Table 3 Reported study strategies
From: Examining study habits in undergraduate STEM courses from a situative perspective
Strategy | Number |
|---|---|
Reviews notes: reviews or re-reads own lecture notes | 32 |
Reads the textbook: reads and consults the textbook, instructor provided study guides | 29 |
Creates study artifacts outside of class time: creates cue cards, combines notes from a variety of sources, takes new notes while studying, creates concept maps, cheat sheets | 22 |
Works on problems: does problems, problem sets, practice problems | 19 |
Works with practice tests and exams: does practice exams and reads old test materials | 15 |
Reviews PowerPoint slides: prints instructors’ PowerPoint slides | 15 |
Works on questions: does practice questions, end-of-chapter book questions, etc. | 15 |
Does homework: reviews old homework problems or homework questions | 11 |
Online textbook tutorials: reviews materials on Mastering Physics/Anatomy | 11 |
Reviews weekly quizzes: reviews and re-does old weekly quizzes | 9 |
Watches videotaped lectures: re-watches videotaped lectures and podcasts | 7 |