For this weeks blog I decided to use the Plug-In note strategy, which I found extremely effective. I had a big CFS Human Sex test on Wednesday night so I took all the notes that I had in the class and wrote out six questions that I assumed would be on the upcoming mid-term. I made sure to write the questions that he stressed highly during lecture and hinted that they might be on the test. I drew out a few diagrams in my plug-in notes that were important to know for the midterm. I also used this strategy for my History 101 class. I knew the format of the tests was one big essay and than four identifications. So I knew to focus on individual people a major war’s or events that took play and that he stressed in lecture. I tried to focus on the major points and study them so I could tie it all together during the essay part of the test. I completed this technique before I met with my tutor so we could go over these terms and events in greater detail. She thought it was a great way to prepare for the exam as well.
I found this study technique very affective because I could see both the questions and answers spread out on one giant page and so I didn’t have to keep flipping back and forth through pages. I felt that I did very well on both exams and the majority of the questions that I answered in my plug-in notes were on the exam or somehow tied into other terms and questions. I will definitely continue this technique because it keeps you busy during class and then refreshes your mind when your answering the questions after class and is a helpful study guide. There were a few questions at first that I couldn’t answer in great detail, so it was helpful to know what I did and did not. So I went back and looked up the answer until I knew it perfectly.
Again, I feel like we used this strategy for the same reason. We had a big CFS 388 test coming up and there was a lot of definitions we needed to know and I feel like this help us come up with many that we saw on the test later on. Like pat, I will also continue to use this strategy because it helps keep me focused in class and will be able to participate more!
ReplyDeletePatrick i like you idea of using the plug in notes. The reason i like this idea is because i have had the same success using these notes. I fell that they can be very helpful for the classes that you did them with if you have a clear understanding of how to use them. Keep up the good work Patrick.
ReplyDeleteI think its a good strategy to use it for his human sex class because last year i had that class and i struggled for the first midterm test.
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