Module 12 and 14: Blog Post 2

Some strategies I have used in the past that Jenna discussed in her video is highlighting/note taking within the book. I do this for almost every class. It is good to be able to go back and look at the main points within the chapters and see what needs to be reviewed or focused on. If I do not highlight or write in my book, I take notes outside of the book on my notes from in-class. This helps be combine ideas discussed in class to those that were talked about in the book. It is a good review and helps clarify information I may have not understood.

I have used many metacognitive approaches throughout my college education, but the ones I have found most effective for me are imaginary audience, encoding plus storage, and self-interrogation. I have found the imaginary audience strategy effective for giving speeches and presentations. As silly as it sounds, I practice in the mirror to make sure I am giving an appropriate amount of eye contact and am not making any weird facial expressions. I picture myself in front of an audience, which helps keep me calm and collected when giving the actual presentation or speech. The encoding plus storage technique is useful for me when note-taking and reviewing for exams. Like I mentioned above, once the material is taught in class, I go back through my notes and take my own notes and clear up any misconceptions from class. I then review the notes, to help encode the information. The self-interrogation strategy is useful for studying for exams. When reviewing class material, I ask myself questions about the information or ones that the professor could ask on the exam. This allows me to evaluate whether I know the material and can apply it to different situations. There are many techniques I have tried, but these have proven to be most successful for me.