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Study Guide & Strategies
Effective Study Habits
You can prepare
yourself to succeed in your studies.
Try to develop and appreciate the following habits:
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Take
responsibility for yourself
Responsibility is recognition that in order to succeed
you can make decisions about your priorities, your time, and your
resources
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Center
yourself around your values and principles
Don't let friends and acquaintances dictate what you consider
important
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Put first
things first
Follow up on the priorities you have set for yourself, and don't
let others, or other interests, distract you from your goals
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Discover your key
productivity periods and places
Morning, afternoon, evening; study spaces where you can be the
most focused and productive. Prioritize these for your most
difficult study challenges
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Consider
yourself in a win-win situation
You win by doing your best and contributing your best to a class,
whether for yourself, your fellow students, and even for your
teachers and instructors. If you are content with your
performance, a grade becomes an external check on your
performance, which may not coincide with your internally arrived
at benefits
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First
understand others, then attempt to be understood
When you have an issue with an instructor, for example a
questionable grade, an assignment deadline extension, put yourself
in the instructor's place. Now ask yourself how you can best make
your argument given his/her situation
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Look for
better solutions to problems
For example, if you don't understand the course material, don't
just re-read the material. Try something else! Consult with the
professor, a tutor, an academic advisor, a classmate, a study
group, or your school's study skills center
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Look to
continually challenge yourself
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