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Study •Time & Place•Study Skills
•Concentration & Recall
Time & PlaceEarly rather than lateBright, quiet place, without distractions
No TV in roomMobile phone switched offStudy in 40 minute sectionsSame time & place every evening
SkillsTo succeed you need good:
- classwork;- homework;- study; and - revision.
The keys to these are:- listening skills;- planning- concentration & recall
Study Techniques – PQ5RPreview – Read quickly and pick out headingsQuestion – Turn the headings into questionsRead– Each section carefully looking for the
answers to your questionsReflect – Think about what you have read. Do
you understand it?Recite – Close the book and recite the key pointsReview – Read over the whole chapter and make
out flash cards or a summary diagram to pull all you have learned together
Revise – Read over what you did a week ago/3 weeks ago etc.,
Concentration & RecallConcentration is the ability to keep our minds
on what we are doing, hearing or reading.Concentration is the basis of all successful
class work and study.Our ability to concentrate is what helps us to
remember and recall information in examinations.
How to improve our ability to recall what we study To improve our ability to recall what we are
studying we should:Repeat whatever it is we want to learnTry to connect what we are learning to things
we already know or are familiar withGo back over what we have done every few
minutesWork in short bursts of not more than 40
minutes Avoid interruptions, distractions or anything
which causes our minds to wander.
Are there exercises we can do to improve our ability to concentrate?Try the following and don’t give up when your mind
wanders just start again:In class or when studying, keep a sheet of paper beside
you and every time you notice that your mind is wandering put a tick on the paper. See if you can reduce the number of times it happens in 40 minutes.
The first step to improving your concentration is to become aware of it.
When reading try to hear yourself reading the words in your mind.
Close your eyes and try to picture your classmates in a particular classroom sitting where they normally sit. See how many you can get in the right order.