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Success Planner

Parent Information Student Wall Planner and Study Guide. Success Planner. Student Wall Planner. CHARACTERISTICS Prepared in School colours with crest Durable – last the student their schooling life Easy to use and fully illustrated on reverse side

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Success Planner

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  1. Parent Information Student Wall Planner and Study Guide Success Planner

  2. Student Wall Planner • CHARACTERISTICS • Prepared in School colours with crest • Durable – last the student their schooling life • Easy to use and fully illustrated on reverse side • Simple to fill in, change, alter and update • Suitable for students Years 6 to 12 (+Uni) • Ideal communication tool for parents and student • Able to be used on a daily basis

  3. Real Benefits • Student Wall Planner allows PARENTS as PARTNERS with their child at home. • Students are de-stressed by developing a duplicated routine. • Staff have a reference to assist students.

  4. Positive Aspects • The entire package caters to the students’ three learning styles • Entire study skills package (13 topics) • The very latest educational study skills material • VisualPowerPoint presentations for each study skills topic • Simple but great marketing tool for your school

  5. Team Approach Student The Student Wall Planner works well with a constructive approach by school, parent and student. Parent School

  6. Student Wall Planner and Study Guide TheStudent Wall PlannerandMaster Study Guide Worksheets andPowerPoint Presentationsareverypowerfullearning toolsif usedcorrectly!

  7. Student Wall Planner • Why was it developed? • (1) Help students to be more organised in their daily homework and study routine • (2) Provide parents with a tool so they can be more actively involved in their child’s daily homework, study and learning process

  8. Study Wall Planner • Simple enough for all high school students to use • Place the Planner in the KITCHEN or similar place so parents can make regular reference to it – NOT in the student’s bedroom

  9. Study Guide Topics • 4 x CORE TOPICS • All students do each Year • Each topic about 40 minutes with students • 9 OTHER TOPICS • A couple of topics per Year Group • Each topic about 40 minutes with students

  10. 1 – Set Your Goals • With all Goal Setting there are three key points: • Be realistic with your goals • Set goals that are both positive and measurable • Develop strategies on how your goals are going to be achieved

  11. GOALS FOR THE TERM

  12. 2 – Learn How To Study • Study is: • A routine that you organise and use to achieve your very best • An activity that requires discipline

  13. 2 – Learn How to Study…. • What Study is • What Study is NOT! • Homework versus Study • Think About Your Homework and Study Habits • Checklist: Study

  14. Time Analysis Chart(Average student – hours per week)

  15. 2 - Analyse Your Time • When is the best time of the day to do Homework and/or Study: • Early in the morning before school? • After school – fresh in your mind? • In the evening after a meal and you are relaxed?

  16. Study Information Recall With a new concept being taught, if no study is done within 24 hours, on average, we can forget up to 80% of what was taught. However if the concept is studied within 24 hours it will take 7 days before 80% of the new concept is forgotten. If you study the new concept a second time, within 7 days, it takes 30 days to forget 80% of the new material.

  17. 2 - Study Record The Student Wall Planner has a Study Record section. Place a () in the box for each 30 minutesof study you do for each subject area. Many students find this progress method encouraging.

  18. STUDY RECORD FOR THE TERM

  19. DAILY HOMEWORK AND STUDY ROUTINE

  20. 3 – Understand and Use Your Wall Planner • Often the case for improvement in study is NOT to study ‘harder’ but rather study ‘smarter’. • Effective study comes from both a will within a student and a supportive environment around the student that also pushes them to stick to their study activities and routine.

