Get Your Head in the Game - 5 Tips for Success in Learning
If you have any awareness of sports —or any type of game—you ' ve heard that the only path to success includes keeping your " head in the game. " In other words, you have tothink about what you are doing (or about to do). And you have to understand how you are thinking and make sure you are " thinking correctly " —that is, in a way that will let youperform at your best and get you closer to your goal.This idea of " thinking about your thinking " is calledmetacognition (met-ah-kog-NISH-un). And it works both in sports and in learning. It is especially important and effective in learning a subj...
Source: The A and P Student - September 6, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: anxiety metacognition stress study groups study tips tests time Source Type: blogs
Don't Ignore Those End-of-Chapter Questions in Your Textbook!
Recent research shows thatpracticed, spaced retrievalof information (from your memory) is the key to long-term, solid learning. The kind of learning you need as you progress through your next courses —and need an immediate recall of the facts and principles of anatomy and physiology.Retrieval practicecan take many forms, such as flash cards or asking each other questions in a study group.Research shows that one of the most potentforms of retrieval practice istesting. The more you repeat the testing, the stronger the brain connections (synapses) involved in remembering that particular information get. Stronger synaps...
Source: The A and P Student - January 20, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: books reading study tips tests Source Type: blogs
Don't Ignore Those End-of-Chapter Questions in Your Textbook!
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Source: The A and P Student - January 20, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: books reading study tips tests Source Type: blogs
Don't Ignore Those End-of-Chapter Questions in Your Textbook!
Recent research shows that practiced, spaced retrieval of information (from your memory) is the key to long-term, solid learning. The kind of learning you need as you progress through your next courses—and need an immediate recall of the facts and principles of anatomy and physiology.Retrieval practice can take many forms, such as flash cards or asking each other questions in a study group.Research shows that one of the most potent forms of retrieval practice is testing. The more you repeat the testing, the stronger the brain connections (synapses) involved in remembering that particular information get. Stronger sy...
Source: The A and P Student - January 20, 2016 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: books reading study tips tests Source Type: blogs
9 Proven Tricks for Reducing Test Anxiety
Let ' s face it. We ALL experiencetest anxiety, right? Maybe not all the time; maybe not on every test. For a lot of us, it ' s always there —even when we are well prepared and it ' s just a little quiz that won ' t affect our course grade one way or the other.As we all know, test anxiety really doesaffect our performance on a test. So it ' s important to develop skills to manage it andreduce itas much as possible. But how does one do that?Below, I briefly outline some of the best ways I know of to reduce test anxiety. As you look through them, it ' s natural to think " this one probably won ' t work " or " that one...
Source: The A and P Student - November 30, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: anxiety metacognition stress tests Source Type: blogs
9 Proven Tricks for Reducing Test Anxiety
Let's face it. We ALL experience test anxiety, right? Maybe not all the time; maybe not on every test. For a lot of us, it's always there—even when we are well prepared and it's just a little quiz that won't affect our course grade one way or the other.As we all know, test anxiety really does affect our performance on a test. So it's important to develop skills to manage it and reduce it as much as possible. But how does one do that? Below, I briefly outline some of the best ways I know of to reduce test anxiety. As you look through them, it's natural to think "this one probably won't work" or "that one is just plai...
Source: The A and P Student - November 30, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: stress tests Source Type: blogs
How the Ears Hear
When studying the rather complex structure and function of the ear and hearing, a picture is probably worth more than the usual exchange rate of a thousand words. But with this particular concept, I think a well designed, narrated animation can be worth a million words. Or perhaps it ' s just beyond words —making itpriceless for learning. Below is a greatvideo that clearly explains the whole story of auditory transduction—converting sound waves into hearing sensations in the ear. Before watching it, I recommend firstreading the section of your textbook that covers ear anatomy and hearing, paying pa...
Source: The A and P Student - November 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: anatomy animations neuroscience videos Source Type: blogs
How the Ears Hear
When studying the rather complex structure and function of the ear and hearing, a picture is probably worth more than the usual exchange rate of a thousand words. But with this particular concept, I think a well designed, narrated animation can be worth a million words. Or perhaps it's just beyond words—making it priceless for learning. Below is a great video that clearly explains the whole story of auditory transduction—converting sound waves into hearing sensations in the ear. Before watching it, I recommend first reading the section of your textbook that covers ear anatomy and hearing, paying...
