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1st-Year-Study-Skills-1.pptx
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2. Be Organised!
A Study Timetable and Weekly Progress Sheet are essential
Study Folder & Refill Pad will help you to organise your
studies
Recommended Study for First Years:
40 mins. per night plus homework
(not to exceed 2 hrs)
3. Subject Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun
Irish 20 m 20 m
English 20 m
Maths 20 m 20 m
French 20m
History 20 m
Geog 20 m
Science 20m 20 m
Business 20 m 20 m
German 20 m
CSPE 20 m
4. Subject Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7
Irish Litir
Dán
English Poem p9
Maths Sets
Fractions
French Verb “avoir”
History Archaeologist
Geog Primary
Resources
Science Energy
Food
Business Documents
Marketing
German Animals
CSPE Rights
5. Your Study Area…
Make sure
the room is well lit
It’s free from distractions and noise
(No mobile phones )
You have everything you need to study
(Calculators/ Books / Work books / Refill Pad)
6. Remember….
Listening in class is vital
Review what was learned in class as soon as possible
Try and complete homework on the day it’s given
7. Improving Memory…
Studies indicate that 66% of material is forgotten
within 7 days if it is not reviewed or recited again
by the student
88% is gone after 6 weeks
8. Tips For Making Study Easier…
Plan in advance what topic you are going to study
Break up tasks into small manageable sections (the
contents page of a book is helpful for this)
Try to base the topic around questions at the end of a
chapter or the topics your teacher has advised you to
study
Start with the subject you find most difficult or dislike
9. Tips For Making Study Easier…
Be active while studying: take notes – recite out loud –
use flash cards – mind maps – test yourself
Take regular short breaks (5 - 10 mins. every 40 -60 mins.)
Eat properly – Take regular exercise – Reward yourself
12. Memory Techniques
Use acronyms - a word that is made up by taking
the first letters of all the key words or ideas you
need to remember and creating a new word out of
them. (Every good boy does fine- EGBDF)
Make up a Sentence in which the first letter of
each word is part of or represents the initial of
what you want to remember. (Richard Of York
Gave Battle In Vain)
13. Memory Techniques
• Visual image – Associate a visual image with a word or
name to help you remember them better. (To remember
the name Rosa Parks picture a woman sitting on a park
bench surrounded by roses)
• Rhymes and alliteration (Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November)
• Chunking breaks a long list of numbers into smaller,
more manageable chunks. (10-digit phone number
(555-867-5309 as opposed to 5558675309).
14. An Effective Memory Technique
Before starting a study period write down everything
you know about the topic (even if its only a few words)
Then open the book. Quickly read through the
relevant section, taking brief notes
(don’t write sentences; only key words).
Now comes the important part. Quickly test your
knowledge by jotting down all you now know
Then check your notes to see how you did (if you
forget something write it down in red pen)
15. Effective Memory Techniques
This method works for two reasons
1. Because you call on your brain to retrieve the
information before and after the session, your
brain learns that this is information it needs to
store
2. The act of testing yourself before and after gives
you a clear idea of where the gaps in your
knowledge are.
16. Common Words used in Exams
List: Just give the key words, no need to write long
sentences
Compare: this means you should give the
similarities and the differences between two things
Contrast: This means you need to only list
the differences between two things
17. Analyse Break down a topic into its parts and discuss
the relationships that exist between the whole (topic)
and the parts. Be specific.
Define Give the exact meaning of a word, phrase or
concept. Be specific; use details and give examples
Evaluate Make a judgment on the topic in question
based on the information at hand and your own values
and experiences.
Common Words used in Exams
18. Common Words used in Exams
Outline Organize the main points and give
supporting statements or details.
Summarise Give an overview of the subject.
Identify Mention the two or three most important
facts about a person or subject area. Watch for
directions that ask you to identify and explain briefly.
These require more than a few facts.
19. Exam Techniques
Read the Questions !!!
Read the Questions !!
Read the Questions !!
Highlight key words
Plan your answer
20. • Always hand up your rough work with
your paper as you might get some marks
for formulae or calculations
(particularly in Maths)
• Do not leave any blanks – make sure
you have completed all parts of the
question (part of a question might be carried forward
onto the next page and you may not see it)