Learning exercise

• How Well Do You Follow Directions?

CONCENTRATION:• ABILITY TO KEEP YOUR

MIND COMPLETELY ON TASK

• MAJOR ENEMY –

DISTRACTION

EXTERNAL DISTRACTION:• COMES FROM OUTSIDE SELF• IN PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL

ENVIRONMENT• LOCATE AREA FOR STUDY

ASSOCIATED WITH LEARNING …

• AWAY FROM FAMILY

• HAVE ALL SUPPLIES READY

• GOOD LIGHTING (TO ELIMINATE EYE STRAIN)

• GOOD WRITING SURFACE

• ?? BACKGROUND NOISE ??

INTERNAL DISTRACTION:• COMES FROM INSIDE SELF

• DON’T STUDY ONE SUBJECT SO LONG THAT YOU ARE BORED

• TAKE A BREAK WHEN TIRED

• DAYDREAMING CAN BE CREATIVE BUT…

• MIND WONDERING ISN’T!

• UNDERLINE / HIGHLIGHT / KEEP ACTIVE HELPS YOU TO GET BACK TO WORK AND KEEPS YOUR MIND FROM WONDERING

LISTENINGPASSIVE LISTENING:• RECEIVE SOUND WITH

LITTLE RECOGNITION

• DOODLING

• STARING

ACTIVE LISTENING:• ALWAYS THINKING

• FULL ATTENTION

• GOOD EYE CONTACT

• LISTEN TO OTHER STUDENTS

• OPEN MIND / CURIOUS…

• HAVE ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED AHEAD OF TIME

• LISTEN FOR KEY TERMS• ASKS QUESTIONS• WELL-RESTED• SIT IN FRONT OF ROOM• SIT UP DON’T SLOUCH

NOTE MAKING• HELPS TO REMEMBER WHAT

WAS SAID• ONLY 50% OF 10 MIN. LECTURE

– IMMEDIATE• 25% -- 2 DAYS LATER• HELPS TO PAY ATTENTION• CONDENSING WHAT IS SAID BY

USING SHORTHAND

OUTLINING:• USE MARGINS• AFTER CLASS RECORD KEY WORDS• BOTTOM INCH – SUMMARY MARGIN 1.

2.

3.

4.

SUMMARY

• Topic – Topic is the subject of the reading selection– Who or what is being talked about– Choose topic of following list:

Pointing Inspection Rough

Gestures Auscultation Smooth

Nodding Palpation Leathery

Shrugging Percussion Thin

Waving Examination Texture

Alcohol and other substance abuse often begins in adolescence. Mood swings typical of these years along with susceptibility to peer pressure can lead teenagers to experiment with consciousness altering substances. Health professionals watch for signs of substance abuse. Treatment is difficult requiring supportive counseling and education.

1. Substance abuse

2. Substance abuse by health professionals

3. Teenage involvement with substance abuse

4. Mood swings in teenagers

Under the law each nurse is held accountable for his or her action. A nurse cannot evade this responsibility by explaining that a physician or nursing supervisor ordered the nurse to commit the action which impaired the client. It is expected that the nurse will use judgment to question orders that are inappropriate or likely to result in harm to the client.

Accountability of Nurses for legal action

Main Idea

• Answers question ‘What is being said about topic?’

Alcohol and other substance abuse often begins in adolescence. Mood swings typical of these years along with susceptibility to peer pressure can lead teenagers to experiment with consciousness altering substances. Health professionals watch for signs of substance abuse. Treatment is difficult requiring supportive counseling and education

Topic: Teenage involvement with substance abuse

Main Idea: Substance abuse often begins in adolescence

Details

• Support the main idea

• Elaborate on main idea

• Major details support main idea

• Minor details support major detail

Alcohol and other substance abuse often begins in adolescence. Mood swings typical of these years along with susceptibility to peer pressure can lead teenagers to experiment with consciousness altering substances. Health professionals watch for signs of substance abuse. Treatment is difficult requiring supportive counseling and education

Topic: Teenage involvement with substance abuse

Main Idea: Substance abuse often begins in adolescence

Details: Teenagers experiment (major)

1.Mood swings (minor)

2. Peer pressure (minor)

Treatment difficult (major)

1. Supportive counseling (minor)

2. Education (minor)

Summarize

• Shorter version of the original

• Look for main ideas

• Find details

• Rewrite in own words

• Margin notes

• Summarize in notebook

Alcohol and other substance abuse often begins in adolescence. Mood swings typical of these years along with susceptibility to peer pressure can lead teenagers to experiment with consciousness altering substances. Health professionals watch for signs of substance abuse. Treatment is difficult requiring supportive counseling and education

Topic: Teenage involvement with substance abuseMain Idea: Substance abuse often begins in adolescenceDetails: Teenagers experiment (major)

1.Mood swings (minor)2. Peer pressure (minor)

Treatment difficult (major) 1. Supportive counseling (minor) 2. Education (minor)

Summary:Adolescents become involved in substance abuse because

of mood swings and peer pressure. Treatment includes counseling and education.

