Factors That Contribute to Your
Success in Physiology 1
Motivation
Physiology Study Tips Why are you here?
The will to succeed is important, but what is more
important is the will to prepare." Basketball Coach
Bobby Knight
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Factors That Contribute to Your
Factors That Contribute to Your Success in Physiology 1
Success in Physiology 1
Priority
Priority How much effort and time are you willing to
The average study time after school: invest in this class?
22 hours for an A (6 hours per day) Is this class on the top of your priority list?
16 hours for a B (4 hours per day)
14 hours for a C (3.5 hours per day) If you don't have time to do it right, when will
10 hours for a D (2.5 hours per day) you have time to do it over?
0 hours for an F (0 hours per day) John Wooden
http://tep.uoregon.edu/resources/faqs/outsidehelp/study.html
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Factors That Contribute to Your Factors That Contribute to Your Success
Success in Physiology 1 in Physiology 1
Time Management Study methods
Be efficient
Know your learning style
Make the best out of the
class time Improve your study skills
Review frequently to Polish your test taking skills
enforce memory
No cramming
Physiology 1
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How Do You Study Physiology 1? How to Retain Information?
What does “learn” mean? Before class
Plan your day the night before
Learn = Make neurological connections and be
Print out notes and keep them in a ring binder
able to
Have extra note paper
Retain and Recite
Have at least two different color pens
Explain
Read the chapter the night before
Apply
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How to Retain Information? How to Retain Information?
During class After class
PARTICIPIPATE actively by
Daily review
Being an active listener
Complete chapter exam study questions
Highlighting or underlining the important points
Asking questions
Write your own notes
Answering questions
Make flash cards
Taking notes Make table and flow charts to organize the concepts
If you study to remember you will forget. If you
study to understand, you will remember.
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Prepare for Test Prepare for Test
Go over notes and chapter exam study Check your knowledge
questions Form a study group and quiz each other
Go over quizzes at Biology Tutoring and Write your own exam questions
Resource Center (AHS 232) Use interactive CD to understand difficult
Analyze your answer concepts
Why this is the right answer? Complete Mastering AP exercises
Why did you miss the answer?
Why the rest answers are wrong?
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Useful Links To Improve Learning Investments
Study Skill
Text Book : $ 120
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Supplies: $20
Time management
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time. Tuition: $200
html Study time: 6 hour/week
How to take exam?
http://www.testtakingtips.com/test/index.htm
http://www.k-
state.edu/counseling/topics/stress/strestst.html
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Return Steps to Success in Physiology 1
Preview chapter notes
A person with a bachelor degree earns
more than 1 million dollars than a Learn as much as
person with a high school degree possible in class
Average salary in USA as of Jan 31,
2008 Registered Nurse in Los Angeles, Complete chapter
Chapter quiz
exam study questions
CA: $60,000
http://www.indeed.com/salary?q1=Registered+Nurse&l1=Los+Angeles%2C+CA
1. Complete Mastering A&P pretest
quizzes,
2. Review Chapter Quizzes (if given)
3. And get 100% on 24 points filling or
short answer (given before each test)
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