Hidden Causes - a Psychological Approach to Learning Draft Ver. | Page 16

I n your opi ni on, i s wri ti ng on pen and paper better or i s typi ng usi ng a laptop better? Why? I n my per s onal opi ni on, agai n, I am an ol d s chool pr oduct . I am bor n i n anal og er a. You gaes : P ar e bor n i n di gi t al er a. B ut f or t unat el y, t her e ar e s ome s ci ent i f i c r es ear ch t hat s uppor t my i dea of t aki ng not e usi ng handwr i t i ng. Usi ng l apt op, s t udent s mi ght t ype f as t er t han handwr i t e, hence t hey wi l l wr i t e wor d by wor ds. I n addi t i on, havi ng l apt op open dur i ng cl as s, t he popup s napchat , t he yout ube, t he pi ct ur e i n your des kt op… . al l of t hi s wi l l cr eat e anot her di s t r act i on. Remember , t hat i t i s i m- por t ant t o avoi d and el i mi nat e di s t r act i on s o t hat you f ocus on s t udy. On t he ot her hand, usi ng handwr i t i ng, you s houl d wr i t e s hor t er , s ummar i z e your under s t andi ng, mak e connect i on bet ween one poi nt t o anot her . So you s houl d di ges t t he i nf or mat i on dur i ng not e t aki ng. T hat what wi l l mak e handwr i t e not e t aki ng meani ngf ul . But of cour s e, t hi s benef i t woul d not happen i f t he s t udent s wr i t e t hei r not e by hand but s t i l l wr i t e wor d by wor d. studyi ng suppli es One of t he mos t mot i vat i ng t hi ng t hat hel ps us s t udy i s t he s t at i onar i es. We buy a t on of di f f er ent col or ed hi ghl i ght er s, penci l s, pens, er as er s, s t i ck y not es, and many ot her t hi ngs wi t h t he excus e of usi ng t hem Zebra Mi ldli ners du r i ng s t udyi ng. Bu Dwi ’ s 3 s t e p s t o s t udyi n g l: why do you want t o be s ucces s f ul 1 s in et st a ud s y t ? u W dy hy goa do you need t o be s ucces s f ul i n s t udy? F or exampl e, you want t o be accept ed i n medi cal s chool , t hus what gr ade do you need s o t hat you have mor e chance t o be accept ed i n medi cal s chool ? T he mor e per s onal t he s t udy goal , t he mor e i t wi l l mot i vat e you. put study as your fi rst pri ori ty. T hi s i s about 2 ment al mi nd! Somet i me t he bi gges t di s t r act i on i s your own t hought . As you have t es t on t he next day, s uddenl y you f eel gr eat t empt at i on t o go t o P andor a or t o go t o cer t ai n caf é! Be f i r m and s ay, no! Or , put t hat unr eal i s t i c wi s h as r ewar d when you ar e s ucces s f ul l y done wi t h your t es t . nate and avoi d di stracti on. I f your f r i ends 3 e d l is i t mi r act you ( onl i ne or of f l i ne) maybe you need t o f i nd pl ace wher e t hey don’ t have acces s t o r each you. ( Bt w, wr i t i ng t hi s r emi nds me my s t udy habi t when I was i n hi gh s chool : my bes t s t udy r oom was i n t he t oi l et ( T OP SE CRE T! ) and I l ear ned bes t at 4am) . stae dler fi neli ners -pens l e g a s a sar Somet i mes, usi ng t oo much of t hos e s t at i onar i es can be a l i t t l e di s t r act i ng. But col or codi ng your not es and hi gh- l i ght i ng i mpor t ant t ext wi l l mak e s t udyi ng a l i t t l e bi t mor e i nt er es t i ng and we can a bs or b t he i nf or mat i on bet t er ! Kokuyo campus notebooks