Transcript 10th Oct Study Skills Assembly

STUDY SKILLS
Pay attention in class
Take good notes
Keep an organised Notebook
Ask questions in class
Plan a definite study time
and place for each day
Don’t cram for hours the
night before a test or exam
INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
The following are characteristics of a successful student.
Develop these in yourself
• Ask questions
• Discuss topics with your peers
• If you don’t understand
something, speak up
SOME TIPS
• Don’t study after 11.00pm
• Don’t make study sessions too long
• Drink some water before you start
• Break tasks down into smaller manageable ones
• Do daily summaries of work covered in class in your
own words under Main Points
• Set a task to achieve for each session
Visual Learners:
Maps
Posters
Charts
Spider diagrams
Cartoons
Summary notes
Mental pictures
Mind maps
Use post-it notes, strategically placed around your home, to
remind you of important facts.
If you are a visual learner try using mind maps to help you
revise.
• Go through your notes
highlighting the most
important bits.
• Summarise you original
class notes onto smaller
revision cards, including
only the most
important information.
Auditory Learners:
Record ideas
Say keywords aloud
Tell another person
Make a presentation
Get someone to test you
Exchange ideas with your friends
Play quiet, relaxing background music
If you are an auditory learner you might try recording your
own notes and listening to them last thing at night or on your
MP3 player on the way to & from school.
For really tricky words or phrases, write your own
mnemonic to help you remember.
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Richard
Of
York
Gave
Battle
In
Vain
Kinesthetic Learners:
Walk ‘n’ talk
Draw cartoons
Posters & storyboards
Make a model
Role play/drama
Make a mind map
Write a story
Annotate diagrams
Make cue/flash cards