said, but you can’t only write down what’s written on the board.
- Keep notes in order in a 3-ring binder, either on notebook paper or on printed paper.
How to Take Notes
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- Use color to your advantage and do some color-coding!
- If you start to get behind, skip space and come back to it later.
- Be an engaged note-taker (e.g., think about what you’re writing – if it doesn’t make sense, make a note of it in the margins to ask about or to look at on your own later after class)
How to Take Notes (continued)
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- Soon after taking notes in class, spend time working through them. Add examples or questions, and highlight important parts.
- Review your notes daily, looking for connections between old and new material.
- Condense notes about topics you don’t understand into a “cheat sheet” to study from, so you don’t have to flip through all your notes to find those few topics.
How to Use Notes
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Studying
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What to Study in Math
•Textbook/Noteset
•Notes from Class
•Study Guides
•Graded Assignmentsand Assessments
•Handouts and Worksheets
• Formulas and Example Problems
• “Cheat sheet” mentioned earlier
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How to Study for Math
• Start preparing for exams early
• Organize your material by topic/lesson
• Flashcards or Quizlet (online flashcards)
• Review all material at least once a day
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More on how to study for math
• Organize a study group- Make sure you can work through the problems on your own!
• Understand every step you made in a problem
• Work through study guides several times. *By the end of your studying, you should be able to sit down and do all problems in the study guide on your own without notes.
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Other Tips
• Never get behind
• Get help immediately if you get lost (Resources include your professor, the Learning Center, classmates, EdReady study resources if in a developmental class)
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Test-Taking Tips
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Before Taking a Test
• Come well-rested and having eaten something nutritious
• Arrive on time or early
• Jot down memory cues/formulas on the test first
• Survey the test
• Read the directions!
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During a Test
• Do the easy questions first
• Skip and return to difficult questions
• If you can’t solve a problem, put what you do understand about it. (“I don’t know how to find xand y, but once I found them, I would need to plug them in and solve for b.”)
•Write neatly
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During a Test
• Answers should follow the ABCs:
- Answer the question(s) asked
- Be reasonable
- Clearly labeled
• Double-check that you have:
- Answered all questions
- Checked any answers you can, such as by plugging them into the original equation
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After a Test
• On a separate piece of paper, re-do problems that you missed. This will help prepare you for the final exam.
• Be a self-reflective learner
- Identify what you did wrong; put a plan in place for how you will meet or exceed your goal(s) next time
- Identify what you did correctly and celebrate those successes