Genevieve Bordogna, Graduate AssistantEnrollment Services

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Education is a lifelong Journey who's destination expands as you travel- The Ultimate Gift website.

Having the ability to motivate yourself to learn, grow, and work towards what YOU want.

The challenge that you all are facing as you begin college is to identify and activate your own personal motivators — these are the forces that move YOU forward.

Focus on your self-esteem: a belief in your value as a person How do you know that you have a

healthy self-esteem? When can it be considered unhealthy?

So it's not just about believing but it's about action as well and the effort that you put into yourself to feel that you have earned your self-esteem Can anyone think of an example of this

in their own lives?

Your attitudes greatly influences what you will learn from your courses, professors and peers.

Having a positive attitude reinforced with positive self talk can open your mind to a world of learning and inspire your actions

Positive self-talk is: supportive and positive thoughts and ideas that a person communicates to him or herself.

Early and frequent reviewing of the material will allow the material time to roll around in your head.

A key to successful test preparation is learning to manage review time.

Surveying – gives you an overview of topics Questioning – helps you to focus on

important ideas and determine the meaning Re-Reading – reminds you of concepts and

supporting information Reciting - helps to anchor the concepts in

your head Reviewing – by quizzing yourself,

summarizing highlights, making flash cards, outlining chapters, helps solidify learning

Can be made from both textbooks and from your lecture notes

Front of the Flash Card:

Term: Test Anxiety

EXPLANATION: A response to a perceived threatening environment, may be related to past negative experiences of feelings of inadequacy.

EXAMPLE: Having done badly on a difficult test or have not prepared well

DAILY REVIEWS

WEEKLY REVIEWS

MAJOR REVIEWS

Daily- briefly look over your notes when you have spare time to keep it fresh in your head

Weekly- look over your notes more thoroughly for about an hour to retain the information

Major- These review periods are more lengthy , can be anywhere from 2-5 hours but no more than that

Midterms are the biggest review session you will have had thus far

Compare them to your other reviews, but know you may have to devote more time because it’s more information

Most Important: Don’t allow yourself to get overwhelmed or stressed

Break down each subject a little bit at a time

Focus on learning one section of your notes / a chapter at a time

You don’t always need to be worried about the big picture

1. Identify the test type 2. Identify the topics that will be

covered, types of questions and materials – review often

3. Talk to upperclassman who have taken the class

4. Create a study plan and schedule

Find a place you feel comfortable and know you can concentrate

Select the right time - what time of day you study the best

Distractions - remove yourself from all other distractions

Internal distractions – attempt to put other worries aside, try taking a break, if you’re hungry get a snack

Define your purpose for reading Why am I reading this? In reading this material I intend to

define, learn, answer, achieve?? By doing so you’ll have a better

handle on the amount of time & effort to spend

Choose a leader for each meeting Set long-term and short-term goals Adjust to different personalities Share the work Set a regular meeting schedule Create study materials for one another Help each other learn Pool your note-taking resources Be aware of cultural differences

Get a good night’s sleep. Eat a light, well balanced meal the

morning of the test. Dress nicely for the test. Wear your

favorite colors. Don’t crash study just before –

cramming is not real learning.

Tutoring Center — Dr. Mark Campbell Bailey Library, First floor Bailey Library Writing Center — Dr. Erica Scott Room 301, Spotts World Culture

Building

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Be Yourself!

You Can Do It!