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Study Groups

You are the student so only you can decide what is best suited to your individual needs. The following questions are only a potential guide towards organizing and working within a study group.

Organizing Your Group

What goals do you have for each session?

What do you need to work on each session to obtain these goals?

How often will your study group meet to accomplish the goals you set?

How long will you meet during each study session?

Where will your study group meet? Is this the best location for the members of your group?

Will your group have a leader? Who will that person be? The same person each week? A different person each session? One person for one part of a session, another for another part of a session based on talents? What should the leader be responsible for during a session? What should the leader not be responsible for during a session?

Who will be the organizer for your group? One person? A different person each session? Who will watch the clock during the session, take notes, keep track of phone numbers, remind people of meeting times, keep track of your progress and goals?

How will you make changes in the organization of your group if needed?

When will you discuss ways to improve, change, or rearrange your study sessions or strategies?

How will you address conflict when it occurs in your group?

Studying In Your Group

What will you work on during a session?

Will you do the work in advance and bring your work to discuss with the group or will you work on producing something during the session?

Will every member be prepared for every meeting? In what way?

Will you take turns doing problems, asking questions, reviewing material, during a session or during the course of the semester? Who will be in charge of covering what, when?

How will you go about studying that material? Will you approach the material the same way or various ways during a session? Every week?

How will you determine how fast or slow to go with the material? How will you decide when it is time to move on or time to review?

Currently, what methods can you list for studying this kind of material? Flashcards, problem solving, charts, practice exams, group discussion, group readings?

Do you need to learn or try more or different strategies?

Are the strengths of individual group members being utilized in the best fashion?

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