November 19, 1986, Portland Observer, Paye 7
Learn How to Study —The Most Important Lesson Of All
For all those students who wish
they could retain what they learned
in class until final exams, they can
Not by working harder, but by
working smarter
It’s a matter of using the learning
process and the laws of forgetting
to our advantage
Just knowing
what happens and why, can help
students do things to retain the
information received in class for an
indefinite
time,
certainly
long
enough to pass their exams.
For instance, we know that, for
the student, the average span of
concentration on a single sub _ _
iect is 50 minutes (that’s why
most classes are scheduled for
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50 minutes).
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Reviews, timing the reviews to
offset the curve of forgetting, con
solidation of material these are
some of the other keys in the pro
cess used to im p ress the mind with
the material learned and needed to
retain.
If done properly the mind will re
tain the material in some cases
indefinitely Knowledge of this pro
cess can serve well in school amt
will be a lifelong asset in other
areas
A report published by a college
studies unit details these and other
factors we know about learning and
forgetting
It is a step by step plan designed
to help students retain classwork
and pass their exams (A comfor
ting thought that all students re­
turning to school would like to take
with them I
A copy of the complete report in
a handy student format may be ob
tamed by writing Empire Asso
ciates, P 0 Box 2627. Fairlawn,
N J . 07410
Enclose $2 00 and a
self addressed stamped (long) en
velope
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St Vincent de Paul is once
again gearing up for its annual
Christmas Food Drive, the lar
gest Door to door food drive
in the U S. Last year, 5,100
volunteers delivered 401,450
pounds of food to 8,195 fami
lies
This year’s calendar of
events includes;
24 h r E m e rg e n c y S e rv ic e
Sale prices in effect
W ed . Nov 19 thru
S at.. Nov 22
I HUMS
a.
The continuous influx of
new
material
speeds
up
forgetting, so we can't ex
pect
that.
after
several
1986 St. V in ce n t de
Paul C hristm as Food
Drive
hours of concentration on new ma
terial. we ll forget most of what we
learned during the first hour Study
habits should be scheduled with
that in mind
W e know that most forgetting
occurs immediately after learning
On the other hand, if steps are taken
to remember something the day
after it’s been learned, chances are
it will stick with us
W e know that cramming is re
learning Realizing this, the student
can prepare a more productive cram
session
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Volunteers will deliver food to
the needy Saturday, Decern
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A benefit jazz concert featu
ring pianist Jeanne Hoffman
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Sunday. December 21, 4 and 8
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The Portland Fire Bureau
Toy and Joymakers will be
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and Grand Aves. This building
has been donated by the Sears
Roebuck Company.
People wishing to donate
can drop off their toys at any
Portland fire station and mail
all cash donations to the Toy
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Thanksgiving dinner will be
served at no cost at St. An
drew's Community Center,
4940 N E. 8th (off Alberta),
Thursday,
November
27th
(Thanksgiving Day), 1:00 pm
to 3:00 pm
This dinner is for people of
the parish and the neighbor
hood to share in a family style
setting.
Turkey and all the
trimmings will be provided
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Care for Your Feet" is the title
of a senior community health
education program to be offer
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12:30 p m. at Sherwood Se
nior Center.
Presented by John Hahn,
D.P M ., a podiatrist on staff
at Meridian Park Hopsital,
Tualatin, the presentation is
part of the hospital's "Health
wise for Seniors" education
program series
There is no
charge
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who also oversees the hospi­
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