...Effective study skills are necessary for a college student to excel academically. The student must develop these skills in order to retain information learned in the present for their future benefit. Study skills can be a combination of several techniques, including time management, note-taking, self-testing, and test-wiseness, to name a few. There is no one best way to study, therefore, techniques can be tailored to the needs of the student to achieve the most optimal result. However, diagnostic testing is also available to assist students in assessing their weaknesses in their learning behaviors and study habits. Research has shown that effective study skills lead to improved academic performance. The habits that students develop during their college years will remain with them long after graduation and will be reflected in their performance in the workforce. This paper will provide insight into the different techniques that improve study skills, and in turn, improve academic performance. The Merriam – Webster Dictionary defines the word study as "the application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge, which can be in a particular field or to a specific subject." The dictionary then defines skill as "the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance." A rather general combination of the two terms would yield, "learning and motivational strategies considered essential in being successful in college" (Tuckman, 2003 page)...
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...NEVER SOMETIMES USUALLY NEVER 1. I arrive at classes and other meetings on time. 2. devote sufficient study time to each of my courses 3. I schedule definite times and outline specific goals for my study time 4.I prepare a "to do" list daily 5. I avoid activities which tend to interfere with my planned schedule. 6. I use prime time (when I am most alert) for study. 7. At the beginning of the term, I make up daily activity and study schedules 8. I begin major course assignments well in advance. 9. I have the "study-place" habit, that is, merely being at a certain place at a certain time means time to study. 10. I study in a place free from auditory and visual distractions. 11. I find that I am able to concentrate--that is, give undivided attention to the task for at least 20 minutes. 12. I am confident with the level of concentration I am able to maintain. 13. I have an accurate understanding of the material I wish to remember. 14. I learn with the intention of remembering. 15. I practice the materials I am learning by reciting out loud. 16. I recall readily those things which I have studied. never sometimes usually always 17. While I am taking notes, I think about how I will use them later. 18. I understand the lecture and classroom discussion while I am taking notes. 19. I organize my notes in some meaningful manner (such as outline format). 20. I review and edit my notes...
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...Introduction Effective study skills are necessary for a college student to excel academically. The student must develop these skills in order to retain information learned in the present for their future benefit. Study skills can be a combination of several techniques, including time management, note-taking, self-testing, and test-wiseness, to name a few. There is no one best way to study, therefore, techniques can be tailored to the needs of the student to achieve the most optimal result. However, diagnostic testing is also available to assist students in assessing their weaknesses in their learning behaviors and study habits. Research has shown that effective study skills lead to improved academic performance. The habits that students develop during their college years will remain with them long after graduation and will be reflected in their performance in the workforce. This paper will provide insight into the different techniques that improve study skills, and in turn, improve academic performance. The Merriam – Webster Dictionary defines the word study as "the application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge, which can be in a particular field or to a specific subject." The dictionary then defines skill as "the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance." A rather general combination of the two terms would yield, "learning and motivational strategies considered essential in being successful in college" (Tuckman...
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...ACADEMIC MOTIVATION AND STUDY SKILLS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AN UNDERGRADUATE THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, CENTRAL MINDANO UNIVERSITY PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE Danica Faye M. Quinco Bachelor of Arts in Psychology September 2013 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Motivation is the force that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. It is what causes us to take action, whether to grab a snack to reduce hunger or enroll in college to earn a degree. The forces that lie beneath motivation can be biological, social, emotional or cognitive in nature. The first attempt of the researchers is to explore the academic motivations that students in a university will tend to use, usually in enduring the college life. People are centrally concerned with motivation -- how to move themselves or others to act. Everyone struggles with how to motivate others and especially on its own. People are often moved by external factors such as reward systems, grades, evaluations, or the opinions they fear others might have of them. Yet just as frequently, people are motivated from within, by interests, curiosity, care or abiding values. Many individuals enroll into college for several different reasons, including social, economic, or intellectual. Since a degree opens more employment opportunities. Study skills are usually defined as students’ ability to manage time and other...
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...Effective Study Habits and Study Skills Mean Good Grades Now Effective study habits and study skills lead to good grades. One can, also, reward students for better grades. However, never forget that making learning fun so children discover learning is fun will create the most return over the long term, as far as learning and better grades are concerned. For more information pertaining to good grades, click here. Although effective study skills and study habits result in better grades, do you know what effective study habits and study skills are? They are regular, consistent study habits that good students use every time they prepare for a test or do homework. In this section, effective study habits and study skills that help primary school students get good grades will be emphasized. Effective study habits are learned at home. Parenting means teaching our children these skills and making them habits. Study skills are so important to improving grades that some think grades really measure how well parents teach their children to study, particularly in the primary grades. The purpose of this section is to help parents teach their children effective study habits, not only to improve good grades, but to make education easier and, even, enjoyable. Despite the fact effective study habits are, largely, a discipline we instill in our children, we must always bear in mind that learning through play inspires children to learn more. So, any opportunity...
