Studying for Kinesiology Test
I recently changed up my studying technique thanks to one of my professors. Professor Ryan Grenberg, my kinesiology professor, really stressed to our class not to memorize the material but to learn it. So rather than sitting in my room at home looking over the unit material and memorizing all of it, I decided to go to a few of the open classrooms on campus. I wrote all of the muscles for the unit including their origins and insertions on the whiteboard and chalkboard. I then went through each muscle and thought about what actions they help to perform and what nerve innervates them. Next I drew out each muscle and reviewed what they did and the origin and insertions. Let me tell you, it is extremely beneficial to write out and actually think about the material. This helped me to get a very good grasp on the material rather than memorizing and forgetting it all a week later.
I think I found my new studying technique for this class. It’s very nice that some classrooms stay open making this possible. My teammate Wesley Hedlund was drawing out molecules and problems for his Inorganic Chemistry class at the same time I was studying. We both felt that this was more beneficial and we’re hoping our test results will prove it!
Studying the forearm in the Burns Wellness Center.
I used a chalkboard in one of the rooms in the Science building to study.
Tags: Exercise Physiology, Kinesiology, studying
