The following will give you some tips for self-management, study skills and how to work with academic texts. It is important that you find a method which works for you, so these are some different suggestions that you can apply and tweak as you wish.
Self-management refers to the ability to regulate your behaviors, thoughts and emotions in different situations. This is an important skill, because in our education system, we sometimes need to put aside emotions like boredom, tiredness and irritation, and we need to manage distractions, focus our attention and also work well with others.
✓ managing stress
✓ delaying gratification
✓ motivating oneself
✓ setting and working toward personal and academic goals
(Explore SEL, n.d.)
arrive to class prepared ✓
pay attention ✓
follow directions ✓
allow others to speak without interruption ✓
work independently with focus ✓
(Explore SEL, n.d.)
Self-management includes…
(Explore SEL, n.d.)
Students with strong self-management skills..
(Explore SEL, n.d.)
Set goals for yourself – write them down at the beginning of the year. Then set yourself some smaller, short-term goals more regularly, and check on them now and then to see where you stand. The goals can be related to grades or academic development, but also to things like participating more actively in class or not being late for school.
Make to do-lists for yourself. You can keep a list on paper, or through an app on your phone or computer. The trick here is to make the “to dos” small and detailed enough. Don’t write “work on maths”, define what part of maths, which tasks you want to complete. Don’t write “read the English novel”, but write instead “read to page 60 by Thursday”. The more specific and broken down your tasks are, the less overwhelming they seem.
Create phone-free zones for yourself. This can mean for example leaving your phone in the kitchen when you go to work on homework in your room, or turning off all notifications while you are trying to focus. Keep tabs on your total screentime and try to reduce the amount of hours you are on-screen per week.
What is the point in taking notes? An old Latin proverb goes “he who writes, reads twice”. This means that writing is an effective way of taking in information and helps us memorize and understand it better. Sometimes we take notes because we need to remember something for later, sometimes note-taking can be a good way of helping us digest, sort and prioritize the information we are reading. The higher in the education system you get, the more information you will be exposed to, and the more complex and academic the curriculum texts will be. Learning how to take effective notes is therefore a very important strategy for learning. Some important guidelines for note-taking are:
This method uses tables and columns to get an overview of the material you are studying. See examples and learn more about this method by watching the video. Also, check out the charting method at The University of Auckland.
Explore SEL. (n.d.). Retrieved June 3, 2024, from http://exploresel.gse.harvard.edu/terms/ named/Explore SEL
Arne Mjelde Sæther
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Arne Mjelde Sæther
47 69 59 80
arnemjeldesaether@gmail.com
Arne Mjelde Sæther
47 69 59 80
arnemjeldesaether@gmail.com