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ENHANCING YOUR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
I chose to attend college because:
What do you plan to do with your college degree after you graduate?
What kind of academic/personal concerns do you have about attending college?
Typically, it is much easier to achieve your goal when you know why you want to
accomplish it
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO ATTEND COLLEGE?
Reflect on these things so you can do something about it…….
ACTIVITIY TIME NEEDED PER WEEK
Credit Hours of Class 15.5 hours
Study Hours (2 hours for every hour spent in class)
(15.5 x 2)= 31.00 hours
Sleep (7 days x 8 hours/night)
56 hours (40% of college students do not get a reasonable amount of sleep each night)
Meals (.30 x 21.00)= 6.30 hours
Practice/Work/Meetings
20 hours
Shower/Getting Ready in the AM or PM
7 hours
Commute/Walking Time
1 hour
Family/Phone Time 2 hours
Internet Surfing Time 3 hours
Time with Friends 8 hours
Other 5 hours
TIME MANAGEMENT/BALANCE
Total hours you need:__155_____
Number of hours in a week_168
Extra Hours:__13___
Reflect on these things and then you can do something
about it
adapted from: http://www.housing.sc.edu/ace/pdf/ASR/AcademicBalanceWorksheet.pdf
• VISUAL (SIGHT)
• You like to see what you are learning (photographic memory)
• Pictures, images, graphs, and/or colors help you understand ideas or organize information better than an explanation (i.e., lecturers use gestures/picturesque language)
• AURAL
• Prefer a spoken message
• May need to hear your own voice to process information
• READ/WRITE (most dominant in college level course)
• Prefer reading and writing (taking notes, organizing materials on paper or computer)
• KINESTHETIC
• Tactile learner (you want to touch/experience what you are learning, “hands-on” learner)
Go to www.vark-learn.com to discover your learning style(s)
WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING STYLE
Reflect on these things then you can do
something about it
• Become familiar with your personal study habits
• How can you improve your study habits?
How do you currently study?
(i.e., alone, in a group, with a friend/classmate, in my room/library, quite setting):
Introverts- usually study by themselves (no distractions)
Extraverts- usually study with others/with music (distractions can be a problem)
What is your ideal study environment?
What are your biggest challenges when you study?
Do you study better in the morning, afternoon, or evening?
HOW DO YOU STUDY?
Reflect on these things and then
you can do something about
it
SCALE SCORE
If applicable, explain why this scale/strategy is weakness for you
ANX: ANXIETY
ATT: ATTITUDE
CON: CONCENTRATION
INP: INFORMATION PROCESSING
MOT: MOTIVATION
SFT: SELF-TESTING
SMI: SELECTING MAIN IDEAS
STA: STUDY-AIDS
TMT: TIME MANAGMENT
TST: TEST STRATEGIES
LASSI(LEARNING AND STUDY STRATEGY INVENTORY)
Organizes your responses into categories that
have been shown to contribute to
academic success
Feel free to stop by the Student Success Center
to take this inventory
• Alcohol (all research supports that the more you drink alcohol, the lower your GPA will be)
• Drugs• Unhappy with Academic Major• Academically Underprepared• Difficulties with a Professor• Failing to Attend Class
• Family Crisis• First Generation College Student
• Homesickness• Illness
• Learning Disability- not utilizing services such as the NOEL program• Over Involvement In Activities• Poor Time Management Skills• Relationship Problems• Roommate Problems
• Taking Too Many Credit Hours• Working Too Many Hours• Financial Concerns
FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Reflect on these things and then
you can do something about it
Do you have an encouraging Academic Support Network?
(i.e., family, friends, classmates, employer, professor, staff member, advisor)
Who is (or will be) a part of your academic support network?
CREATE YOUR PERSONAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT
NETWORK
Reflect on these things and then
you can do something about it
Course/Grade Factors that contributed to my
success
Strategies I used in this course that I should use again
Chemistry/A *Studied with a group of friends three times a week (each session was 1 hour)*Rarely missed class*Compared class notes with Anna*Enjoyed the class material*Exercised routinely*Established healthy eating habits
*Talked with professor about questions I had in class*Went over completed assignments with the professor*Reviewed my notes daily (30 minutes a day)*Made meaning of information rather than memorizing information*Rewarded myself with a snickers bar and a cola after I studied
REFLECT ON YOUR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Reflect on these things and then you can do something
about it
Course/Grade Factors that contributed to the lower grade
What I could have done to improve my grade
History/C • Did not take adequate class notes (were not organized or meaningful)
• Did not pay attention during class (not getting enough sleep)
• Did not go over returned exams
• Did not understand material in text book, and I did not ask questions about the material
• Went over completed exams with Professor
• Highlighted information I didn’t understand, talked with professor about these areas
• Rearranged my study environment
• Sat in the front of the classroom
• Established a better sleeping pattern
HOW CAN YOU IMPROVE?
