Study Plan
How you approach your studies can have a major impact on your academic success. Creating a study plan can give you structure and focus.
Directions: Create an outline, or template, of a study plan. Identify your goal and the steps you will need to take to accomplish that goal. Additionally, write a short summary (no longer than one page) about your plan and how you can apply it. You can focus on a specific course or preparing for a test but keep it generic as it is a template for future use.
[You may get copies of plans from the instructor and you may utilize the textbook in preparing a plan.]
Example Study Plan #1: Overall Course Analysis
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Course Name: Credits: Term
What is the total amount of hours and days spent in class weekly?
What is the average time needed weekly for study and homework?
About how many hours do I work each week?
Aside from sleeping, eating, and transporting, and time spent on hygiene; about how many hours does that leave me each weak for study?
How much study time will I have for other classes?
Is this "doable?"
What subjects and chapters do I most need to focus on?
Is there any available extra credit?
What assignments/exams/tests are more important to my overal grade?
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How much does my attendance affect my grade?
How will this class help me in the future? Will it push me towards my goal?
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Example Study Plan #2: Weekly Course Analysis
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Subjects to be studied first:
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Pages, chapters to be read:
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Problems to be completed:
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Study time pattern:
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Study break:
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Times for study groups:
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Review times for tests:
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"Fight procrastination" plan:
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Miscellaneous:
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Example Study Plan #3: Exam Preparation
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What chapters and topics will be covered on this test? (Order of importance.)
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What topics do I need to improve on? (order of importance.)
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What topics do I already know?
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What aread did the instructor emphasize? (mentioned it multiple times.)
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Materials needed during the test. (i.e., calculator, #2 pencil, test booklet, etc.)
Riminders:
Eat a good breakfast, lunch or dinner before the exam.
Get enough sleep the night before the exam.
Study frequently and often.
Be early for class (less stress)
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Example Study Plan #4: Preparing to Study
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When:
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as soon as I get home after school
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after school, but after a break (how long a break?)
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after dinner
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in the morning
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other ___________________________________
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With:
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Where:
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Conditions:
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How long before a break:
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15 minutes
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30 minutes
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1 hour
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finish a certain part of the work (one half, one third, one section)
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What helps me stay organized:
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an assignment book
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write down the assignments
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ask a friend to remind me
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dictate assignments on tape
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specific "to do" lists
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plan what to do first
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estimate how long it will take
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put finished work in one place
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color code folders/notebooks
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colored pens/pencils
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What helps me learn and remember informatino:
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write things down
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use a tape recorder
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mind mapping
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flash cards
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rewrite class notes
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type class notes into my computer
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read things out loud
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mnemonics
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use associations
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food (before, during, after)
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schedule study time in advance
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talk about the information
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study groups
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read text before lexture
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read text after lecture
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be a tutor
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use a tutor
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Personal notes:
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