essential study skills: strategies for ultimate success
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Study Skills
Essential Study Skills: Strategies for Ultimate Success
WHAT WE WILL COVER?1. five types of study
2. how we learn
3. ways to read
4. condensing, summarising & cue5. note taking
6. how to study from books
7. prioritisation methods
8. visual & auditory techniques
9. don’t miss anything out / prioritising answers
10. study strategy
apps and web based resources
1. to gather info
2. to learn info
3. to check for understanding
4. to refresh ourselves
5. improve our learning / study skills
reasons to study
4. mnemonics 3. analogies 2. acronyms1. acrostics
condensing & summarising
ACROSTIC • Sequence of words• form a poem or sentence • 1st letters help you
remember
PLANETS My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us
Nothing MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
ACRONYMS • combination of letters• pronounced as if a single
word • each letter remembers a
word
IPMAT the stages of cell
division InterphaseProphaseMetaphaseAnaphaseTelephase
ANALOGIES
comparison between unlike things that have something in common
sound waves = water ripples from a stone
MNEMONICS
organising & memorising info3 principles:• imagination• association • location
READING
3 MAIN STYLES• speed• skim • scan
SPEED READING
technique:• relax • focus • use pen, ruler, card to guide eyes• force eyes to keep up• don’t fixate on each word
SKIM READING • general ides / gist / overview• more info in less time• read 1st & last bit of each section • see where it’s going/what it covers
SCAN READING • read quickly for specific info• use; heading, titles formatting etc• don’t read every word • not aiming to understand everything
SUMMARY/ CONDENSING
method
read a sentence
“does it have a keyword”?
if “no” read on , if “yes” highlight it
repeat
what can you recall using that keyword?
TREE DIAGRAM relationships
WBS
genealogy faultsorganisational chart
SPIDER
DIAGRAM
• overview
• complex topic - 1 page
• memorable
• colours, pictures, keywords
MIND MAPS
visually organise infosingle concept in middle
images, words, ideas ‘fan out’
can add more as you go along
major elements centre use colour for visual clues / connections
CONCEPT MAPS
relationship -ideas, images ,words everything
connects develop logical thinking enhances meaningful learning
CUE METHODS
2 sided aidside 1 = Q, concept, imageside 2 = answer / expansion
requires active recall‘train’ your brain
CUE METHODS • flash / cue cards
• 2-sided• cue / Q/ concept side 1• answer side 2 • use word, pictures, maps• active recall learning• forces your brain to
remember • card or electronic version
(pre-loaded cards available)
NOTE TAKING
Skeleton ProseThe Cornell Note Taking System
SKELETON PROSE
• numbered points
• not so easy to revise from
• easy to copy verbatim & not understand
• don't show relationships / connections
• difficult to add to / amend
• sequential building
• headings / indentations
• paragraphs
Cornell templatekeywords
& Q’s
notes
summary
record notes during lecture
expand abb. laterkey wordsideasQ’s
produce a summary here
leave space to add/amend(within 24 hrs)
STUDYING FROM BOOKS
PQRST SQ3R
• concentrates on key info• prioritises like an exam• modified for all subjects• helps with timing
PQRSTPreview
Question
Read
Summary
Test
skim maj. headlines / points
your ability to answer Q’s
summarize
material that relates to Q’s
formulate
SQ3RSurvey
Question
Read
Recall
Review
general ‘gist’ - big to small
do you understand?did you id all main points?are there gaps?
think, assimilate, recall
skim-overview, again-notes, look for answers
active process - why, what, ?
essential
study first(important but 'simple')
label notes / info greenessential to know (for your exam)
should be studied 1stfundamental concepts
maybe1st on a syllabus
desirable
studied after green(important but time consuming)
label notes & info amber / yellowdesirable/not time consuming to learn
good ROIgreen+amber=study essentials
lowest priority - complex/low return
limitless time
label notes / info redno time limits
everything you want to knowmay add marks
take a lot of energydon’t study instead of amber /
greenmay get stuck on red if you 'like' the topic @ expense of
amber/green!
METHOD OF LOCI
great for visual learners (VAK)
organisation, visualisation & association
based on places of familiarity
locus = place
developed by the Greeks
I’ll put this ‘poster’
in separate lecture
PEG OR HOOK SYSTEM
associate no. 1-10 with words that rhyme associate words with info to remember
alter for your accent
Earth = 3rd planet
tree rhymes with three
AUDITORY STUDYING
listen to:
module summarieskey points
another student your tutoraudio bookspodcasts
spoken 'files'
videos
DON’T MISS ANYTHING OUT
BRG PEE
GREen = GREmlins / GREen light(signals you might miss / hint)
Royal Literary Fundevery part of Q is considered
BRG
BLAck = BLAtant instructions (must be done)
REd = REference / REquired(input of some sort - definitions, terms,authors, theories etc)
PEE - Point Evidence Explain (Examples, Evaluation)
breaks Q's down, maximising marks
a great paragraph:• makes a Point
• provides Evidence
• Evaluation
• includes Examples, Explanation
• approach with a +ve attitude
Aapproach / attitude / arrange
• arrange schedules
• limit distractions
Sselect / survey / scan
• select block of material to study
• survey; headings, graphics & Q’s (overview)
• scan for keywords
• mark what you don't understand
PPiece together the parts
• put books & notes to one side
• piece together what you've studied
• piece together what you understand
IInvestigate, Inquire, Inspect
• Investigate alternative sources of info
• Inquire from other sources, prof, experts
• inspect what you don’t understand
RRe-examine, Reflect, Relay
• Re-examine - what Q’s do I still need to ask?
• Relay -how would you tell someone else?(this info)
• Reflect on how you can apply this info
• Re-examine -am I missing anything?
EEvaluate, Examine, Explore
• Evaluate exam / test grades
• Examine your progress
• Explore options for further development
(teachers, prof., study groups etc)
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