The teacher distributes the syllabus on the first day of class and spends about an hour discussing it in detail. Students are encouraged to arrange their schedules so that they can spend two or three hours a day working on the course outside class. In addition, they should have schedules such that they may opt to utilize the classroom equipment at other times when the teaching assistant holds office hours in the classroom. On the first day of class, students are informed about dates for tests, in-class assignments, and laboratory assignments and length of time needed to complete various parts of the course. The teachers encourage students to seek them out at any time during the school term to discuss problems they are having successfully completing any parts of the course.
Students learn strategies for taking geology lecture and lab tests.
Teacher designs class exercises to help students not only learn the material but also prepare for class exams. These exercises also are designed to help reduce test anxiety for students, especially for those for whom science has been daunting in the past. Condensing and summarizing. Students learn how to take notes in a science class. They require student groups to consult one another's members, the textbook, the class supplement, and materials available in the classroom to answer each day's assignments.