Monitoring Input
What is Input?
Simply put, input is the action you perform to enter information into your brain. Information is best gathered: a little at a time early and often and the best place to do this regularly is in the classroom
Input Functions
The input functions are the most important study skills for a student to exercise, yet they are most often ignored by students.  Input functions include: Listening Note taking Reading Class Participation
Listening as Input
	Since teachers generally cover nearly all the needed information during class, listening is the most important of a student's input skills
Note Taking as Input
	The second most important skill to develop is note taking.  Good note takers not only listen to lectures and take accurate and reliable notes, but they also incorporate their note taking skills while practicing active reading.
Reading as Input
	The final skill needed to obtain information for learning is reading.  Reading is the primary activity that students think of as studying.  However, it important to be an active reader.
Class Participation as Input
	This key to effective studying is part of input, process, and output functions.   If you think of yourself as a consumer earning skills for a diploma, then you can see how important it is to obtain all the information and knowledge available for the time you invest in your classes.  You want your diploma to be worth more than the paper it is written on, so you must be a wise consumer of the class product.  A good student is a wise consumer and actively participates in class; being an active participant includes being attentive, actively listening, and aggressively seeking out the information presented in the classroom.