Three Rivers College What Instructors Expect From Student PowerPoint

1. WHAT THREE
RIVERS COLLEGE
INSTRUCTORS
EXPECT FROM YOU
ADAPTED FRO MTHE BO O K ‘HO W TO G ET G O O D GRADES IN
CO LLEGE’ BY LINDAO 'BRIEN
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

2. STEP1: WHAT TO EXPECT IN
COLLEGE
NEED FOR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
MORE EMPHASIS ON TESTS AND
INDEPENDENT STUDY
 YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE
CONSEQUENCES FOR LOW GRADES
 ACADEMIC PROBATION OR WITHDRAWAL
FROM THREE RIVERS

3. STEP2: ATTENDEVERY CLASS!
• IF YOU MISS CLASS…
• ATTEND CLASS PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY
• PARTICIPATE IN CLASS LECTURES
• INCREASE CAMARADERIE BETWEEN
PEERS
• MISSING CLASS DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
80% OF THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE BASED ON THE ONE LECTURE YOU
MISSED AND THE ONE BOOK YOU DIDN'T READ.
THIRD LAW O FAPPLIED TERRO R

4. STEP3: BE ORGANIZED!
USE A STUDENT PLANNER
ORGANIZE AND SAVE COMPUTER
WORK
KEEP ALL RETURNED/GRADED
PAPERS
GET CONTACT INFORMATION FROM
CLASSMATES

5. STEP4: MANAGE YOURTIME
DON’T OVEREXTEND YOURSELF
SCHEDULE STUDY SESSIONS FOR
YOURSELF
MAKE EFFICIENT USE OF YOUR TIME
LEARN TO SAY ‘NO’

6. STEP5: BE SUCCESSFUL IN
CLASS
LEARN HOW TO ADAPT TO DIFFERENT
INSTRUCTORS
BE PREPARED FOR EACH CLASS
SIT IN THE FRONT OF CLASS
WHENEVER POSSIBLE
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR
INSTRUCTORS

7. STEP6: TAKE GOODNOTES
BE AN ACTIVE LISTENER
RECOGNIZE IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TAKE NOTES THAT ARE EASY TO READ
GO OVER YOUR NOTES AFTER CLASS
WHEN REVIEWING YOUR NOTES BEFORE AN EXAM, THE
MOST IMPORTANT WILL BE ILLEGIBLE.
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8. STEP7: HOWTO READA
TEXTBOOK
SCAN
READ SUBTITLES TO CHAPTERS, WORDS IN BOLD AND
ITALIC PRINT, SUMMARIES, CHARTS, AND REVIEW
QUESTIONS
READ WITH A PURPOSE
TRY TO TURN EVERY SUB-HEADING INTO A QUESTION
THAT YOU FIND THE ANSWER TO WHEN READING THE
TEXT.
REVIEW
SCANNING THE MATERIALS AGAIN CAN HELP YOU
CHECK YOUR COMPREHENSION

9. STEP8: STUDY SMART
FIND A GOOD PLACE TO STUDY
DON’T PROCRASTINATE
ORGANIZE YOUR STUDY TIME
KNOW HOW TO STUDY FOR TESTS
KNOW HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY

10. STEP9: USE TEST-TAKING
STRATEGIES
• COME PREPARED
• READ/LISTEN TO DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY
• MARK QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO RETURN TO
• CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
• GO OVER ALL RETURNED TESTS
IF YOU ARE GIVEN AN OPEN-BOOK EXAM, YOU WILL FORGET YOUR BOOK.
FIFTH LAW O FAPPLIED TERRO R
***IF YOU ARE GIVEN A TAKE-HOME EXAM, YOU WILL FORGET WHERE
YOU LIVE.
CO RO LLARY TO THE FIFTH LAW O FAPPLIED TERRO R

11. STEP10: USE AVAILABLE
RESOURCES
• YOUR ADVISOR
• FOR MORE INFORMATION: MYTRCC PORTAL
AT WWW.TRCC.EDU
• ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER
• RUTLAND LIBRARY
• TUTORING AND LEARNING CENTER
• HONORS PROGRAMS
• CONTACT DR. CAROL SWAIN-LEWIS OR
MAIREAD RYAN-ANDERSON FOR MORE
INFORMATION