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Fully Integrate Study Skills Into Your Classroom Using P.O.W.E.R. Sherri Messersmith Larry Perez Bob Feldman
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Fully Integrate Study Skills Into Your Classroom Using
P.O.W.E.R.
Sherri Messersmith
Larry Perez
Bob Feldman
Are Today’s Students Different?
College students often lack academic preparation and adequate study skills
Majority of students are not ready for college-level material after high school
40% of all students who enter college must take developmental courses
Over the last decade, the amount of time needed by students to complete developmental courses has been increasing
Misconceptions about the necessity of working hard
Instructors believe that full-time students should prepare for class 25 hours per week Only 11% spend that much time And 65% percent study 10 hours or fewer per week
Time spent studying has steadily declined for the last four decades
Although success is important to them, expectations about success are often unrealistic The equation “effort success” is often unclear to
them
What to do?: Teach study skills
Provide direct instruction in study skills Time management Effective reading strategies Listening and taking notes in class Test-taking strategies
Incorporate study skills across the curriculum
A proven approach to teaching study skills: P.O.W.E.R. Learning
Why P.O.W.E.R. Learning is effective
Research based Provides a concrete critical thinking and
learning framework Offers a framework that is easy to grasp,
logical, easy to apply, and effective Teaches a set of simple organizing
principles that can be used in and out of the classroom
What does P.O.W.E.R. mean in terms of learning
and teaching math?
What does P.O.W.E.R. mean in terms of learning
and teaching math?
P (Prepare):
Goal setting; being prepared with basic skills and study skills.
What does P.O.W.E.R. mean in terms of learning
and teaching math?
O (Organize):
Organize both physically and mentally to meet goals.
What does P.O.W.E.R. mean in terms of learning
and teaching math?
W (Work):
Doing work – reading the book, taking notes, active participation in class, etc.
What does P.O.W.E.R. mean in terms of learning
and teaching math?
E (Evaluate):
Doing (and checking) homework at the section level.
Taking the exam at the chapter level.
What does P.O.W.E.R. mean in terms of learning
and teaching math?
R (Rethink):
Reflection. Students should ask themselves “How well did I learn the material?”
In the Classroom
• Basic Skills Worksheets• Study Strategies• emPOWERme Exercises
What I had been doing all along is P.O.W.E.R.
P.O.W.E.R. provides a scientifically - based framework for students and instructors.
Developmental students don’t want to fail; they just
don’t know how to succeed!
The Affective Dimension of Learning
What are the students’ perceptions of learning math? KSBR Radio Show
www.algebra2go.com Video Presentation
http://algebra2go.blogspot.com
How do we as instructors use P.O.W.E.R. to refine our teaching styles?
• Refined Worksheet Handout• Refined Online Tools
