STUDY & EXAM TECHNIQUES Presentation by

1. MUHAMMADBASHEERJUMA MUSTAFA KAMAL STUDY & EXAM TECHNIQUESPresentation by

3. An Effective student • Has a regular study schedule • Usually works at the same time each day • Works mostly in a regular study place • Works for short periods with frequent rest breaks

4. An effective student • Reviews notes soon after a lecture • Does not leave work until the last minute • Does not get easily distracted • Does not need exams for motivation

5. PERSONAL WEAKNESSES • LACK OF UNDERSTANDING • LIFE OBJECTIVES • GOAL SETTING • LACK OF SELF DISCIPLINE • LACK OF PLANNING • OVER SOCIALIZATION

6. PERSONAL WEAKNESSES • LACK OF PROPER PRIORITIES • SPREADING TOO THIN • FAILURE TO LISTEN • PROCRASTINATION • POOR COMMUNICATION

8. Students to do

9. Students to do • Imagine what you want to be after ------years. • Assess your assets and liabilities. (Good and bad things.) • Set your goals.

10. Students to do • Determine your priorities. • Plan yourself. • Schedule your activities.

11. Students to do • Change your habits accordingly. • Develop your skills. • Work hard. • Review your progress. • Document yourself.

12. PLANNING • EXAM TREND • BOOKS SELECTION • HOURS ALLOCATION

13. PLANNING • Weekly review • Notes Making • Study cards

14. IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN YOU ARE PLANNING TO FAIL

15. This not the debt. This is load of books and syllabus.

16. S T D Y U

17. WHEN TO STUDY • PLAN THE WEEKS STUDY AHEAD • PLAN A STUDY SESSION FOR EACH OF FIVE OR SIX DAYS A WEEK • SESSIONS SHOULD BE FROM ONE TO THREE HOURS

18. WHEN TO STUDY • HAVE A DEFINITE BREAK EVERY HOUR • AVOID LATE HOURS • PLAN RECREATION AND RELAXATION INTO YOUR TIME TABLE

19. WHERE TO STUDY • ALWAYS IN THE SAME PLACE • CHOOSE A WARM, LIGHT, WELL VENTILATED ROOM • AWAY FROM OTHER DISTRACTIONS • PROPERLY FURNISHED

20. ATTENTION and INTEREST • REMOVE IRRELEVANT AND UNWANTED STIMULI, e.g. NOISE, HUNGER, COLD • PUT ASIDE OTHER PRESSING MATTERS BY LISTING OR TIMETABLE THEM • SUPPRESS UNWANTED THOUGHTS BY QUICKLY SWITCHING TO TOPICS UNDER STUDY

21. ATTENTION & INTEREST • UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE STUDYING • TAKE A LIVELY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT OUTSIDE YOUR STUDY HOURS

22. PRINCIPLES OF MEMORIZING • NEVER MEMORISE SOMETHING THAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND • ALWAYS TRY TO LINK NEW MATERIAL WITH WHAT YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY LEARNT • SELECT THE IMPORTANT ITEMS TO REMEMBER • ORGANISE THE MATERIAL INTO A MEANINGFUL SYSTEM

23. PRINCIPLES OF MEMORIZING • ACTIVE REPETITION OR RECALL SUCH AS RECITATION OR WRITING OUT AIDS MEMORISING • THE SEQUENCE OF MEMORISING SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE LOGICAL SEQUENCE OF THE MATERIAL • LONG PIECES SHOULD BE MEMORISED IN SHORTER CHUNKS

24. MEMORY & LEARNING • NEVER TRY TO MEMORISE WHAT YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND • GO OVER NOTES, READING etc. WITHIN 12 HOURS OR WRITING, READING etc. • MASTER EACH TOPIC BEFORE LEAVING IT • START EACH SESSION WITH A REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION

25. MEMORY & LEARNING • OVER LEARN. DON’T STOP WHEN YOU HAVE ONLY JUST LEARNT SOMETHING • SELECT IMPORTANT POINTS TO LEARN • ORGANISE SELECTED ITEMS • USE ACTIVE RECALL (RECITATION OR WRITING) TO AID MEMORY

26. MEMORY & LEARNING • KEEP YOUR MATERIAL IN A LOGICAL SEQUENCE • BREAK UP LONG PIECES INTO MANAGEABLE CHUNKS • USE RHYTHM WHEN LEARNING BY HEART

27. MOTIVATION • KEEP YOUR VOCATIONAL AIM IN MIND • HAVE CLEAR AND REALISTIC GOALS FOR EVERY STUDY SESSION • CHECK YOUR PROGRESS AT EVERY SESSION • READ AROUND YOUR SUBJECT

