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Study Techniques
Learning
Exceedingly complex activity that is influenced by various factors
Genetic endowment
Level of maturation
Experiential background
Effectivenes of formal instruction
Self image
Readiness to learn
Level of motivation
Extent of self study
It is an active process that takes place within the learner.
It is the role of the learner to participate in or initiate
activities that promote learning
Learning is a learned skill
An individual must be motivated in order to learn
Techniques that need to be utilized to prepare for
Multiple choice questions in Nursing
Knowledge
Comprehension
Application
Analysis
These techniques when studying will help you to comprehend more of
what you studied and retain the information for a longer period of time.
It will increase your success in obtaining knowledge
General Study Techniques
Establish a routine
Set aside a regular time to study
Shorter, frequent study periods are most effective
1-3 hour study periods with 10 minute breaks each hour are most
effective
Get emotional and physical rest
Get family support
Set Goals
Long term goals
Destination
Short term goals
Objectives that must be attained to help you eventually reach your
destination
Goals
SPECIFIC
MEASURABLE
REALISTIC
TIME FRAME ESTABLISHED
WRITE IT DOWN!!
The most effective learning is goal-directed learning
Goals attained increase self esteem and enhance motivation.
Stimulating Environment
School/ Testing Environment
Study At A Desk Or Table And Chair
Avoid Reclining Chair, Couch Or Bed
Other Controlling Factors
Light
Eating
Control Distractors
Study Zone
Identify Learning Domains
Learning is the process by which you attain new information
(cognitive domain), acquire new skills (Psychomotor domain),
or formulate new attitudes (affective domain)
Cognitive Domain
Utilize one or more of the 5 senses to acquire new information
Multiple senses = learned information
Example: When reading information about positioning patients,
learning is reinforce by viewing pictures of patients actually in the various
positions.
Psychomotor Domain
Role Playing
From information to get from the head to the hand the participant
must get actively involved
Affective Domain
Learning new attitudes represents an increasing internalization or
commitment to a feeling, belief, or value
Most difficult type of learning because attitudes result from
lifelong learning.
Development of new attitudes is best learned within an atmosphere
of acceptance and by exploring feelings, and observing appropriate role models.
Example Of Affective Domain: A
student may know and understnd the theory concerning why a person should be
nonjudgemental and yet in clinical situations be judgemental toward the patient.
Example Of Affective Domain:
Prior to providing physical hygiene for a patient for the first time, it is
beneficial to explore feelings about invading a patient’s personal space.
Capture moments of Time
Carry flash cards, vocabulary list to review when you have
unexpected time
Utilizing Resources
Seek Help
Study groups 3-5 students
Balance Sacrifices and Rewards
Avoid overextending yourself
Reduce work hours, share chores, limit social life
Sacrifices are growth promoting
PERSONAL REWARDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
Specific Study Techniques
Four types of thinking processes involved in
multiple-choice questions:
Knowledge, Comprehension, Application,
Analysis
Knowledge: lowest level of learning. Uses rote
recall memory of information. Short-term retention.
Comprehension: not only commits facts to memory but
shows ability to translate, interpret, and determine the implications of that
information.
Application: take remembered and comprehended
abstractions and apply them to concrete situations. Tests your ability to use
information in a new situation.
Analysis: highest level of learning. Required to
interpret a variety of data and recognize the commonalities, differences and
interrelationships among presented ideas.
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