10.6: Chapter 10 Summary

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Chapter 10 Summary

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Metacognition means “awareness or analysis of one’s own learning or thinking processes.”
Bloom’s Taxonomy illustrates learning as a comprehensive, multi-step process.

Work Hard

SQ4R is an active reading system designed to increase reading comprehension and retention of material.
Various methods of note-taking work for different learning preferences and include Cornell, outlines, mapping, hierarchies and charting/matrix.
Effective studying means moving knowledge from short-term working memory into long-term memory by using distributed practice/studying, self-testing and practice quizzes, teaching someone else and studying with partners or groups.
Mnemonics are memory techniques including acronyms, acrostics, songs/rhymes, stacking and loci/memory palace.
Successful test preparation includes getting enough sleep, good nutrition and arriving or logging in early for the test.
Review your completed tests to learn from your correct and incorrect answers.

Ask for Help

If you do not understand what you should be taking notes, reach out to the instructor for help.
If you do poorly on an exam, set up a time to meet with your instructor to go over what went wrong or attend free tutoring.
Create a study group or work with friends to compare notes for studying.
Alleviate test anxiety by preparing and using the SMART test taking plan.