Source: The A and P Student - November 20, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: anatomy animations neuroscience videos Source Type: blogs
Time Management is a Key to Success
The A&P course is one of the mostrigorouscourses you ' ll ever take —at least in terms of how much new information you ' ll be learning in a limited period of time. It really cannot be done successfully unless you actively manage your time.Simply going with the flow will NOT work for the A&P course!It ' s easy to say to yourself, " I need to manage my time better! " but it ' s quite another toactually do it.Most of us just don ' t know the bestpractical techniquesto make that happen.Fortunately, the folks at theDartmouth Academic Skill Center have put together a briefvideo that walks you throughproven method...
Source: The A and P Student - March 16, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: stress study tips time videos Source Type: blogs
Time Management is a Key to Success
The A&P course is one of the most rigorous courses you'll ever take—at least in terms of how much new information you'll be learning in a limited period of time. It really cannot be done successfully unless you actively manage your time. Simply going with the flow will NOT work for the A&P course!It's easy to say to yourself, "I need to manage my time better!" but it's quite another to actually do it. Most of us just don't know the best practical techniques to make that happen.Fortunately, the folks at the Dartmouth Academic Skill Center have put together a brief video that walks you through proven methods ...
Source: The A and P Student - March 16, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: stress study tips time videos Source Type: blogs
Sleep Helps You Succeed
The results of astudy by theNational Sleep Foundation are just in —and they show that youneed more sleep if you want to succeed in your A&P course.A panel of experts analyzed all of the studies they could find that focus on recommended sleep durations and concluded that adults aged 18-64 should get7 to 9 hours of sleep every night for good health.Good health, for the purposes of the study includesperformance, cognitive health, and executive function—allcritical to success in your A&P course.Yeah, I know, it ' s HARD to get a full night ' s sleep when you have to work, have family responsibilities, have too much...
Source: The A and P Student - March 2, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: stress study tips time videos Source Type: blogs
Sleep Helps You Succeed
The results of a study by the National Sleep Foundation are just in—and they show that you need more sleep if you want to succeed in your A&P course.A panel of experts analyzed all of the studies they could find that focus on recommended sleep durations and concluded that adults aged 18-64 should get 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night for good health.Good health, for the purposes of the study includes performance, cognitive health, and executive function—all critical to success in your A&P course.Yeah, I know, it's HARD to get a full night's sleep when you have to work, have family responsibilities, have too muc...
Source: The A and P Student - March 2, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: stress study tips time videos Source Type: blogs
Easter Eggs, Cheats, and the ESRB
I ' m not up on the latest video game lingo. I never got pastPong, which became popular when there weren ' t enough video games around to generate a whole new language. But by listening carefully and asking a few questions, I ' ve figured out these terms:Easter egg- An extra little undocumentsed feature hidden away unobstrusively in a gameCheat - This is a trick used to gain extra points or unlock extra powers or otherwise gain an advantage beyond just playing a game " straight "ESRB - This is an organization that rates games for content (age-appropriateness, violence, etc.)Two of my children are really into vide...
Source: The A and P Student - February 23, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: analogy/model study tips terminology Source Type: blogs
Easter Eggs, Cheats, and the ESRB
I'm not up on the latest video game lingo. I never got past Pong, which became popular when there weren't enough video games around to generate a whole new language. But by listening carefully and asking a few questions, I've figured out these terms:Easter egg - An extra little undocumentsed feature hidden away unobstrusively in a gameCheat - This is a trick used to gain extra points or unlock extra powers or otherwise gain an advantage beyond just playing a game "straight"ESRB - This is an organization that rates games for content (age-appropriateness, violence, etc.)Two of my children are really into video ga...
Source: The A and P Student - February 23, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: analogy/model study tips terminology Source Type: blogs
Why You Should Write Out Your Notes
You have that great, expensive laptop to use for school. You see other students taking notes in class, makingconcept lists, taking reading notes, and other learning tasks on their laptops —sowhy not do the same?Here ' s the reason it ' s a good idea to skip the laptop and write out your notes:You learn better when you write it out. Our brains just work that way. If we slow down to write things out, it ' s easier for all that information to befully processed by our brains—and makes it more likely that we ' ll rememberit.Besides that, by using the part of our brains that functions in the act of writing wor...
Source: The A and P Student - February 16, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: audio/listening computer tips notes reading study tips Source Type: blogs
