Metacognition techniques

[robert zellmer]

He had attended OSU before but was dismissed from his major for a poor GPA
of below 2.  He came back this past year and took this course along with 
the other
freshmen courses he needed for his major.  He got a 3.9 GPA his first 
semester
back.

There is an on-line course ESEPSY 1159 and workshops offered through the
DLC.  Some of these may be 1/2 semester courses so you could possibly 
still sign
up for one.

Here are some of the links he sent. The first one is about the Pomodoro 
Technique.
It's essentially what I spoke about, studying for some period of time, 
taking break
and then coming back and studying more and then a longer break and 
switching to
another subject.  Honestly, most studies show that spending more than about
45 minutes on a given subject is the limit for retention.  Even taking a 
break and
coming back to the same thing makes it harder to understand anything 
after about
the first hour.  Everyone is different, so you might find your like 30 
min, followed by
only a 10 min break.  I would say though don't go longer than about 45 
min on
any given subject before taking a break and then switching to something 
different.

Here’s a link to an article about the Pomodoro Technique (there are some 
links to
timers in there as well):
https://lifehacker.com/productivity-101-a-primer-to-the-pomodoro-technique-1598992730

Here’s a link to an online timer that can be used in browser:

https://tomato-timer.com

Here’s a link to the Chrome extension I use (there are phone apps as well):

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/marinara-pomodoro-timer/lojgmehidjdhhbmpjfamhpkpodfcodef?hl=en

Here’s a link to the ESEPSY 1259 course:

http://dennislearningcenter.osu.edu/es-epsy-1259/

The textbook used:

https://www.amazon.com/College-Study-Skills-Becoming-Strategic/dp/0495913510

I also stated in class to turn off notifications in your phone so you 
aren't always
checking your messages.  You need to be concentrating on the task at hand
and not what your friends are doing.  Here's one more thing from the 
same student,

"Other things that have helped me is turning off my phone notifications 
and keeping a
post-it note next to me when I study: if while I’m studying I think of 
something I NEED
to take care of relatively soon, I just write it on the post it note and 
quickly get back to
studying so I don’t lose my flow. This allows me to take care of things 
during my “break
cycle” and not during my “study cycle”.

I told you I've had countless students come back to me or e-mail over 
the years about
how much this helped them in all their courses.  They stated it improved 
their grades
and learning (better retention and understanding).  Countless studies 
have shown this
works.  Certainly for those of you struggling you might as well try 
something different.
What do you have to lose by doing so?  Even for those of you who are 
doing well this
can help for retention and maybe even reduce your study time since it's 
a more efficient
way to learn.

Dr. Zellmer
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