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Online reading assignment question: keep, quit, start

Astronomy 210 Keep-Quit-Start Reading Assignment, fall semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

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Students were asked to answer a "keep-quit-start" online reflection (hosted by SurveyMonkey.com) on their studying strategies/pitfalls (Mubayiwa, 2009).
Enter a word or brief phrase that describes what you intend to keep doing to study for this class. Explain your answer to the above question (what you intend to keep doing to study for this class).

Enter a word or brief phrase that describes what you intend to quit doing to study for this class. Explain your answer to the above question (what you intend to quit doing to study for this class).

Enter a word or brief phrase that describes what you intend to start doing to study for this class. Explain your answer to the above question (what you intend to start doing to study for this class).
[Word tags have been edited to consolidate related common subjects; student explanations are verbatim.]

Student responses
Sections 70158, 70160

Keep word tags:
effort
At the end of the day, all you can truly ask of someone is to try their best.

flashcardquestions ("peer instruction," "think-pair-share")
After not using the flashcard packets, I realized that studying them and filling them out really does improve my understanding of the subject.
I mean to keep printing out the Flash Card Notes to study them because it helps with Quizzes.
Read these through is extra review.
it really helps to study them, to help rememer what we learned in class.
Going over old quizzes and flashcard questions helps me review the material
By printing out the flashcard questions it allows me to keep on track while reading, and write down correct answers that we go over in class. This then makes it less confusing when I am trying to go back a few days and study.
Write down questions and answers from class
They give A great forecast for quizzes

gotoclass
I've found sometimes just reading from the textbook maybe dry and somewhat vague. So coming to lecture definitely helps to get a better grasp of the material.
I will keep attending class because that is where you learn everything.
Lecture helps me to better understand what I read in the book, as well as information i need clarified.
I'll keep attending class
missing a lecture sucks, cause then you have to read and be totally confused.

notes
good lecture notes help alot when studying for tests.

participate
Participating in flashcard questions and group work is essential to understanding concepts.

payattention
just pay good attention to the lecture

practiceexams
When I study old quizzes it helps me understand things better and helps me know what I should study for, for the next quiz.
Before each quiz and midterm, I will continue to review the practice quizzes to better prepare myself and be more familiar with the types of questions.

read
reading the chapters of the book
I have this really bad habit of never touching my textbooks. I should really get over it.
I am forcing myself to ingrain the habit to do all post labs, prereads, and other online assignments on one day before the start of the week.

review
In order to do well on the quizzes and midterms, I know that I need to review the information we go over every week, and study the sample questions we do in class in order to better understand the material and do well on the tests.

study
I intend to KEEP studying hard the several days before quizzes, midterm 2, and the final.
I need to keep studying, because studying is important.
I will keep reading the book no matter how hard.
I am taking notes, printing out all the flashcard questions, and continuing to study.
What else do I have to say? Always study and be prepared for any assignment or test.
It is important to get a good grade.
I read the book and I study for the midterm and read flashcard questions.
Study, and go to class
I need to study the material a little bit more to keep succeeding

studygroups
I study with another classmate and it helps quite a bit on the quizes.


Quit word tags:
cramming
Get over loaded before class

distractions
Facebook is pretty distracting especially when doing homework assignments on the computer.

doodling
I only did this once, but then I was completely confused next lecture.
getting distracted during lecture by doodling

gettingsick
i unfortunately had to walk out of class because i was coughing up a lung last session. I have been taking my Vitamin C and feel confident that I am over my cold.

lackofcaffeine
I always come straight to class after long work days, and I really need to drink more caffeine and have a more balanced meal prior to.

laziness
not be lazy and just blow off the reading assigments they're easy points

leavingearly
Staying in class for both parts of lecture is important.
I'm going to stay the whole class

missclass
i would like to go to class to get the particpation points and get the info
I will not miss any classes or homework
Whenever I miss class I miss something important.
missing a lecture sucks, cause then you have to read and be totally confused.
Not attending due to its length of class and terrifying time of class

noclue
I have no idea

nothing
There is nothing that i intend to quit doing in order to succeed in this class
If I quit, I fail.