MAPPING:• IMAGES COLOR DRAWING

• GRAPHIC ORGANIZATION

• DRAWING PICTURES

• ROAD MAPS SEE EXAMPLE…

Peer pressure Mood swings

CAUSES

Adolescent Substance Abuse

TREATMENT

Counseling Education

READING:• P – PREVIEW, OVERVIEW, SURVEY

• Q – QUESTION - WHAT MIGHT BE

THE ANSWER

• R – READ ACTUALLY READ

• S – STATE – WHAT IT MEANS,

REPEAT IN YOUR OWN WORDS

• T – TEST -- REVIEW

STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING

IDEA SKETCHES:• NOT QUALITY BUT PROCESS

NEED TO PRESENT THE SKETCH

Digoxin

MENTAL IMAGERY• YOU BECOME IDEA You are sugar (glucose) traveling in the

blood stream in a boat named Insulin.

You must have the insulin to help you to travel from the blood into the cells.

MEMORY AIDS:• RHYMES: THIRTY DAYS HAS

SEPTEMBER ………

• ACRONYMS: BOCES – BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

RACE Rescue,Alarm,Contain, Extinguish/evacuate

PASS Pull,Aim,Sweep,Spray

• LACK OF UNDERSTANDING MATERIAL IS THE MOST COMMON REASON STUDENT DOES NOT REMEMBER!

TEST TAKINGTEST TAKINGPREPARATION FOR THE TEST –• Clarify content to be covered and

format of the test. Review material you have already studied. Cramming for a test may give you temporary knowledge to pass the test but storage in long term memory will not occur.

USE TIME MANAGEMENT TO

MAKE A SCHEDULE FOR STUDY TIME.

USE A CALENDAR PLAN AHEAD

TAKING THE TEST:• KEEP POSITIVE MENTAL

ATTITUDE• BEWARE OF NEGATIVE

ATTITUDES AROUND YOU• PSYCH YOURSELF INTO DOING

GOOD—DON’T LET OTHERS PSYCH YOU OUT OF DOING GOOD

• DRESS FOR SUCCESS…

• BE MENTALLY ALERT– Eat breakfast

• High protein low fat and carbohydrates

• FOLLOW DIRECTIONS• SCAN EXAM• AVOID WASTING TIME ON ONE

QUESTION• TAKE FULL AMOUNT OF TIME

ALLOWED• CHANGING ANSWERS???????

REVIEW THE TEST:• THE WRONG ANSWERS ARE

MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RIGHT ANSWERS

• WHY ARE THE RIGHT ANSWERS RIGHT.

• WHY ARE THE WRONG ANSWERS WRONG

TYPES OF TESTMULTIPLE CHOICE:• Multiple Choice question include

(1) a stem which defines the situation and ask the question, and (2) four options which are possible answers (three distracters which are incorrect answers and a key which is the correct answer)

MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST• If 2 choices same both are wrong• “all of the above” is usually correct• Cover answers and read question getting an

idea of the answer before actually looking at options

• Read all answer options before making choice• Find main ideas

– Who or what is question about.

• Be aware of only, always, never, every------too general often means answer is incorrect

SHORT ANSWER:• Short answer question give you a

statement that requires you to

(1) complete the statement with one word

(2) fill in a blank or two (3) provide an answer in one or two sentences.

MATCHING• Matching consist of a double

column format -- One column presents a word or statement and a related option must be selected from the second column

• Keep track of answers already used

TRUE – FALSE• True-False is where a statement is

given and only two responses (true or false) are the option for the answer. The entire statement must be correct or the statement is false. Modified true false require that the false statements be corrected so they are true.

TEST TAKING ANXIETY

• Best cure is over preparation– Keep up with assignments– Take notes– Underline– Write summary– Outline– Review– Study in groups– Take practice test

• Answer questions at end of chapters

Test Taking Anxiety

• Read all directions before starting exam

• Answer questions you are sure of first– Builds confidence

• Return to more difficult questions later

• Read carefully