Study Strategies:
Metacognitive Strategies
- Metacognition is thinking about how you think and learn. It will help you become a self-aware problem solver and take control of your learning.
- Here is a list of suggested Metacognitive Study Strategies.
Study Cycles
- I highly recommend using study cycles and focused study sessions to study for this class.
- Purdue Academic Success Center has workshops, peer success coaching, and academic consultations – all to help you improve your study habits.
- "Teach Yourself How to Learn" by Saundra Yancy McGuire. McGuire goes into more depth about study cycles, focused study sessions, and other metacognitive strategies for learning. You can access a digital copy of the book in the Purdue library catalog.
- If you are short on time, start with “Chapter 5: Metacognitive Learning Strategies at Work”
Overlearning
- Additionally, I also recommended using a technique called overlearning.
- The idea is that you want to practice the techniques in this class beyond the point of understanding. You want to practice until the technique becomes second nature, like a habit, that you can execute the technique quickly without consulting the notes or a textbook. This will help you with the exam when there is limited time to complete the problems.
- One strategy is to set a timer and quiz yourself, using problems from the homework, textbook, or the exam archive.
How to get the most out of studying
- Watch the five-part video series "How to get the most out of studying"
- Explains the difference between deep and shallow processing.
- "I Blew the Exam, Now What?"
Test Taking Strategy
- Here is a list of “14 Tips for Test Taking Success”.