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Study tips, the journey to examsBe an active learner
Draw a mind map
Tell a friend about what you have
learnt
Draw a picture of what its
about
Make up a song about what you
have learnt
Use note cards to help
you study
Think of three questions to
ask your teacher
With a friend think of all the words you can
about the subjectPick out five points from the lesson
Create the right learning stateWhere you study is important. Think about what
you like best in your surroundings.Do you like it: Warm CoolFresh airWarm feet Warm headMusicQuiet
Being self responsibleThe only person in charge of what
you do and how far you want to go in life is YOU
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are probably right.” (Henry Ford)
Three areas of learning R:R:RRegistering – how to take information in
Retaining – how to make information stick
Recalling- how to make sure you can recall information when you need it
Quizzes for knowing your brain
Go to www.likemindslearning.co.ukTo find out about your brain
dominance Left or Right brain.
Learning StylesFind out about your learning stylesVisual, Audio or Kinaesthetic. What is your
preferred style?
Tips for learning stylesVISUALRecall position of information
on the note pagesDraw out diagrams or
concept maps before starting test
Practice turning visuals into test questions
KINESTHETICRole play the exam situationUse your hands/body to
imitate what you are trying to recall
Get exercise the night before the exam
AUDITORY• Speak answer to
yourself (quietly!)• Talk through the
questions with someone
• Spend time in a quiet place recalling answers
• Use ear plugs
BeliefTell yourself you can and your brain will approach the task positively.
Telling yourself you can’t do something automatically puts your brain into negative mode.
Time PlansThe brain works best
for one and a half hours at a time.
You can focus in a concentrated spell for about 20-25 minutes.
Study timePlan your study for twenty minute slots and reward yourself at the end with something nice.
Take a 5 minute break then get back to work
Revise for one and a half hours for maximum retention.
Study Alarm for your phoneThis is an App which you
can get from the This will help with your
study times to maximise the amount you can take in in one study session.
It’s a great idea to time your study so you don’t overload your brain and make study less effective.
You can study smart!!
Memory fade “All learning without reviewing is like trying to fill the bath with the plug out.” (Mike Hughes Closing the Learning Gap)
Review... review... review...When you have learned a piece of
information you need to retain it.Review this again after just 30
minutesLook at it again after 24 hoursReview this information after one week
Then again after one month.This helps to put the information
into the long term memory.
The four stages of competency
• You know what you DO know
• You don’t know what you don’t know
• Now you know what you don’t know
• You don’t know what you know
• (it’s become automatic)
Unconscious
Incompeten
cy
Conscious
Incompetency
Conscious Competenc
y
Unconscious
Competency
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The brain is amazing!The number of connections and neural pathways that
can be formed by a normal human brain is astronomical. It is the number 1 followed by 10 million kilometres of
zeros in font size 12 ………..
and just keep going for 10 million kilometres……………………!!!
WOW!This is more than the largest computer storage capacity
we have produced so far!
1,0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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