Reading Response 4: Studying Strategies

Whether it is school, work or anything in life, we all learn differently.  Sometimes people learn by listening to others or seeing visuals to help understand the material.  Most students are afraid to ask for help and ask questions to how they should study or better their studying skills. As SI‘s and Tutors, it is our job to be able to give the students resources and tools to make sure that they are able to see the study skills that is beneficial to them. Some study skills are using flash cards, seeing visuals, listening to others or other sources that include worksheets and audio exercises.  As college students, it can be difficult to stay focused and get distracted by other things like our phone, kids, family, work etc. We can easily become dependent on others to teach us the information instead of trying to learn ourselves. Being confident and be organized play a huge part of studying because it can decrease stress and anxiety. When you are prepared, you are more willing to study and be more independent on your own.

Getting more learning strategies helps decrease that stress and students gain strategy effectiveness for any subject that they are taking. That is why this article “Academic Studying: The Role Of Learning Strategies”, it talks about how students need certain studying strategies to become independent and have more personal efficacy for higher expectations for success. Thomas and Rohwer state “It requires the application of methods for mastering bodies of knowledge, but it also requires violation: the disposition to exert effort, to persist, to seek out and often transformation information. (Thomas & William 21). This article shows how students need to find what works best for them so that they can become better students. Getting the right amount of sleep, eating right, setting goals, and staying postive are only some key ways to have better studying skills.

For me personally, I use flash cards and go over worksheets because they help me remember many words or definitions and they also help me understand the material better. Being able to find right sources and follow certain guidelines, can better the students study skills so that they can pass tests or write a better essay. Let us all use these skills to not only better the students but to apply it to our own lives. By doing these ten tips, you can become a better student and be a better SI/ Tutor :) 

Thomas, John W., and William D. Rohwer Jr. "Academic Studying: The Role Of Learning Strategies." Educational Psychologist 21.1/2 (1986): 19. Education Research Complete. Web. 28 Mar. 2016.