THE POWER OF STUDY GROUPS
PART 3
GUIDELINES FOR GETTING A GROUP
TOGETHER
HERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES FOR CREATING
AND RUNNING A STUDY GROUP: HOW MANY? CREATE A GROUP OF FOUR TO SIX PEOPLE. IN A
LARGER GROUP, IT’S EASY FOR SOMEONE TO GET LEFT OUT AND SMALLER GROUPS CAN GET
OFF TRACK.
WHO? PICK CLASSMATES WHO SEEM TO
SHARE YOUR INTEREST IN DOING WELL ACADEMICALLY. LOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO STAY ALERT
IN CLASS, TAKE NOTES, ASK QUESTIONS AND RESPOND TO THE TEACHER’S QUESTIONS.
INCLUDE SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE MATERIAL BETTER THAN YOU AND CAN EXPLAIN
THE CONCEPTS AND SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND IT AS WELL, TO WHOM YOU CAN
EXPLAIN THE MATERIAL.
WHERE? HOLD STUDY GROUP SESSIONS IN A
PLACE THAT IS FREE OF DISTRACTIONS AND THAT HAS ROOM TO SPREAD OUT BOOKS AND
NOTES. How long? MEET FOR NO MORE THAN TWO TO THREE HOURS AT A TIME. HAVING A
TIME LIMIT HELPS THE GROUP THE FOCUS. IF YOU KNOW YOU ONLY HAVE AN HOUR, YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO STAY ON TASK.
WHEN? TRY TO MEET REGULARLY, ON THE
SAME DAY AND TIME EACH WEEK. TREATING THE STUDY SESSION AS YOU WOULD OTHER
ACTIVITIES HELPS YOU TO KEEP YOU TO A SCHEDULE AND ENSURES THAT EVERYONE
ATTENDS.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
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