28. UNDERSTANDING • TRY TO REORGANISE THE MATERIAL IN THE WAY WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU • LINK THE NEW MATERIAL WITH YOUR PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE • LOOK FOR EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE THE TOPIC AND OTHER THINGS • ASK: DOES THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE CHANGE MY OLD IDEAS

29. UNDERSTANDING • ASK: WHERE COULD THIS NEW KNOWLEDGE LEAD? WHAT CONSEQUENCES DOES IT HAVE?

30. UNDERSTANDING-SUMMARISED • ALWAYS AIM FOR UNDERSTANDING • PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING BY REARRANGING MATERIAL, QUESTIONING THE IDEAS AND LOOKING FOR LINKS WITH OLD IDEAS

31. WAYS TO BETTER THINKING • UNDERSTAND ALL THE EVIDENCE AND THEORIES • LOOK FOR STATEMENT WITHOUT EVIDENCE • CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE EVIDENCE • LOOK AT YOUR EXAMPLES - ARE THEY TYPICAL?

32. WAYS TO BETTER THINKING • TAKE YOUR ARGUMENT TO ITS EXTREMES • AVOID EMOTIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES • CONSIDER YOUR TOPIC FROM ALL POSSIBLE ANGLES

33. REVIEW THE REVIEW STAGE IS THE CHECKING WHICH FOLLOWS RECALL. LOOK BACK OVER THE CHAPTER AND CHECK THAT YOUR RECALL WAS CORRECT. MAKE A SPECIAL NOTE OF ANY IMPORTANT POINTS WHICH YOU FAILED TO RECALL, OR WHICH YOU WRONGLY RECALLED.

37. PREPARATION

38. BEFORE THE EXAM • PREPARATION PRESUPPOSES GOOD STUDY TECHNIQUES AND HAVING PLANS WITH: • OBJECTIVES • TIMETABLES • REVISION SCHEDULES • IN THE EXAM HAVE PROPER EQUIPMENT WITH YOU

39. PLAN YOUR ANSWER • STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE TIME TO STOP AND THINK DO CONSIDERABLY BETTER • FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES THINKING THROUGH THE KEY POINTS (ABOUT EIGHT) WILL SUFFICE

40. PLAN YOUR ANSWER • MINI MINDMAP IS GOOD METHOD OF BRAIN STORMING AND PLANNING YOUR ANSWER • A PLAN GIVES RISE TO A LOGICALLY, WELL STRUCTURED AND CONCISE ANSWER

41. READ THE QUESTION • READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY A FEW TIMES UNTIL YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS REQUIRED • NOTE ANY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS e.g. LIST, DETAIL, ADVISE, EXPLAIN, REPORT etc.

42. PRESENTATION • PRESENT THE EXAMINER WITH PARAGRAPHED MATERIAL WITH HEADINGS UNDERLINED FOR EMPHASIS • FOR QUESTIONS REQUIRING DISCUSSION HAVE AN INTRODUCTION, A MIDDLE AND PROPER CONCLUSION

43. PRESENTATION • WATCH YOUR GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION, HANDWRITING AND SPELLING • IN THE NUMERATE SUBJECTS YOU WILL GET MARKS FOR THE CORRECT METHODOLOGY EVEN IF THE ANSWER IS WRONG

44. PRESENTATION • USE A LISTING TECHNIQUE WITH NUMBERED POINTS • USE LABELED DIAGRAMS AS APPROPRIATE

45. ANSWER THE QUESTION • ANSWER THE QUESTION & NOTHING BUT THE QUESTION • READ THE QUESTION SLOWLY, DELIBERATELY AND CAREFULLY REALISING THAT EVERY WORD IS IMPORTANT

46. RELATE THEORY TO PRACTICE • USE PRACTICAL EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE THE POINTS MADE • DO TAKE AN INTEREST IN WHAT IS GOING ON ABOUT YOU IN GENERAL

47. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS/PARTS • ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS SHOW THE FULL COVERAGE OF THE SYLLABUS • MORE QUESTIONS/PARTS YOU ANSWER THE GREATER THE CHANCE OF PASSING

48. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS/PARTS • LEAVE SPACE AT THE END OF THE ANSWERS TO CATER FOR IDEAS • START EACH ANSWER ON FRESH SHEET

49. IRRELEVANCE • AVOID IRRELEVANCE AT ALL COST • EXAMINERS WANT PERTINENT FACTS AND THEORY RELATED TO THE QUESTION • DON’T USE TAUTOLOGICAL STATEMENTS • e.g. ACCRUED EXPENSES ARE EXPENSES WHICH ARE ACCRUED

50. OVER-LEARN KEY DEFINITIONS • IDENTIFY THE IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS FOR EACH SUBJECT AND LEARN THESE BY HEART