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...Acknowledgement Adolfo, Charice researcher Comendador, Shannen researcher Dagit, Jonelyn researcher Escoreal, Rosalia researcher Nuezca, Caren researcher We would like to give our acknowledgement and expand our whole hearted gratitude to Mrs. Carmelita T. Clordiarta for giving us a chance to make and to learn how to do a research paper. And also for Guiding us in making this research paper to make it accomplish and successful. Most of all, to our Almighty God who gave us a parent which sustain our financial needs and giving us knowledge to do it clearly Dedication The successful of this research paper is dedicated to our parents and guardians who support the financial needs to make this research paper successfully and completely. We also dedicated this work to our Almighty God for being always there when we need comfort in every discouragement we've encounter. We also want to dedicate this research paper to our friends who are there to support and give their thoughts on how we could make the research paper successful. Introduction Everyone is different, and for some students, studying and being motivated to learn comes naturally. Studying is one of the necessities of life in order to achieve the goals we set for ourselves. This is just as true for adults in their careers as it is for children in school. The adult does have the advantage, because they have already identified the importance of studying. However, students are the...
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...Academic Study Skills by + Student’s name Code+ course name Professor’s name University name City, State Date of submission Team work means ensuring that every employee in a working team understands their functions and feels valued. Teamwork entails the following; ensuring everyone gets to know their responsibilities and roles, providing constructive support and feedback, assigning tasks to people with the required skills and creating initiative and enthusiasm in a team. Employers want good teamwork skills since they want their employees to get along well with the existing workforce and have the capability to improve their productivity to the company. Excellent teamwork skills allow an employee to put aside his personal desires in order to produce good results for the company. Moreover, employers look for good team working skills because they want to enhance the competitiveness of the company. Team work also enhances effective utilization of labor, and efficiency is also achieved. It also improves productivity by making maximum use of the different skills and strengths of members of the team. Productivity is improved by assigning the order and allotment of duty to the team; thus avoiding bottlenecks in the company (outwaite 2013). Secondly, Organizations aim to achieve good team work skills since such skills are a key input required for quality improvement in any given organization. good team working improves quality and encourages product innovation (Stun...
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...CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING STRATEGIES AND STUDY SKILLS TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS Julius M. Raquel Francisco B. Galut Jr. Researchers Dr. Freddie Cabrera Research Teacher CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Learning strategies are the essential symbol of students “learning how to learn”, which is also an important factor affecting learning efficiency and quality. Learning strategies are used by students to help them understand information and solve problems. A learning strategy is a person's approach to learning and using information. Students who do not know or use good learning strategies often learn passively and ultimately fail in school. Like learning strategies, study skills are fundamental to academic competence. Effective study skills are associated with positive outcomes across multiple academic content areas and for diverse learners. Academic competence is associated with the knowledge and application of effective study skills and learning strategies. Capable students may experience difficulty in school especially college students, not because they lack ability, but because they lack good study skills and learning strategies. Although some students develop study skills independently, even normally achieving students may go through school...
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...CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING STRATEGIES AND STUDY SKILLS TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS Julius M. Raquel Francisco B. Galut Jr. Researchers Dr. Freddie Cabrera Research Teacher CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Learning strategies are the essential symbol of students “learning how to learn”, which is also an important factor affecting learning efficiency and quality. Learning strategies are used by students to help them understand information and solve problems. A learning strategy is a person's approach to learning and using information. Students who do not know or use good learning strategies often learn passively and ultimately fail in school. Like learning strategies, study skills are fundamental to academic competence. Effective study skills are associated with positive outcomes across multiple academic content areas and for diverse learners. Academic competence is associated with the knowledge and application of effective study skills and learning strategies. Capable students may experience difficulty in school especially college students, not because they lack ability, but because they lack good study skills and learning strategies. Although some students develop study skills independently, even normally achieving students may go through school...
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...Formulation of the search question: Question: Cardiac monitoring post DC (Direct current) cardioversion – does this intervention reduce the number of adverse incidents? The background to this question begins with the notion that whilst some policies and protocols are evidence-based, some are developed from opinions of clinical staff within institutions without evidence. An example is the routine cardiac monitoring of patients following DC cardioversion. It seems reasonable to think that if a patient has undergone a procedure affecting their cardiac rhythm that their cardiac rhythm should be monitored. Why is this? Is there good reason to do this? Or good reason not to? The question therefore began as “Would cardiac monitoring for a few minutes to record the cardiac rhythm post procedure pose any safety risk to the patient, or change their plan of care, compared to cardiac monitoring for a longer time?” In modern healthcare it is difficult to justify arbitrary decisions or practices. “In order to make a decision, you need to ask yourself what is the evidence you need to act in this situation. This relates to all types of decisions and you need to be ready to justify your practice” (Aveyard et al. 2009 p.30). Whittemore and Knafl (2005 p.548) state “…a clear problem identification and review purpose are essential to provide focus and boundaries”. In order to practice with an evidence base, research findings need to be “methodologically sound and clinically relevant” (Meadows-Oliver...
