Dear All - I try to get students to sort this out for themselves - and
discuss de-bunking study stereotypes along the way:
Some good points to introduce this:
1. Overcoming Writing Blocks exercise - studnts have to write for ten
minutes without stopping - after first getting as comfortable as possible
- and with noting down their reasons to stop when they do.
Often feeling too hot/cold/noisy/quiet/light/dark come up - then you can
discuss searching out ideal spaces to suit YOU etc.
2. Learning styles exploration - especially kninaesthetic learners needing
the right spaces as well as movement etc.
3. Exploring when, where and how to study at the beginning of a short
study & academic skils programme.
Best
Sandra Sinfield
> Hi all,
>
> I've had a rather unusual, but interesting request from a
> student. He is compiling a reflective learning journal and was
> wondering if there had been any research done on
> "appropriate places for studying" ie anything that proved that
> some environments aided concentration and focus more than
> others. I'm presuming by "places" he means study centres,
> libraries, individual study rooms etc.
>
> Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>
> Thanks and early season's greetings to all!
>
> Sarah
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