SUCCESSFUL
STUDENTS
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7. …UNDERSTAND THAT ACTIONS AFFECT LEARNING. SUCCESSFUL
STUDENTS KNOW THEIR PERSONAL BEHAVIOR AFFECTS THEIR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS WHICH
IN TURN CAN AFFECT LEARNING.
IF YOU ACT IN A CERTAIN
WAY THAT NORMALLY PRODUCES PARTICULAR FEELINGS, YOU WILL BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE
THOSE FEELINGS. ACT LIKE YOU’RE DISINTERESTED AND YOU’LL BECOME DISINTERESTED. SO THE NEXT TIME
YOU HAVE TROUBLE CONCENTRATING IN THE CLASSROOM, “ACT” LIKE AN INTERESTED
PERSON: LEAN FORWARD. PLACE YOUR FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR, MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT
WITH THE PROFESSOR, NOD OCCASIONALLY, TAKE NOTES, AND ASK QUESTIONS. NOT ONLY
WILL YOU BENEFIT DIRECTLY FROM YOUR ACTIONS, YOUR CLASSMATES AND PROFESSOR MAY
ALSO GET MORE EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC.
8. … TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE
LEARNING. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS GET TO KNOW SOMETHING WELL ENOUGH THAT THEY CAN
PUT IT INTO WORDS. TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING, WITH FRIENDS OR CLASSMATES, IS NOT
ONLY GOOD FOR CHECKING WHETHER OR NOT YOU KNOW SOMETHING, IT’S A PROVEN
LEARNING TOOL. TRANSFERRING IDEAS INTO WORDS PROVIDES THE MOST DIRECT PATH FOR
MOVING KNOWLEDGE FROM SHORT-TERM TO LONG-TERM MEMORY. YOU REALLY DON’T “KNOW”
MATERIAL UNTIL YOU CAN PUT IT INTO WORDS. SO, NEXT TIME YOU STUDY, DON’T DO IT
SILENTLY. TALK ABOUT NOTES, PROBLEMS, READINGS, ETC. WITH FRIENDS, RECITE TO A
CHAIR, ORGANIZE AN ORAL STUDY GROUP, PRETEND YOU’RE TEACHING YOUR PEERS.
“TALK-LEARNING” PRODUCES A WHOLE HOST OF MEMORY TRACES THAT
RESULT IN MORE LEARNING.
CHOOSE
THE RIGHT!!!
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