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Physiology 1 Study Tips

Factors That Contribute to Your Success in Physiology 1


• Motivation
o Why are you here?
o “The will to succeed is important, but what is more important is the will to prepare."
Basketball Coach Bobby Knight
• Priority
o The average study time after school:
o 22 hours for an A (6 hours per day)
16 hours for a B (4 hours per day)
14 hours for a C (3.5 hours per day)
10 hours for a D (2.5 hours per day)
0 hours for an F (0 hours per day)
o How much effort and time are you willing to invest in this class?
o Is this class on the top of your priority list?
o If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? -John
Wooden

• Time Management
o Be efficient
 Make the best out of the class time
 Review frequently to enforce memory
 No cramming
o Study methods
 Know your learning style
 Improve your study skills
 Polish your test taking skills

How Do You Study Physiology 1?


• What does “learn” mean?
• Learn = Make neurological connections and be able to
o Retain and Recite
o Explain
o Apply
How to Retain Information?
• Before class
o Plan your day the night before
o Print out notes and keep them in a ring binder
o Have extra note paper
o Have at least two different color pens
o Read the chapter the night before
• During class, participate actively by
o Being an active listener
o Highlighting or underlining the important points
o Asking questions
o Answering questions
o Taking notes
o If you study to remember you will forget. If you study to understand, you will
remember.
• After class
o Daily review
o Complete chapter test study questions
o Write your own notes
o Make flash cards
o Make table and flow charts to organize the concepts
• Prepare for Test
o Go over notes and chapter exam study questions
o Go over quizzes at Biology Tutoring and Resource Center (AHS 232)
o Analyze your answer
 Why is this the right answer?
 Why did you miss the answer?
 Why are the rest answers wrong?
o Check your knowledge
 Complete the Chapter Test Study Questions
 Form a study group and quiz each other
 Write your own exam questions
 Complete Mastering AP quizzes
Useful Links to Improve Learning
• Study Skill
o https://dus.psu.edu/academicsuccess/studyskills.html
o http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html#intro
• Active Reading
o https://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/reading.html
• Test Taking
o http://www.k-state.edu/counseling/topics/stress/strestst.html
Investments
• Text Book: $ 160
• Supplies: $20
• Tuition: $200
• Study time: 16 hour/week
• Return
o A person with a bachelor degree earns more than 1 million dollars than a person with a
high school degree
Steps to Success in Physiology 1

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