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Study Skills

Study Skills. Good study habits are important for success in school. Knowing how to study effectively fosters feelings of competence, develops positive attitudes, and helps children realise they can control how well they do in school and in life. Parents Evening. Aim for this evening.

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Study Skills

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  1. Study Skills Good study habits are important for success in school. Knowing how to study effectively fosters feelings of competence, develops positive attitudes, and helps children realise they can control how well they do in school and in life. Parents Evening

  2. Aim for this evening • Relay information from study skills seminar that was held today. • To enhance and develop students learning experience outside of school hours.

  3. Some of the things students want to achieve when they leave Ardgillan: • To go to college • Computer science • Computer programming • Music • Physiotherapy • Accountancy • Primary teaching • Secondary teaching • Science • To travel • America • Australia • Go inter-railing around Europe • To work • Mechanic • Start own business • Fireman • In Google & Microsoft

  4. Organisation • Tidy area to study – distraction free • Preferably not their bedroom • A folder for each subject - notes • Plenty of paper, pens, colours & highlighters • Space to hang notes up on walls

  5. 3 Essentials for Success • Ambition/Goals • Confidence/Self Belief • A Plan

  6. Goal Setting All goals set should be SMART: • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Recorded • Time limit

  7. Goals Chart – students need something to aim for Tip given: Hang/Stick on your door in your bedroom or inside of your school locker.

  8. Examples of goals SHORT TERM GOALS (Weekly): • History: finish draft copy of essay by Tuesday • Maths: do 2 questions from past exam papers on quadratic equations on Saturday Medium Term Goals (Termly): • English: learn 2 quotes from Romeo and Juliet every week Long Term Goals (Exam times): • Setting target grades for each set of exams

  9. Note Taking X • Writing long sentences • Writing paragraphs • Messy • Key words • Neat • Using abbreviations • Using symbols: + → • Make titles stand out • Colour, highlighting & underlining • Space notes out well Over 200 words from a book can be shortened to less than 30 words in notes.

  10. A. OUTLINE METHOD • TOPIC Heading • I. Main Idea • “Working | 1. Fact Detail • margin” | 2. Fact • Page no.s| 3. Fact • | • II. Main Idea | 1. Fact | 2. Fact Detail | 3. Fact |

  11. B. DIAGRAM METHOD MAIN IDEA DETAIL DETAIL TOPIC DETAIL DETAIL MAIN IDEA

  12. Time Management It is what they do in the time spent – rather than the amount of time they spend. • Students need to timetable their time • Take out all committed times e.g. football training, dinner time, TV programme • Allocate at least 10 mins each night to review time. • Good idea would also be to practice exam Qs in the time it should take to complete them in the real exam.

  13. Example of study timetable MONDAY All can be completed within afternoon study here in school

  14. Sample Home from school at 4 Relax / out of uniform / bite to eat – 4.45 / 5.00

  15. The study method (25 mins for each topic) • Select topic • Test themselves BEFORE opening book • Skim read – picking up main points and read questions at the end of the chapter • Take notes • Test again • Check off notes and circle and underline things missed or wrong • Test again – the next day, the next week, the next month and in 4 months. 3/4 mins 15 mins 5/6 mins

  16. 6 Weeks Before The Exam • Use a notebook or copy as your ‘Examination Notebook’. • In it: • Put all information regarding the format of your exam in it. • Timing of exam, marks awarded for different types of Q’s etc. • ‘very important’ topics.

  17. The Principle of learning • Have a go • Make a mistake • Correct it

  18. Helpful areas • www.studentenrichment.ie • Reminder of exam & study techniques • Useful links • Study Skills Today • www.examinations.ie • Marking schemes for past papers • Examiners reports

  19. Final Tips • Be the sleep police • Encourage study when they are most alert • Encourage exercise • Offer healthy breakfast choices. Students who eat a healthy breakfast feel more alert and get better grades than students who skip breakfast • Limit internet time etc • Don't be afraid to contact the school with any concerns.

  20. Important Dates For Junior Cert • Art – Project due in April – Exam in May • MTW – Project due mid April • Home Ec. – Project due October mid-term & Practical exam in March • Science – Project ongoing from Mar – Apr • CSPE – Project due March • Religion – Draft by November and written up officially in March • Irish Orals – In March • French Orals – In March/April

  21. Work is also due for Leaving Cert in April • EXAMPLES • History • Religion (exam) • Geography • Biology • Practical subjects e.g. Home-Ec and Construction studies etc • Students are aware of all projects and are working on them at the minute

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