ILL 265 is a lecture-dependent course. I need to focus on the lecture every single time to jot down important information. Sometimes, I couldn’t follow the lectures since I didn’t preview what I was going to learn. To apply TART strategy for my illustration class, I, first, read the list of illustrators’ names on the first page of the chapter and then read through the second page, the summary of what they did in the decade 1950-1960. It was useful to skim through the text, for it provides the summary of it. Second, I created abbreviations for the illustrators’ names. For instance, J.A. stands for James S. Avati, McC. C. stands for McCauley Conner, R.L. stands for Robert Lavin, and etc. Third, I attended the lecture and listened for the technical terminology used in the textbook and by my professor. It was easier to jot down notes since I used abbreviations, and this was quite interesting that I didn’t miss any information during the lecture. I felt some kind of proud of myself. I reread my lecture notes before reading the textbook. Fourth, I read the whole chapter to clarify all the information that was covered in the lecture. When I read the chapter, I didn’t get distracted by anything since all of the information was already familiar through my lecture notes. Lastly, I created test questions and answered them. For example, one of my questions was as who had sold his/her first illustration to Argosy magazine. So, I answered Isa Barnett, which is correct!
MAT 121 is also a lecture-dependent course. To get good grades on any test, quiz, or exam, I have to attend the lecture to write notes. The professor always provided very organized and neat notes in the lecture, so it was not hard to follow him. However, since I start learning chapter 5, I didn’t follow him as much as I did before. The new chapter was harder than what I covered before in the class, so, to keep up my work, I had to put more efforts on it. I decided to use TART strategy to my statistics class. First, I read the terms and definitions on the first page of the chapter. The key concepts were in bold print or in italic print, which was attracting my attention. Second, I created abbreviations such as random variable for R.V., and probability distribution for Prob. Dis., which would be frequently used in the lecture. Third, I attended the lecture and listened for the technical terminology used in the text and by my professor. The abbreviations that I created shortened the time to write my notes, so I could more focus on what my professor discussed. Fourth, I reread my lecture notes before reading the textbook, and I felt I already knew all the material. Fifth, I read the textbook to clarify all of the information that was covered in the lecture. The interesting thing was that I felt I was like a sponge which absorbs all the information! This was the first time that I felt I liked reading. Lastly, I created test questions and answered them. For example, one question was as identify Discrete and Continuous Random Variables. I answered Discrete for the number of people now watching TV in the countryside, which is correct!
To sum up, the effectiveness of TART strategy is that it makes me feel that reading is not difficult, but it is interesting! TART gives me a lesson that Reading can be easy and fun. Because of TART, I could focus in the lecture and shorten the time to jot down since I created abbreviations. I missed important information before using it, for it took time to jot down every single information, and I should only listen to take notes since my professor doesn’t provide written notes, but only discussing and speaking. I also get familiar with the terms both before and after class. Because I already read the key concepts before the class, it helped motivate me to listen! After class, when I read the chapter to clarify, I felt I was improving my reading skills. Creating questions also made me review the material, which was good to go. In the lecture for ILL 265, I always felt I needed more time to jot down notes, but not anymore! I can take notes faster since I use abbreviations. For MAT 121, I only focused on taking notes, so I sometimes didn’t understand the concepts, but now I spare my time to more focus on my professor rather than only taking notes! The reason why I chose is TART is for lecture dependent courses. ILL 265 and MAT 121 both are lecture dependent classes, so I thought this strategy would be well suited for, and the result told me that TART was perfect! Before using TART, I struggled to find the time and to do the reading. What I did the first was to check to see how long the chapter is. I had difficulty knowing what is important in the text, recognizing the main ideas and the important details, maintaining concentration while reading, and remembering the information after reading. ILL 265 has a heavy reading workload, and MAT 121 requires understanding of key concepts. I used to be distracted by thinking about which show programs I was going to see. I was not persistent so I used to give up reading all of the pages at once. However, after using TART, I know how I should keep up my behavior and what should I do for next time! This is the first time that I felt interesting to read. Thank you, TART!
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I am glad that TART works well for you. You should continue to use this strategy. I like how you color coded some words. However some of your documentions are hard to see.
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