L3 Fast Track to College Success Learning Strategies Quiz

True or false? Setting a goal for each study session helps improve your progress.

• True

• False

Mapping techniques are helpful when learning _______________. Check all that apply.

• new, complicated topics for the first time

• about vocabulary

• information from multiple sources

• by yourself

True or false? You can learn while you are sleeping.

• True

• False

If you spend ________________ going over material at the end of the day, you will save yourself much more time in the long run.

• 60 - 90 minutes

• 25 - 30 minutes

• 5 - 10 minutes

• 15 - 20 minutes

How often should you study?

• A little bit each day

• Once per week

• The night before an exam or quiz

• A few minutes before and exam or quiz

Which of the following is a form of active studying?

• Reading over a study guide provided by your professor

• Making flashcards to review important terms and key concepts

• Highlighting important concepts in the assigned reading

• Reviewing your notes from class

Three important strategies for effective studying are:

• active recall

• finding good music

• spaced repetition

• proper organization

Retaining learning is like watering a plant. You need to _______________ the act regularly, or you might lose it ________________.

• ask someone to, someone else

• set aside, and yell

• repeat, entirely

• water, someday

The best time to complete your homework is

• when it is first assigned

• the day after it is due

• when you feel like it

• between the first time the topic is covered and the time when the homework will be reviewed in class

Interleaving is a study technique good for learning

• Social Sciences

• English

• Science

• Mathematics