Chapter 13: Study Skills and Student Success
Christine Malone, EdD
Summary
Student success begins with a commitment to succeed. Students who are engaged in their coursework, set reasonable goals and expectations, and understand how to manage their time are set up for success. Students need to know what resources are available to them on the college campus. Students must also be their own advocates and ask for help when it is needed. College employees, including instructors, are all there to promote student success.
Review Questions
- Students with children in the home may engage the children in studying.
- True
- False
- Students should expect to spend ____ hours per week on course work for each college credit taken.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Many colleges have _______ fairs where local employers come to campus to meet with students.
- Onboarding
- Benefits
- Career
- Subject
- The resources offered on college campuses are not available for students taking courses online.
- True
- False
- Many colleges offer student work opportunities on campus.
- True
- False
- Take a moment to reflect on your past experiences trying to learn. Was the process difficult or easy? Justify your answer with 3 things that made the process difficult or easy and how you might be able to find resources to support
- What aspect of self care do you feel that you struggle with the most. What makes it difficult for you to put energy into that element of self care, and what do you think other individuals around you might be able to do to help?
- Do a quick search for study techniques and tips online. As you search for examples, what are three things you notice about the techniques or tips? How might you incorporate those observations into your own study style?
- Imagine you are in your first term of your professional health program. You have a busy week coming up with assignments and projects in multiple classes, all while managing work and other commitments. How would you choose which tasks you complete first, and how you would schedule your time to ensure you meet deadlines?
- Think about the resources that you have on campus. If you are not familiar, take some time to search through your schools website. What support or resources do you think are the most important for your school to provide and why?