BIO 181 General Biology for Majors I

Recommendations for Success

Your success in this class is up to YOU. I am here to help you understand difficult material, but it is your responsibility to read assigned material before coming to class, to take notes and to organize information so that you can retrieve it. If you need help improving your study skills, talk to me. I won't know you're having trouble till test time, and it might be too late!

1) ATTEND CLASS -- if you aren't here, that will affect how well you grasp the material, etc.

2) PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME -- read the assigned material BEFORE coming to class.

3) KEEP YOUR NOTES IN GOOD ORDER -- I recommend that you copy notes over within 24 hrs of lecture - you can ask for missing information in the next lecture, and the material is still fresh in your mind. The single most common problem in UA upper division courses is students without proper study skills. Note taking and note recopying are important study skills.

4) IF YOU DON"T UNDERSTAND IT (after reading the text and reviewing your notes) ASK FOR CLARIFICATION.

5) BE AN ACTIVE LEARNER: See the “Fail Safe Study Technique” (online).