  21. 3 - Student Wall Planner • The planner is designed to: • Help students organise their time far more efficiently • Allow students to become more aware of their study commitments in terms of assignments and assessments • Allow parents to be part of their child’s studysupportroutine

  22. 3 - Plan for Success • An important part of study skills is being organised and seeing the bigger picture and set timelines • The Student Wall Planner allows students to map out their entire Term’s workin advance

  23. PLAN ALL SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENTS, EXAMS AND ACTIVITIES

  24. 4 – Prepare for Examinations (*) Longer than 40 minutes • Strategies that work OPS: • Organisation • Preparation and Practice • Study Skills

  25. 4 – Prepare for Examinations • Organisation • Prioritise: • Commitments/Balance • Manage Your Time: • Study Timetable • Allocate time per subject • Hold Yourself Accountable: • Track and monitor progress • Be Prepared: • Know about the exam • Rehearse each section • Rehearse each type of questions

  26. 4 – Prepare for Examinations • Preparation & Practice • Manage the Basics –Eating/rewards • Study Actively - Turn study into action • Take an Overview - Course & weighting • Target - Key concepts • Review Past Exam and Assessment Answers - Learn from your errors • Rehearsal

  27. 4 – Prepare for Examinations • Study Skills – Active Process by: • Reading – learn to read with purpose • Writing Skills – be active with your notes

  28. 4 – Prepare for Examinations • Exam Timeline Countdown • 2 – 6 weeks • The Day before the Examination • On the Day of the Examination • During the Examination • After the Examination • Examination Checklist

  29. Other Topics in the Study Guide • Recommendation: • Select 2 or 3 appropriate topics per year group • Use the material to supplement your current school resources • Cover the topics in Semester 2 • See proposed time spread

  30. 5 - Know Yourself Learning Style VAK • Find out which of the three learning styles suits you best: • (V) Visual – seeing and writing • (A) Auditory – listening • (K) Kinesthetic – motor skills – action and doing • Your best learning style will help you with increased data retention and Study.

  31. 5 - Know Yourself - Learning Behaviours • Knowing Your Dominant Intelligence(s). • Checklists • Graphing • Knowing Your Dispositions or • Habits of Mind

  32. 5 - Know Yourself - Learning Behaviours • Knowing Your Level of Independence/Dependence: • ACTIVE LearnerOR • PASSIVE Learner • Changing your Habits

  33. 6 – Handling Multiple Choice Tests • The Multiple Choice Tests • Structure of Multiple Choice Tests • General Test Strategies • Before Beginning the Test • During the Test • Studying for Multiple Choice Tests • Reading of the Test: • First time and the • Second time

  34. 6 – Coping with Test Anxiety • How Do I Know If I Have Test Anxiety? • What Can I Do About Test Anxiety? • Keys to Making Progress in Tests and Avoiding Anxiety and Stress

  35. 7 - Manage the Basics Your Study Environment Physical Space Your Body Exercise/Sleep/Diet Your Availability to Others Manage Peer to Peer Study Time Checklist

  36. 7 - Managing the Basics • Make sure your workstation is set to give you the best application and remember: • Good lighting • A comfortable chair • A desk that has enough room/shelving • Eating properly • Solid sleeping patterns • Email, Internet, TV, telephone • Routine • Family support • Friends support

  37. 8 – Motivate Yourself • What is My Current State of Motivation? Checklist • What is Motivation? • Type of Motivation • Theories of Motivation • So What Motivates You? Checklist • What is Study Motivation? • Regaining Motivation • Take the 5 minute Challenge – getting started and gaining momentum • Motivation Journal – Daily for 5 weeks

  38. Goals Feelings Thoughts Well –being Exercise Eating

  39. 8 – Motivate Yourself • Your motivation triggers: • INTRINSIC FACTORS (within learning) • interest in the particular assignment? • the need to know and learn? • the desire to improve? • seek knowledge because knowledge is power? • to be able to do the things you want to do in life? • to better yourself? • Also called MASTERY GOALS as they focus on mastering the work

  40. 8 – Motivate Yourself • EXTRINSIC FACTORS • (things outside the learning itself) • Want to make lots of money? • Want to do better than the others in the class? • Not want to let down your teacher? • Not want to disappoint your parents if you don't do well? • Not want to fail? • Also calledPERFORMANCEGOALSbecause they focus on achievement levels

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