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Active Study Tasks

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Hi everyone! One of the hardest things to do is active studying before exams! While many of us study hard, we may not be considering that we are not studying actively! Passive studying is things such as only reading previously highlighted material and continuously reciting the same information over and over. To actively study, first break your study time down into two different categories: Preparation and Review!

The key to Preparation is ICOW! Identify, Condense, Organize, and Write. These strategies will help you do it:

Develop study sheets
Develop concept maps and charts
Create flash cards for vocab, questions, formulas and problems
Make self-tests
Remark (rehighlight or review previously highlighted material and finding what is the most important information)
Find practice problems
Outline
Rewrite any notes
Summarize text or lecture notes into main ideas
List the steps needed for a problem or concept
Plan essay answers
Answer questions at the end of the chapter.
Prepare material for a study group
Create a 5-Day study plan

Next you want to actually Review the information you gathered through your prep. The key to review is RE-USE: Rehearse, Extend, Understand, Self-Test, and Evaluate. Here are some strategies:

Recite outloud information from your study sheets
Replicate concept maps with little to no help
Recite any flashcards you made. Separate out any difficult cards so that you can continue to review them.
Practice writing formulas
Complete practice problems, circle steps you did wrong and try again in a different pen color (to help you identify the differences)
Take the self-tests you made before.
Attempt reverse testing. Make questions out of the answers from before and work them backwards.
Take notes on remarked tests and notes
Explain material to group members
Write essay answers from memory
Go through lecture slides or textbook and recite all the information you know based off of the heading.
Evaluate how much you know and how much you have to review again. Take longer in reviewing missed material and simply review information you learned quickly for the end of your study session.

Note: Many of these tasks are from the book Taking Charge of Your Learning by Dianna Blerkom

tips

check your hand position: the way you hold your pen or pencil could be the culprit! Make sure you’re holding the instrument properly (this guide has some good methods) and don’t let it smudge your writing.

have a handwriting goal: find a font (websites: x, x, x, x) or someone else’s handwriting (studyblr samples: x, x, x, x) and use it as your own handwriting inspiration.

keep a reference sheet: carefully write out a sample of exactly how you want your handwriting to look and keep it with you to compare your current writing and keep you motivated!

practice, practice, practice: the very annoying– but also very accurate– truth. Practice good handwriting whenever you can, and use pangrams (like the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog., or pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs) for extra practice.

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Some French vocab about sleep :) [please correct me if you spot a mistake]

Le sommeil = Sleep

VERBS
Dormir = To sleep
Réveiller = To wake [someone] up
Se réveiller = To wake up
S'endormir = To fall asleep
Faire la sieste = To nap
Somnoler = To doze off
Rêver = To dream
Bâiller = To yawn
Ronfler = To snore
Suer = To sweat
Dormir sur ses deux oreilles = To sleep like a baby [lit. ‘to sleep on both ears’]

DREAMS
Rêve [m] = Dream
Cauchemar [m] = Nightmare
Onirique = Dreamlike
Endormi = Sleepy
Somnolent = Sleepy, drowsy
La somnolence = Sleepiness

BEDROOM
Chambre [f] = Bedroom
Réveil [m] = Alarm clock
Table de chevet [f] = Bedside table
Lampe [f] = Lamp

BEDS
Lit [m] = Bed
Lit superposé [m] = Bunk bed
Lit double [m] = Double bed
Lit simple [m] = Single bed
Berceau [m] = Crib
Hamac [m] = Hammock
Literie [f] = Bedding
Couette [f] = Duvet
Oreiller [m] = Pillow
Taie [f] = Pillowcase
Matelas [m] = Mattress
Drap de lit [m] = Bed sheet

SLEEP PROBLEMS
Manque de sommeil [m] = Sleep deprivation
Insomnie [f] = Insomnia
Somnambule [m] = Sleepwalker
Nuit blanche [f] = Sleepless night
Avoir des hallucinations = To hallucinate
Avoir des terreurs nocturnes = To have night terrors

OTHER
Nuit [f] = Night
Minuit [m] = Midnight
Nocturne = Nocturnal
Diurne = Diurnal
Rythme du sommeil [m] = Sleeping pattern
Hypnagogique = Hypnagogic
Sommeil paradoxal [m] = REM sleep
Sommeil lent [m] = Non-REM sleep
Sommeil profond [m] = Deep sleep

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