Concentration When Studying

A General Description of the Strategy

The art or practice of concentration, no matter if studying biology or math, is to focus on the task at hand and eliminate distraction. Concentration is a key element when studying because when you are unable to concentrate you are also unable to get any studying done. You have to be able to eliminate all distractions around you, whether thats moving to a different location or turning the music off, to be able to fully concentrate on what is in front of you. 

When should you use this strategy? 

This particular strategy should be used all the time. Whether you are reading a textbook or writing an english paper you have to have the ability to fully concentrate. This strategy is particularly useful when it is time for exams and people are beginning to get excited for the holidays. With Christmas in the back of your mind you have to be able to eliminate those holiday thoughts and concentrate on the task at hand. This strategy is also very useful and most successful when you are in the library because everyone around you is doing the exact same thing. If you are able to take a quick glance around you will notice that almost 100% of the people around are in complete concentration, trying ever so hard to focus on their work.  

Explain how to apply the strategy step by step.

This strategy has simple guidelines. There are some strategies out there that are more complex but this strategy almost comes natural. Firstly, you have to ensure that you are in a quiet environment without a single distraction. Distractions include music playing, text messaging, facebook chatting, video game playing ect. You want to get rid of all of those distractions so that there is nothing to catch you off guard. Secondly, you want to have all of your studying materials laid out neatly in front of you so that you do not feel flustered. You want to be able to feel relaxed and calm when you trying to complete a task or else the concentration part will become more difficult. You also want to have a lot of room when you are studying and trying to concentrate because you want to feel as comfortable as possible. Once all distractions are taken care of and you are in a comfortable position the next part is getting fully embezzled into the text with entire concentration. 

Why does this strategy work? Explain the theory and concepts underlying this strategy. (Justification)

This strategy works because without having a concentrated mine set you are unable to get anything done. This particular strategy enables you to focus on the task at hand and helps you complete the certain amount of material that you want to accomplish. Without this strategy you would have many troubles finishing a particular task, such as studying or doing research for an english assignment. This strategy helps you stay away from procrastination because when you are not concentrating you are more or less procrastinating. It is very important to try and stay away from procrastination because when you are trying to complete a certain task procrastination will not help you complete what you are trying to achieve. Therefore, it is very important to concentrate when you are studying or working on an assignment because you will realize how much quicker you will get the jobs the done. Concentration will also lead  you to using other strategies as well. Not only can you concentrate but you can also highlight or underline, summarize, predict and question and you can also brainstorm while concentrating at the exact same time. 

Courses or tasks for which I have used this strategy. 

I have used this strategy for all of my courses.  I have used it while studying and writing my sociology paper, working on math problems and while writing an english papers. It helps me stay on task and it ensures that I get the jobs done. Having a complete concentrated mine set really helped me when I began studying for all of my finals. When you are completely concentrated you will find that you get more accomplished and you begin to have a better understanding of things. Without this strategy of concentration I would not be able to get particular things accomplished. 

Questions I can ask myself to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy.

Am I in a quiet environment?

Do I have any distractions?

Do I find myself looking at facebook every fifteen minutes?

Am I listening to my ipod?

Am I completely engaged into what I am doing?

Am I focused?

Am I getting any work accomplished?

Am I procrastinating? 

General comments about your experiences with this strategy. Examples

This strategy really came in hand when i was studying for my sociology final. I had to get a lot of reading done so I made sure that i was in an environment that had no distractions and had a clean space in front of me. It was just me, my textbook, a highlighter and a quiet room. My neighbor usually has his music playing but he went home this week so I was in complete silence. I found that i got all of the readings done and with this concentration strategy I knew that I could complete the task that I wanted to get completed. Concentration is very key when it comes to studying for midterms and finals because when you are unable to concentrate you are enable to fully learn the material.