Study Skills Seminar

GOOD STUDY HABITS

MAKE GOOD LEARNERS

DO IT TODAY

DON’T PROCRASTINATE!

By Evelyn Simons

HELPFUL HINTS

Write KEYWORDS and FORMULAE in a notebook to revise.

Draw LARGE DIAGRAMS with labels for practice every week.

Make FLASHCARDS. Get a STUDY BUDDY to QUIZ you. Memorise using SPELLING TIPS STEPS. Use SQ3R to study chapters or NOTES.

LEARN FROM MISTAKES

Do CORRECTIONS on copies/papers returned by teachers.

Check your learning: JOT DOWN ALL YOU KNOWCOMPARE WITH THE BOOKLEARN THE CORRECTIONSFAST JOT AGAIN

REMEMBER WELL

Make up a SONG/CHANT/RAP Use MNEMONICS and memory tricks. For example: “Silly old Harry caught a

herring trawling off America” = the rules for trigonometry – sin, tan & cos.

Design MINDMAPS/SPIDERGRAMS. Revise every week, a little at a time.

HOMEWORK and STUDY

Written homework is an average of 2 hours per night.

Turn OFF mobiles + music + TV. Do homework in exam conditions or in study hall. Attempt all parts of the assignment. Study is learning off by heart and checking that you

know it. REVISION is at least 1 hour at night and 6 hours at

weekend.

PLAN TIMETABLE

Fill the study/ revision TIMETABLE for the week, month, or term.

Revise early before exams. Get exercise, good meals and sleep. Ask questions in class. Request help from teacher or counsellor. Be on time to exams and try YOUR BEST.