what trcc instructors expect from you
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WHAT THREE RIVERS COLLEGE
INSTRUCTORS EXPECT FROM YOU
ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK ‘HOW TO GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE’ BY LINDA O'BRIEN
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
STEP 1: WHAT TO EXPECT IN COLLEGE
NEED FOR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
MORE EMPHASIS ON TESTS AND INDEPENDENT STUDY YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE
CONSEQUENCES FOR LOW GRADES ACADEMIC PROBATION OR WITHDRAWAL
FROM THREE RIVERS
STEP 2: ATTEND EVERY CLASS!
• IF YOU MISS CLASS…
• ATTEND CLASS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY • PARTICIPATE IN CLASS LECTURES• INCREASE CAMARADERIE BETWEEN
PEERS
• MISSING CLASS DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
80% OF THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE BASED ON THE ONE LECTURE YOU MISSED AND THE ONE BOOK YOU DIDN'T READ.
THIRD LAW OF APPLIED TERROR
STEP 3: BE ORGANIZED!
USE A STUDENT PLANNER
ORGANIZE AND SAVE COMPUTER WORK
KEEP ALL RETURNED/GRADED PAPERS
GET CONTACT INFORMATION FROM CLASSMATES
STEP 4: MANAGE YOUR TIME
DON’T OVEREXTEND YOURSELF
SCHEDULE STUDY SESSIONS FOR YOURSELF
MAKE EFFICIENT USE OF YOUR TIME
LEARN TO SAY ‘NO’
STEP 5: BE SUCCESSFUL IN CLASS
LEARN HOW TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT INSTRUCTORS
BE PREPARED FOR EACH CLASSSIT IN THE FRONT OF CLASS
WHENEVER POSSIBLECOMMUNICATE WITH YOUR
INSTRUCTORS
STEP 6: TAKE GOOD NOTES
BE AN ACTIVE LISTENERRECOGNIZE IMPORTANT INFORMATIONTAKE NOTES THAT ARE EASY TO READGO OVER YOUR NOTES AFTER CLASS
WHEN REVIEWING YOUR NOTES BEFORE AN EXAM, THE MOST IMPORTANT WILL BE ILLEGIBLE.
FIRST LAW OF APPLIED TERROR
STEP 7: HOW TO READ A TEXTBOOK
SCANREAD SUBTITLES TO CHAPTERS, WORDS IN BOLD AND
ITALIC PRINT, SUMMARIES, CHARTS, AND REVIEW QUESTIONS
READ WITH A PURPOSETRY TO TURN EVERY SUB-HEADING INTO A QUESTION
THAT YOU FIND THE ANSWER TO WHEN READING THE TEXT.
REVIEWSCANNING THE MATERIALS AGAIN CAN HELP YOU
CHECK YOUR COMPREHENSION
STEP 8: STUDY SMART
FIND A GOOD PLACE TO STUDY
DON’T PROCRASTINATE
ORGANIZE YOUR STUDY TIME
KNOW HOW TO STUDY FOR TESTS
KNOW HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY
STEP 9: USE TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
• COME PREPARED
• READ/LISTEN TO DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
• MARK QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO RETURN TO
• CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
• GO OVER ALL RETURNED TESTSIF YOU ARE GIVEN AN OPEN-BOOK EXAM, YOU WILL FORGET YOUR BOOK.
FIFTH LAW OF APPLIED TERROR ***IF YOU ARE GIVEN A TAKE-HOME EXAM, YOU WILL FORGET WHERE
YOU LIVE. COROLLARY TO THE FIFTH LAW OF APPLIED TERROR