CHUNKING:
What do I study?
CHUNKING
IS NOT
“FLASH CARDS”
IT IS CONCEPT MAPPING
PURPOSEFULLY CHUNKING CONCEPTS INTO
“ONE BITE AT A TIME”
CHUNK WHEN?
YES—
WHEN YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN IT
WHEN YOU STRUGGLE WITH IT or
WHEN THERE IS A LOT TO KNOW!
NO—DO NOT USE ON EVERY LEARNING TASK
SPELLING
using chunking
Lieutenants
SPELLING
using chunking
Lieutenants
Lie–u-ten-ants
HOMOPHONES
Sound the same…different meanings.
their
there
they’re
HOMOPHONES
Sound the same…different meanings.
their
their
ownership
The heirs lost their dogs.
there
there
direction
The lost dogs are neither here nor there.
they’re they are
They’re not here!
contraction
Every Good Boy Does Fine
MUSIC…
FACE
CHUNKING
NONSENSE MNEMONICS
CONCEPT: Order in biology:
(Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)
Kids
Prefer
Cheese On
Fresh
Green Spinach
MATH…
WAY TOO MANY
CONCEPTS ON
ONE PAGE!
BRAIN CANNOT FILE OR
DIGEST THIS READILY
LIMIT THE INFO…
MAKE A CONNECTION…
DRAW IT OUT…
SOLVE A REAL PROBLEM…
ONE
Concept
Area of Trapezoid
Perimeter of a Square
FORMULA: P=4S
s
s
s
s
P=S+S+S+S
Or
P=4S
Technology To Support
Study Habits
• iPad/Smart Phone Study Apps
– Study Tips
– StudyKit Pro
– iStudy Alarm
– Specific Apps for subject area material
– Chalkboard
– ShowMe
Test Taking for the
Professionals
Multiple Choice
Hint: Read all answers before
selecting
1. To find information about the baseball career of
Babe Ruth, you should look in the encyclopedia
under:
a. baseball
b. Babe
c. career
d. sports
e. Ruth
True/False
Hint: Pay special attention to
words like “always, no one, only,
all, or never”
1.True or False: All musicians can read music.
2.What’s the trigger word here? ___________
True/False
Hint: Pay special attention to
words like “always, no one, only,
all, or never”
1.True or False: All musicians can read music.
2.What’s the trigger word here? ___All____
Fill-in-the-Blank or
Matching
Hint: Use the word before the blank
to give you clues about the answer
that fits there.
1.Typewriters and computers both have a ______.
a. printer
b. keyboard
c. extension cord
Number Tests
Hint: watch for dead wood information. Cross out
numbers or facts that have been thrown in
unnecessarily.
One of your friends is heading north for a holiday
with her extended family in Minnesota next June,
and your other friend is heading south to Mexico
for a family reunion. If their destinations are 1029
miles apart, and one car is traveling at 45 miles
per hour, and the other car is traveling at 52 miles
per hour, how many hours before the cars can
pass each other?
Short Answer/Essay
Hint: Map out an outline for each
question
Describe the religion of the people of
Mesopotamia.
Short Answer/Essay
Hint: Map out an outline for each
question
Describe the religion of the people of
Mesopotamia.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Who they worshiped
How they worshiped
Origins or roots of their religion
How religion influence their daily life
General Test Taking
Hint: Use one part of the test to
help you with a part of the test
you are stumped on