Part 3 of 5: How to Study

Video 3: Cognitive Principles for Optimizing Learning

The third video operationalizes the concept of level of processing into four principles that students can use to develop effective study strategies. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xeHh5DnCIw

How to Study Long and Hard and Still Fail…or How to Get the Most Out of Studying

If you are on Facebook and have Like!-ed our page, you may already be familiar with a series of brief videos that we are publicizing. Created by a Psychology Faculty member at Samfor University, these 5 (brief!) videos will help you to understand more about the learning process - what you may or may not be doing right. As the title suggests, you may study long and hard - but still Fail. Find out why....

The first two videos are:

Video 1: Beliefs That Make You Fail…Or Succeed

The first video examines common mistaken beliefs students often possess that undermine their learning. The video tries to correct those misconceptions with accurate beliefs about learning.

Video 1:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH95h36NChI

Video 2: What Students Should Understand About How People Learn

The second video introduces a simple but powerful theory of memory, Levels of Processing, that can help students improve their study.

Video 2:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O7y7XEC66M

Enjoy - and watch for future postings of the rest of this 5-part series!

Welcome Back, Students!

Greetings from TRiO!

And Welcome Back to campus for the 2011-2012 Academic Year! We hope that the summer was a chance for you to renew yourself (though we saw many of our students taking classes as well!) and ready to come back to school with a focus on success.

The TRiO Staff is excited to have everyone back, please stop in during the next two weeks and meet with us. Let us know how classes are, if you are having any concerns, and just update us on what you have been doing over the summer.

To get you started this semester, we want to share with you a quick video that will be the first in a series of five entitled, "How to Study Long and Hard and Still Fail…or How to Get the Most Out of Studying".

YouTube Video: Beliefs that make you Fail or Succeed...

Feel free to post your comments about the video on this Blog to share with other TRiO students.

Enjoy! And Happy 1st Day of Fall 2011 Semester!

End of the Year Celebration for TRiO Students and Supporters at Oakton!

Recruiting New TRiO Students - We need your help!

Win $500 - Wadhwa Peace Essay Writing Contest

Advising and Counseling Free Workshops

University/Collge Admission:  Understanding the Application Process

• Explain each section of college/university admission application (e.g., Common Appliaction)
• Answer admission application process questions
• Identify Oakton resources useful in helping you complete admission applications

Successfully Complete an Associate of Arts (AA) Degree

• Teach students degree requirements for AA degree
• Review unofficially progress toward AA using unofficial transcripts and AA check sheet
• Emphasize the importance of educational planning and preparation for academic advising

WWW:  Start and successfully transfer

• Teach use of U.select as a transfer and academic planning resource
• Increase awareness of information and resources available at http://www.itransfer.org/
• Describe the transfer process time-line and steps
• Facilitate effective use of higher education Internet resources while researching and planning for transfer

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