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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, December 1, 1967
'Motivation key to breaking cramming habit'
By Sharon Woodson Kansan Staff Reporter
You have a history test at 7:30 in the morning over 300 pages you have never read. It is now 11 p.m. and you have just started studying so, of course, you cram. You shouldn't.
You shouldn't.
"A mass of facts obtained in a short period of time causes retroactive inhibition which confuses the student," said Charles Neuringer, professor of psychology.
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Let's examine why you waited so long to study in order to improve your study habits for the next exam.
Motivation problem
Motivation problem
"The problem is motivation," explained Neuringer. "Studying is not pleasurable; it causes pain and sacrifice. A student must train himself to motivation."
Law fund given in honor of judge
The widow of a Lawrence justice of the peace and KU law school graduate has established a fund for KU law students in her late husband's name.
Mrs. Gertrude Clark, wife of the late Judge John W. Clark, presented $5,000 to James K. Logan, dean of the law school, and Irvin Youngberg, secretary of the KU Endowment Association.
Mrs. Clark, a Negro, stressed that the money should be awarded to deserving students regardless of race.
Judge Clark was graduated from KU's law school in 1896 and served as a justice of the peace here after the turn of the century. He died in 1930.
AMA gives plaudits to Chancellor Wescoe
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe has been commended for his work in the fields of medicine and education in a resolution passed by the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates.
As a member of the AMA and as chairman of the Council on Medical Education for four years, Wescoe has served the AMA "with distinction and dedication" since June 1957, the resolution said.
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Although study habits vary for each student, psychologists have found that the reward system is most profitable. For example, after every hour of concentration the student can reward himself with a cigarette or some food. This system gives motivation and also allows spaced study breaks.
"It is rare to find a person who is upset only because he can't study. The difficulty goes much deeper," Neuringer se.J. "Vietnam, sex, money and family can interfere with a student's ability to put two and two together."
According to Ted Garten, head of the reading and study skills laboratory, most students with study problems "haven't accepted school as a responsibility. It's a matter of setting up priorities. If you have a test you must learn it's your job to put it before social activities.
He said until these "extraneous factors" are cleared up a student's study habits can't be improved.
may have only 15 hours of actual class time.
"The use of time is the most confusing part of study methods especially for freshmen," said Garten. In the adult world the hours of work are set, but the student has difficulty in taking time to study even though he
The usual rule is two hours of study for every class, which allows evenings and weekends free. Students enrolled in the study clinic use time schedules to develop definite study habits.
In class lectures, many students have problems taking notes because they are not used to listening for structure. By learning how to mentally outline the lecture, the student can recognize the key points and assemble the outline for his notes.
Garten said students should be aware that the first and last parts of a lecture are usually the most important. The instructor introduces his material in the beginning and at the end he gives a conclusion or the key information. But to listen effectively the student must have an interested attitude.
When students have difficulties in classes they are often afraid to approach their instructors. They have heard professors don't care about their students, but Garten said the faculty was interested in helping all students.
terial. The "SQSR" method is recommended by the study clinic.
The main point for preparing for exams is starting far enough ahead to read and review the ma-
The "S" stands for surveying the material in about three or four minutes in order to take an over-all view. The "Q" stands for question. The student should formulate the main topic into a question. The "3R's" stand for reading the assignment; reciting the material by recalling the main points every four or five pages; and reviewing the entire material studied.
"This method may take longer at first but as a student practices he will use less time and will learn the material more throughly instead of cramming for a test," Garten said.
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