The Answer to Academic Success
The Answer to Academic Success
For many years students have been using numerous studying techniques to help them succeed in their academic careers. Almost every student in the world studies or at least tries to, but the truth is many of them do not understand the key concepts of doing it effectively. When it comes down to studying there are three important areas that everyone should practice to get better at and they are time control, classroom note taking, and textbook studying. In the process analysis essay “Power Learning” by author Sheila Akers; Akers focuses on those three ways to develop good study skills. Practicing more of time control, classroom note taking, and textbook studying will all increase the chance of academic success. Time control means organizing, planning your time, and not letting time pass by. This is a skill that contributes to success in college and with little practice it is something everyone can do. First, buying a monthly calendar is a must. On the calendar circle all-important dates and events you know you will be doing. Secondly having a weekly study schedule for the semester is another must have, as students will tend to forget things and lose track of important school dates. Next, make a daily or weekly to do list. On this list you will have to write down the things needed to do for the following day. This list will most likely tend to be the most valuable time control method you use, as it is something that will be looked at every day. If a student wants to be successful in college, the importance of classroom note taking cant be stressed enough. A few steps to follow to excel in taking more effective classroom notes are to first, attend class faithfully because someone can not substitute the experience of hearing a lecture in person that a professor lectures. Making use of abbreviations will be second because it saves time when you try and copy down a lot of useful information. Third will be to lookout for signals
For many years students have been using numerous studying techniques to help them succeed in their academic careers. Almost every student in the world studies or at least tries to, but the truth is many of them do not understand the key concepts of doing it effectively. When it comes down to studying there are three important areas that everyone should practice to get better at and they are time control, classroom note taking, and textbook studying. In the process analysis essay “Power Learning” by author Sheila Akers; Akers focuses on those three ways to develop good study skills. Practicing more of time control, classroom note taking, and textbook studying will all increase the chance of academic success. Time control means organizing, planning your time, and not letting time pass by. This is a skill that contributes to success in college and with little practice it is something everyone can do. First, buying a monthly calendar is a must. On the calendar circle all-important dates and events you know you will be doing. Secondly having a weekly study schedule for the semester is another must have, as students will tend to forget things and lose track of important school dates. Next, make a daily or weekly to do list. On this list you will have to write down the things needed to do for the following day. This list will most likely tend to be the most valuable time control method you use, as it is something that will be looked at every day. If a student wants to be successful in college, the importance of classroom note taking cant be stressed enough. A few steps to follow to excel in taking more effective classroom notes are to first, attend class faithfully because someone can not substitute the experience of hearing a lecture in person that a professor lectures. Making use of abbreviations will be second because it saves time when you try and copy down a lot of useful information. Third will be to lookout for signals