U9

Process for studying

- Review hand written lecture notes

- Review Homework assignments

- "Hopefully there's a review session"

- Answer study packet or past midterm

- Review Lecture notes online

Study with friends

- Works with group  to outline key concepts

- Ask each other questionif unsure

- Prefers handwritten notes

- Breaks up sections of study guide, answers individually, then comes together to quiz each other

Online resources

- WebCT is useful for checking out lectuer notes and slides

- "I like wikipedia for a super quick way to learn about something."

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U10

When studying Biodiversity class, there is no website or online material. Without lecture notes online, students must quickly write everything down, making it difficult to pay attention to lecture and think about what the professor means.

Does not use online tools in group study sessions.

" I get more value from (memory retention) from personal communication, eye-contact, and hand writing notes, which is not as fast as typing but better for studying.

- Plus paper gives more freedom to organize thoughts. I like using stars, arrows, charts,  diagrams in my notes to remember  key concepts.

I dont waste my time with TAs discussion sections unless I did the reading and come prepared with my own questions. i doesn't help to hear other students questions answered if im not there yet.

It was very helpful to explain the midterm questions to my friend who didn't study, 15 minutes before the test, bcause it allowed me organize my thought into the way it was going to be on the test.