Module 4: Study Skills Flashcards
When you learn something new, what happens to your brain?
The brains structure is physically altered at the cellular level.
Describe how brain cells, called neurons, send and receive electric chemical signals
Neurons transmit electrochemical signals through their long axons and receive them through their root-like dendrites at the place where the cells connect called the synapse
What is synaptic pruning?
Synapses that are no longer used shrink, this happens when we know something so well that we no longer have to “think about it”
Describe how your brain builds long-term memory
Over time the neurons forge new connections to one another
Now that you understand how the brain learns new information why would cramming be an ineffective study habit?
You are not giving yourself enough time to forge new neural pathways so cramming doesn’t transfer new learning into long-term memory.
According to the mini lecture on brain science and cramming, why is it an ineffective study habit?
Too much information has been stuffed in your head in a short amount of time and you don’t allow yourself the time necessary to transfer things into long-term memory.
Why is it helpful to connect to Prior learning?
When you can associate a new skill with one you are already familiar with you can take in the new information faster and understand it more deeply
Why do some Learners have difficulty in college with academic skills?
If their foundation in those academic skills is weak, they do not have much neural network upon which to build new skills
Why does the brain remember information more when you use a variety of study strategies?
Using different deep processing strategies we can grow our neural networks by stimulating them often and from different Pathways it’s cross training for the mind.
What is distributed study practice? Why does it work with how the brain learns?
Distributed study practice describes how we learn best when study sessions are of sufficient length and spaced out over time. By spending proper time on task this way we can commit new learning into long term memory.
How many hours each week should you study for a college course?
2 hours of study for each hour of class time.
Why is feedback important when you learn something new?
Feedback lets us know if we are learning the material accurately and completely. If we do have a problem area we can address it only once we are aware of it.
What do each of the letters in the acronym CORE stand for?
C Collect
O Organize
R Rehearse
E Evaluate
Describe what happens during step C of the CORE Learning System.
Collect: Collect information skills through textbooks classes and labs
Describe what happens under step O of the CORE Learning System
Organize: Organize materials in a way that makes sense to you and that helps you understand the materials meaning.
