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Istudy Smart Program For First Year

The document outlines an iSTUDY SMART program for college freshmen at Eastern Visayas State University. The program aims to empower students with the knowledge, skills, and self-awareness needed to succeed academically and personally. It covers various topics through video presentations and interactive discussions to help students develop effective study strategies like time management, memorization, note-taking and test-taking skills. The program also teaches students how to set goals, cope with challenges like procrastination and stress, and understand the importance of personal responsibility and continuing education. Upon completion, students will receive a certificate of participation.

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Istudy Smart Program For First Year

The document outlines an iSTUDY SMART program for college freshmen at Eastern Visayas State University. The program aims to empower students with the knowledge, skills, and self-awareness needed to succeed academically and personally. It covers various topics through video presentations and interactive discussions to help students develop effective study strategies like time management, memorization, note-taking and test-taking skills. The program also teaches students how to set goals, cope with challenges like procrastination and stress, and understand the importance of personal responsibility and continuing education. Upon completion, students will receive a certificate of participation.

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Republic of the Philippines

EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY


Tacloban City
-oOoSTUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Office of the Guidance Services

iSTUDY SMART PROGRAM for COLLEGE FRESHMEN


RATIONALE:
The program is designed to assist students to achieve to their
full potential, by improving their study and organizational
techniques and their motivation to succeed.
Skills for learning are at the very core of the educational
process.
The orientation will be conducted in a form of video
presentation depicting the topics stated below, followed by an
interactive discussion through reflection activities, learning style
inventory forms, and other Experiential Learning activities as a part of the learning evaluation in
each topics presented.

PROGRAM GOALS and OBJECTIVES:

The primary goals of the program are to empower students with the knowledge,
skills and self-awareness necessary to achieve success in college and in life.
Also, it is but a need to promote social skills development and peer relation
strategies to aid students in their transition to a demanding college environment.
Social and campus culture adjustment is indeed vital in aiding student cross
through challenges in college life and survive academically

Identify strengths and weaknesses related to academic knowledge, skills,


motivation, and attitude
Describe the in- and out- of class experiences and choices that contribute
to the students academic performance
Create goals to achieve academic and personal success

Describe effective strategies in the areas of: time management, reading,


note-taking, general study and learning strategies, and test-taking
Articulate campus resources available to assist in success

CORE TOPIC
MOTIVATION & GOAL SETTING

OBJECTIVES

APPROACH/METHODOLOGIES

To stress the importance of Video Presentation (5 mins)


setting SMART goals in their about the topic involving
academic and personal life definition/concepts,
experiences.
enlightenments, and techniques
in setting goals and motivating
To assist the students in setting oneself.
their long, intermediate and short
term goal.
To highlight the importance of Interactive discussion and group
motivation and personal drive in dynamics techniques relevant to
obtaining the goals planned and the topic presented.
set in life.

ORGANIZING YOUR LIFE

To provide a model of teaching


students how to construct a
workable study time/ homework
timetable that would suit their
personal and academic needs.

Video Presentation (10 mins)


covering the different strategies in
setting priorities in life, time
management, and balancing
different life roles and
responsibilities we have in life.

To help students value, manage


and balance the different LIFE Interactive discussion and group
ROLES they portray in life
dynamics techniques relevant to
the topic presented.

To teach students how to


effectively consume time and how
relevant time management is to
every individuals success.

THINKING SKILLS

To help students in properly Video Presentation (13 mins)


organizing their thoughts and showing the systematic way of
ideas.
organizing ideas and thoughts so
as developing critical thinking
skills. It also depicted on the
video on how students will be
Instill strategic ways in dealing able to make use of creative

with problems and arriving at thinking in solving life and


proper/ realistic and timely academic problems.
resolutions.

Interactive discussion and group


dynamics techniques relevant to
the topic presented.
MEMORIZATION

To
introduce
memorization
techniques to students this will be
helpful for them to succeed in
College Life and escalating their
academic performance.

Mini video lesson (13 mins)


discussing on Mnemonics, and
various memorization techniques,
healthy ways in enhancing
memorization and the ill effects of
cramming and over feeding of
information.

To discuss on short-term and Interactive discussion and group


long-term memory, and the dynamics techniques relevant to
causes so as ill effects of the topic presented.
cramming and over absorption of
information.
TEST TAKING SKILLS

To inform and help student


actualize about the things to do
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER
an examination or assessment.

Mini video lesson (13 mins)


depicting the effective ways in
obtaining a good performance in
an exam, the things that should
be done BEFORE, DURING and
To extend knowledge on the AFTER an examination, creating
proper and effective manners of a good study environment, how to
reviewing.
deal with TEST ANXIETY, and
how to develop a study plan and
good study pattern.
To instill awareness of the good
effects of developing a study
habits to academic performance. Interactive discussion and group
dynamics techniques relevant to
the topic presented.

NOTE TAKING SKILLS

To help student become aware of


the importance of appropriate
note-taking in their academic life,
research and other things in life.

Mini video lesson (11 mins)


highlighting the importance of
effective note-taking in college
success and research writing.

To introduce various note taking The video also shows the


techniques which will be helpful different note-taking mechanisms
for them in college?
like the cornell technique and
others.

Interactive discussion and group


dynamics techniques relevant to
the topic presented.
PROCRASTINATION &
CONCENTRATION

To extend a great help to students


in learning the concepts and
causes of procrastination. Most
importantly in aiding the students
learn how to deal with
procrastination and barriers of
concentration.

Mini video lesson (10 mins)


introducing procrastination and
concentration, its value and
effects in academic performance,
identifying the causes of
procrastination developing
mechanisms to combat
procrastination and lack of
concentration.

To aid them in developing a


sound and peaceful thoughts to
allow concentration in every Interactive discussion and group
academic challenges they will dynamics techniques relevant to
experience throughout college.
the topic presented.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY To make student realize of their
AND VALUE OF EDUCATION
personal accountability after
every decision is made in terms
of academic responsibility and
personal life.

Mini video lessons on each topic


(4 and and 8 mins video
presentation) highlighting the
enormous of importance of
learning and education, its impact
to future life success and comfort.

The video also deals to inner


To make student knowledgeable motivation of students in dealing
about the importance and with their personal
advantages of obtaining a college accountabilities in life.
degree and continuing education.
To solidify their cognitive
schemas about the importance of Interactive discussion and group
knowledge
and
education dynamics techniques relevant to
towards personal growth and life the topic presented.
advancement.

Lastly, the office will be providing a CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION


to every student who attends and actively participates on the learning
sessions. As a part of the INFORMATION SERVICES of the office,
Seminar kits and brochures on study skills will be distributed at
the end of each session.

ANNUAL INTAKE INTERVIEW


TALK THERAPY approach and GROUP LEARNING EXPERIENCE
activities will be adopted as a mechanism in initiating the INTAKE
INTERVIEW.

Prepared by:
MARIA THERESA MACAIRAN-HERBOLINGO
Guidance Counselor II
Noted:
FAUSTITO A. AURE, MRD
Dean of Students

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