Ranking Priorities and 20-Minute Test Prep

Hey girls! This is the last blog post and I'm going to miss reading everybody's posts. This semester has gone by so fast! It's been tough but great at the same time!

So for my last blog post, I decided to use the two strategies that work best for me and that I will continue to use throughout the year: Ranking Priorities and 20-Minute Test Prep.

Ranking Priorities is a great problem solving strategy that helps me organize my study schedule and prioritize my tasks. Since finals are coming up, I have been feeling stressed and needed a way to help me organize when to complete tasks. With Ranking Priorities, I now know what tasks are most important and are needed to be completed first.

For this week, I used this strategy in all of my classes. Since I am a visual learner, I compiled a list of tasks that I needed to complete in a chart. Then I ranked in order what tasks I needed to complete from absolutely essential to optional. Most of the tasks were absolutely essential, so I marked which ones needed to be completed first based upon due dates.

Here is my Ranking Priorities chart:


For my second strategy, I used the 20-Minute Test Prep for my PSY 205 class. I have a final exam in this class very soon so after each class this week, I made 10 charts which include a list of important terms that can be quite confusing. These charts will help me understand and differentiate the terminology. There are a lot of different types of disorders that we are covering in this unit and I thought it would make it easier to differentiate them by making a chart. As I stated before, I am a visual learner so making a chart really helps me organize my work.

Here is one of my 20 Minute Test Prep charts:



This technique was very effective in that it helped me prepare for my exam while not making me feel overwhelmed because I would only study in 20 minute intervals. I really like using this strategy and will continue to use it in all of my future courses.

I really loved working with you girls this semester and I wish you all good luck on your finals! Hope everyone has a great break as well!