notstudying
I will stop not studying so i do better on tests.

procrastination
Usually after class I won't look at what we went over with the idea that I'll study it later before the quiz. If I want to fully understand the material I have to review it more frequently.
When I study for a quiz at the last minute I end up being really tired for the quiz or exam and end up not doing my best.
I intend to QUIT procrastinating and study even sooner so that Sunday studying isn't so intense. It hasn't hurt my performance, but it would be less stressful and allow more time for my brain to absorb all the information.
I tend to procrastinate in classes that don't assign daily homework or papers. I intend to spend more time studying for astronomy quizzes and exams.
My worst quality!
I tend to procrastinate in every class. I should change that... but I'll probably put off breaking that habit. :[
I keep waiting until the last second to do surveys and end up forgetting. I need to do them on Thursdays or something.
Stop procrastinating when it comes to studying for quizzes and midterms.
I need to just do the reading and not wait until the night before.
i have a habit of it, i need to motivate myself to get things done earlier
I often wait until Wednesday night to do homework and study. I will try and work on Astronomy earlier in the week and more frequently
I need to start reading chapters on time

quitting
I got to quit quitting.

skippingmeals
I don't usually skip out on meals, but I like to at least have some amount of nutritious food energizing my body.

slacking
now that i have more time to focus on school, i intend to study way more for this class.
I haven't been keeping up with studying for this class (blame College Algebra for that P-Dog).


Start word tags:
ask
Most people wont ask questions in class. If I don't understand a concept I'll start raising my hand more too better understand what's going on.

caffeinate
I need more of it.

examples
I am going to analyze the examples provided in the textbook that relate to the subject(s) I need to study.

flashcardquestions ("peer instruction," "think-pair-share")
Start reading flashcard questions to see what will be on the test.
I need to do more of the flashcards
Printing out Flash Cards before class instead of after
Because a lot of the quizes and tests are just the same questions, but also since the packets cover just about everything we need to know regardless. Or at least hit the main points.
I did the flash card questions for the last midterm to help study and they helped a ton. so im gonna start dion them again.
Sending in my flash card answers so I know I am studying correctly

focus
Gotta focus on studying and reviewing as much as possible for the class; going over material and reviewing the study questions.

fullspeedahead
Don't worry so much and keep pushing for success

notes
I should probably take more notes during lecture.
take better notes during lecture
By writing group work questions down I will have more reference questions and more to study for quizzes and midterms
Write more detailed notes from lectures
A well maintained note book can make or break a grade, and i plan to always improve my note taking skills

practiceexams
These practice quizzes are really helpful because it helps you identify what you need to know for the quiz.

read
I intend to start going through the book to help me understand things better when I get lost or confused.
Reading the book is important.
From lecture and also reading the textbook it makes thing become more clear and you're able to understand the material a little better.
I will start to read the book more.
I wish I could but I can't.

research
I should look up articles relating to the questions on the survey reading, not just to get the answers to the questions, but know why the evidence supports it.

starting
Missing the easy homework points has lowered my grade, I need to start to consistently remember to complete the homework.
i need to stop procrastinating.
I need to start studying for quizzes and tests sooner in order to remember all the information

study
need to study more and pay better attention to what im studying
I intend to allocate more time to studying for this class since I know that I have neglected it compared to studying for my other classes.
Giving myself more time to study
As it gets closer to end of the semester, I need to bump up my studying to ensure that I get the grade that I want.
I will study harder for the next midterm
Study group for midterm
Going over flashcard question, reading the book for overview, and making sure I know the material beyond what I merely remember from class.

studygroup
I think it would be helpful to study with a classmate and practice quizzing each other. I think it would make studying more fun and effective.
Getting together with other students might help.


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