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...Do Learning And Study Skills Affect Academic Performance? – An Empirical Investigation Richard Griffin, University of Tennessee at Martin, USA Angie MacKewn, University of Tennessee at Martin, USA Ernest Moser, University of Tennessee at Martin, USA Ken W. VanVuren, University of Tennessee at Martin, USA ABSTRACT Universities and colleges are very interested in understanding the factors that influence their students’ academic performance. This paper describes a study that was conducted at a mid-sized public university in the mid-south, USA, to examine this issue. In this study, the 10-scale, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) (Weinstein et al., 1987) assessment device was administered to 107 students to measure receptivity to several skills and strategies that purportedly enhance a student’s ability to learn and successfully perform in an academic setting. The results of this study showed that the LASSI scales dealing with attitude, concentration, information processing skill, motivation, self-testing and review techniques, use of study support techniques, time management, and effective test-taking strategies all correlated positively (with statistical significance) to student GPA. There were also statistically significant differences between males and females in their mean scores for several of the above mentioned LASSI scales. Every LASSI subscale, where females significantly outscored males, positively correlated with superior academic performance (i.e., GPA)...
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...relationship between study skills and academic performance of university students Afsaneh Hassanbeigi a, Jafar Askari b, Mina Nakhjavanic, Shima Shirkhodad, Kazem Barzegar e, Mohammad R. Mozayyan f, Hossien Fallahzadehg * 1 b a Mental Hospital, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Department of Psychology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran c Medical Student, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran d Medical Student, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran e School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran f School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran g School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Abstract Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between various study skills and academic performance of university students. Materials & Methods: A total of 179 male and female junior and senior medical and dental students participated in the present study. The instrument was "Study Skills Assessment Questionnaire" taken from counseling services of Houston University. The content validity of this questionnaire was approved by ten psychologist and faculty members of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences. The data were collected and analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: The findings of the study showed that the study skills scores of university students...
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...Continuing Academic Success Richard E. Garcia GEN/201 (BSGU1G4422) 4/6/2015 Jeremy NeVille Continuing Academic Success Academic success begins with knowing what you want to achieve and who you want to become. Going back to school after a long time can be frightening and intimidating however we are all capable of success by utilizing our strengths and being aware of our weaknesses. We have many skills that we can use to aid in learning that we have developed though everyday life. There are methods to learning that if used correctly can greatly increase the chances for success such as making future goals. The ability to think critically is essential to becoming a good student. By having good critical thinking skills you will produce great schoolwork and make better choices. The University of Phoenix has a vast amount of resources to aid in student learning. There are strategies to learning and tools to be explored at the university library and writing center. While everyone has different learning styles, establishing educational goals, exploring university resources, employing academic integrity, and developing excellent critical thinking skills leads to academic success. In order to be successful educational goals must be established. Koch and Nafziger (2011) believed that goals affect people’s perceptions of the future. Having goals keeps you on track and makes it clear what it takes to achieve them. According...
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...Continuing Academic Success Kasey E Marsh II Gen/200 3/1/2015 Susie Holiday Continuing Academic Success The end is near to my first class at the University of Phoenix. As I continue on with my education, I would like to have great academic success. Academic success can be achieved by being aware of one’s goals, the writing process and the importance of critical thinking skills. By knowing these things, I believe my academic success will be achievable. Goals Setting goals in life is the key to my success. I feel that without goals the task you do in life has little to no purpose. “A goal is whatever an individual is striving to accomplish in their life”(Alispahić, n.d., p. 197). There is a lot I would like to achieve in life; that is why setting goals makes so much sense. Also having goals works as a motivator and encourages me to have a commitment. The bigger the goal the more fulfillment I will have in accomplishing them. (Alispahić, n.d.). My educational goals are that I finish my bachelor's degree with a GPA of 3.0 or above. After that, I would like to move on and obtain a master's degree. Also, I plan to stop procrastinating when it comes to my homework and studying. Procrastination is something I have struggled with and realize it will not help me to achieve academic success. Some career goals would be to find a closer job while I am finishing my bachelor's degree. When I get that degree, the aim is to get a job in my field...
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...time and energy on something not obtainable. The Career Interest Profiler had shown me that I am taking the right courses to reach the goal of being in the Criminal Justice line of work. * * * * Describe how you will balance academic expectations and your personal and professional responsibilities. * * Having to manage a planner to where to fits your lifestyle, goals and responsibilities is a good way to keep balance. Being able to decipher what is priority and what is not. Making the best out of the time you have by being realistic and staying consistent to you what have scheduled. Also keeping a positive attitude and staying motivated through adversity will help a lot. * * * * How can understanding the importance of SMART criteria and your career interests and competencies help you move toward your career and academic goals. * They all have a strong role in being cornerstones to build off of to achieve your goals. SMART shows you what a goal consist of and the structure to use when creating a goal. Interest and competencies allows you to understand what areas you as a individual could use to progress in reaching goals. Now that you have set academic goals and identified...
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