Reflect on these things and then
you can do something about it
Course Realistic grade I hope to earn
Specific study skills I will need in this class
Resources on campus to help me with this
class
History 101 B Keep a time tracker/use phone to organize assignment due dates
Take organized notes-have the professor review my class notes
Ask the professor for practice test questions
Review class text or notes 30 minutes a day
Peer Tutoring
Professor Office Hours
Writing Center
SETTING ACADEMIC GOALS
Reflect on these things and then
you can do something about
it
What GPA do you hope to achieve this semester? ________________________
http://gardner-webb.edu/academics/academic-services/registrar/registration-records/gpa-calculator/index.html
GRADE POINT AVERAGE CALCULATOR
DEVELOP YOUR FOUR YEAR PLAN
• Institutional Attendance Policy• Academic Probation/Suspension• Adding or Dropping Courses
• Academic Calendar • Withdrawing from a S ingle
Course• Withdrawing from Gardner-
Webb University
KNOW GARDNER-WEBB ACADEMIC POLICIES
• Motivation: do you have academic/personal goals, direction, and interest?• Self-Concept: do you have confidence in your ability to succeed?• Habits: do you have the skills/behaviors necessary for academic/personal
success? (i.e., involvement in class-asking questions is an important factor)• Personal Style: do you know your learning style, your academic
strengths/weaknesses, how you study best?• Balance: do you maintain levels of physical, intellectual, social, emotional
and mental behavior?• Support: do you have a family/social network? Are you utilizing campus
resources?• Stability of Mood: are you able to control anxiety, depression, and/or
frustration while enhancing relaxation? How are you able to deal with stress? This is the most significant variable in how you will perform while you are in school.
HOW YOU MANAGE THESE KINDS OF DIMENSIONS WILL REFLECT YOUR GRADE POINT AVERAGE
FACTORS IN SUCCESSFUL STUDENT LEARNING
“The feeling or belief that you can do the work.”
This is a very predictable factor in student success
1. You must have self-efficacy to perform well
2. If you don’t believe in yourself, you will underperform
3. Being overconfident can be a problem
4. Freshmen tend to have high self-efficacy, but their study habits and behaviors are incongruent
5. As students mature, typically by their senior year, they are more certain about themselves
SELF-EFFICACY
• Early Warning Reports
Fall- Mid September
Spring- Mid February
• Mid-Term Reports
Fall- End of October
Spring- End of March
• Absences
University Policy- Must attend 75% of classes
MWF (cannot miss more than 11 classes)
TR (cannot miss more than 7 classes)
Professor can set a more stringent attendance policy
@F- what does this mean?
STUDENT SUCCESS
You are placed on Academic Probation when your Gardner-Webb Grade Point Average falls below the minimum standards listed below:
Freshmen 0 to 29 hours- 1.5Sophomores 30 to 59 hours- 1.7
Juniors 60 to 89 hours- 1.9Seniors 90 hours and above- 2.0
During the Probationary Semester:
You cannot register for more than 15.5 hours
You must achieve the minimum required cumulative grade point average to be removed from Academic Probation
You must achieve the minimum required semester grade point average to avoid Academic Suspension
ACADEMIC PROBATION
Academic Suspension
While on Academic Probation , if you do not meet the required minimum grade point average at the end of the semester, you will be Academically Suspended
Freshmen 0 to 29 hours- 1.5Sophomores 30 to 59 hours- 1.7
Juniors 60 to 89 hours- 1.9Seniors 90 hours and above- 2.0
First Academic Suspension:
Cannot register for GWU classes during the semester of suspension
Transfer credit cannot be used to improve your academic standing
Reapply for admission- if approved, return on academic probation
Second Academic Suspension
Cannot register for GWU classes for two semesters
Transfer credit cannot be used to improve your academic standing
Must reapply for admission- if approved, return on probation
ACADEMIC SUSPENSION
Gardner Webb allows six repeats for courses in which you earned a D or F
Repeated courses must be taken at GWU
Should I repeat a course where I received an F or a D?
Contact your Academic Advisor
Generally speaking, you should repeat a course in which you have received a failing grade
How soon should I repeat a course?
You don't gain anything by postponing the inevitable
All the material you remember from the first time should help you do better the second time
REPEATING COURSES
Professor Office HoursAsk questions that may not have been answered in classYou can use the time to review tests and quizzes with the professorCommunicating regularly about your academic work can help you identify and address problems before they become insurmountableBuilding a relationship with your professor can help ease class anxiety
Academic Advisor(Log into the Web Connect portal to get this information)Register for classesReview your four year plan
Student Success Center (Academic Advising)(http://www.gardner-webb.edu/academics/academic-development/undergraduate-advising/index.html)Location: 3rd floor- Tucker Student CenterPhone: (704) 406-4563
GARDNER- WEBB UNIVERSITY ON-CAMPUS
RESOURCES
Career Services(http://gardner-webb.edu/student-life/student-services/career-services/index.html)Location: 3rd floor-Tucker Student CenterPhone: (704) 406-2170
Counseling Center(http://gardner-webb.edu/student-life/student-services/counseling-services/index.html)Location: 3rd floor-Tucker Student CenterPhone: (704) 406-4563
Noel Program/Disability Services(http://gardner-webb.edu/student-life/student-services/counseling-services/index.html)Location: Frank Nanney Hall (behind Craig Hall (English Building))Phone: (704) 406-4270
RESOURCES
Peer Tutoring/LEAP (http://gardner-webb.edu/academics/academic-development/learning-enrichment-and-assistance-program/index.html)Location: 3rd floor- Tucker Student CenterPhone: (704) 406-4390E-mail: [email protected]
Writing Center(http://gardner-webb.edu/academics/academic-development/writing-center/index.html)Location: 2nd floor-Tucker Student CenterPhone: (704) 406-4393E-mail: [email protected]
Campus Ministries/Pastoral Care Counselor(http://www.gardner-webb.edu/student-life/christian-life-and-service/pastoral-care/index.html)Location: 2nd floor- Tucker Student CenterPhone: (704) 406-2176
Library(http://www.gardner-webb.edu/library/index-2.html)Location: in front of the Suttle Wellness CenterPhone: (704) 406-4298
RESOURCES
ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A CHANGE?
READINESS TO CHANGE
Contact Meredith Garrett
704-406-4396
Student Success Center within the Tucker Student Center (3rd floor)
QUESTIONS?