Studying, where do we start? Sometimes the thought of
studying can be overwhelming, especially if you have lots of different types of
subjects, which can lead to procrastinating. The best way to get started is to get
organised, look at your time management, figure out when is the best time for
you to slot in some College work. I find I work best in the mornings, so I try
to get my studying/College work done then.
So how do we study? There are different tools we can use
for studying for example we can use Quizzing, Spacing and Mixing, (Matty)these are the hardest
ways to study but also the best ways to study. The more your brain works, the
more brain activity it induces, the more it strengthens your brain connections
and the better the information will stick. Quizzing/testing yourself is where you
test yourself as if you were in an exam, for example you can write some
questions and answers, cover up the answers and check to see if you get the
answers right. Spacing means spreading out you’re studying over time; you need
to review your notes/work every couple of days for a better chance of remembering
if you leave it too long between each study session the chances are you might
forget some of your information. More effort equals more retention. Mixing is
when you mix up your different subjects while studying them. If you use multiple
parts of your brain you will adapt to the variation. These three styles are
hard because they challenge your brain the most, Quizzing is hard because you
are not allowed look at the answers, you must come up with your own answers, spacing
is hard because you are waiting to study just before you are about to forget
the information. Mixing is hard because your brain must understand the
connections between different ideas rather than relying on memorization.
Another tool for studying is active reading, (Frank)active reading can
include pseudo skimming paragraphs (looking out for important information), reading
notes backwards (getting a feel for the book), paying attention to different
formatting, taking notes from your books, or putting brackets into your books
if you own them and making active reading a habit.
When we are studying in college, we also must learn to
become critical thinkers or thinking outside of the box. If you are participating
in media studies you must learn how to deconstruct media, it is important that
you are able to interpret text into subtext (our own interpretation) by telling
the untold story. After all you need to find new and interesting ways to reach
your target audience. (TEDxTalks)
Bibliography
Frank, T. (n.d.). Youtube.
Retrieved from youtube thomas frank:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL0pqJeE4_w&t=183s
Matty, M. a.
(n.d.). youtube. Retrieved from youtube Mike and Matty:
https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeandMatty/search?query=3%20best%20science%20and%20study
TEDxTalks. (n.d.).
youtube. Retrieved from youtube TEDxTalks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHAApvHZ6XE&t=314s
After reading Jenny's post on observation I had a better understanding and I feel more informed on study skills for media and digital literacy. The general layout of the post was well structured and it flowed well and wasn't overly informative. The image in the introduction really adds to the post and helps the post to achieve that sense of accessibility to all.
ReplyDeleteIn the first paragraph of information, Jenny explained this well and the format had a simple intro and thought it was easy to comprehend and it was quite reflective. I found the idea of studying and procrastination quite relatable and hooking for me to read the article since I enjoyed the language and opening. There were a lot of effective ways mentioned such as ways in how to use quizzing as a good method of testing and also jenny's opinion on how she studies.
In the second and last paragraph, Jenny talks about active reading and critical reading and the ways we can use them in our daily life and especially in studying. Here she explained the concepts on how to use them well a suggestion for the future that could be applied is possibly expand on the definition of explaining what the concepts are. Overall I enjoyed the piece and found it easy and accessible and quite informative and enjoyable