7. …understand
that actions affect learning. Successful students know their personal behavior affect
their feelings and emotions which in turn affect learning.
If you act in a certain way that normally produces
particular feelings, you will begin to experience those feelings. Act like you’re
bored, and you’ll become bored. Act like you’re disinterested, and you’ll
become disinterested. So the next time you have trouble concentrating in the classroom.
“act” like an interested person; lean forward, place your feet flat on the
floor, maintain eye contact with the professor, nod occasionally, take notes,
and ask questions. Not only will you benefit directly from your actions, your
classmates and professor may also get more excited and enthusiastic.
8. …talk
about what they’re learning. Successful students get to know something well
enough that they can put it into words. Talking about something, with your
friends or classmates, is not only good for checking whether or not you know
something, it’s a proven learning tool. Transferring ideas into words provides
the most direct path for moving knowledge from short-term to long-term memory.
You really don’t “know” material until you can put it into words. So, next time
you study, don’t do it silently. Talk about notes, problems, readings, etc.
with friends, recite to a chair, organize an oral study group, pretend you’re teaching
your peers. “Talk-learning” produces a whole host of memory traces that result
in more learning.
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