The document discusses the importance of education, personal goals, and the various internal and external factors that can hinder effective studying. It emphasizes planning, time management, and self-analysis as key components for success in academics, along with practical study skills and memory improvement techniques. Ultimately, it advocates for a structured approach to learning and personal development to achieve educational objectives.

1. Shri. Dnyaneshwar Khodave
Shardabai Pawar College of Education for
Women, Shardanagar, Baramati.
M.A. (Eng), M. Ed.,
SET (Education, English)

2. WHY TO STUDY ??
 For Self :– Marks/ Good Job, Career, Social/ Family
Status
 For our Parents: - To Satisfy them
 For our Teachers: - To make them proud
 For Society:- To become Efficient and Responsible
Citizen

3. THE ENEMIES OF STUDY - INTERNAL
 Laziness
 Lack of Concentration
 Lack of Planning
 Stubbornness
Weak Memory
 Health- Physical & Mental
 Fear of Exam./Subjects
Too much Expectations
 Fear to Ask Doubts
Unwanted Thoughts

4. THE ENEMIES OF STUDY - INTERNAL
• Free from Anxiety
• Lack of Study Skills
• No Control on Emotional
• Lack of Will Power
• Whimsicalness
• Stress & Tensions
• Carelessness
• Incomplete Sleep
• Lack of Physical Exercise
• Comparison

5. ENEMIES OF STUDY - EXTERNAL
Place of Study
Noise
Mobile
Internet
Uninvited/
Accidantal
Related
Improper Light
Ventilation
Lack of Study
Material
TV
Friends

6. IMPORTANCE OF AIM IN OUR LIFE
 “You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the
water.” - Rabindranath Tagore
 A goal is a dream with a deadline. -Napoleon Hill
 Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.
John Dewey
 Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our
aim constantly focused on the future. – Walt Disney

7. DEFINING THE AIM
Short Term
Objective
Medium Term
Objective
Long Term
Objective
S – Specific
M – Measurable
A – Achievable
R – Realistic
T – Time Bound
Y – Your Own

8. KNOW THYSELF
 “The first thing you
have to know is
yourself. A man who
knows himself can
step outside himself
and watch his own
reactions like an
observer.”
― Adam Smith, The
Money Game
SWOT
Analysis
Strengths
Weakness
Opportunities
Threats

9. SELFANALYSIS
We can find out the factors responsible for
success or failure by self analyiss.
We should analyze regularly our Study,
Practice Exams and the marks obtained in
it
Self Analysis help us to understand our
Progress

10. IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING
“Failing to plan is planning to fail !”
 How to Plan –
1. After defining the Goal, estimate the necessary
things to do first.
2. Find out the total time available for you.
3. Fix the target of Marks to be obtained.
4. Select the subject according to your easiness/
difficultness.
5. List out the deficiency in yourself
6. List of the supposed problems
7. Remedies to overcome them – Help for others &
Tools
8. Difficulties in getting Help.

11. TIMEMANAGEMENT
Factors Destroying Time Factors Creating Time
 Postponing
 Day-dreaming
 Addiction
 Chatting and Games
 Inability to say ‘No’
 Anxiety/ Worry
 Sunday/ Holiday
 Early to rise
 Off Period
Time between 2 periods
 Recess
 Late Comer Teachers
Waiting Time (for
Bus/friend)
 Journey Time

12. TIME KILLERS
Tele-vision
Internet
Mobile

13. STUDY STEPS
1. Reading of Syllabus & Previous Question Papers
2. Survey of the Subject – Scope and Limitation
3. Pre-reading: To understand the subject
4. Learning in College and Class
5. Second Reading: - Careful Reading, Underlining, Notes
Preparation
6. Meditation and Learning by Heart
7. Group Discussion
8. Practice of Answering the Questions
9. Revision
10. Practice of Solving Questions Papers

14. STUDY SKILLS
Listening Skill
Reading Skill
Memory Skill
Writing Skill
Observation Skill
Group Discussion
Skill

15. MEMORY SKILLS
Types of Memory Steps of Memory
Short Term
Memory
Long Term
Memory
1. Reception
2. Storage
3. Recall/
Retrival

16. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY !
Keep Continuity
Make Parts
Recitation with
Understanding
Meditation
Use of Charts
Use of Voice
Recorder/Mobile
Discuss
Use of Pocket Diary
Use of Acronyms
Pictorial Study
Use of Story
Musical Study
Use of Flash-Cards
Preparing your own
Notes

17. TIPS FOR EXCELLENT MEMORY !
 Instead studying at late night, get early in the morning as early
as possible.
 Do some exercise in the morning – Morning Walk, Yoga,
Pranayam etc.
 Regular, Deep and Continuous Sleep is very essential.
 Have a fresh and nutritious diet.
 Try to be aloof from stress and tensions.
 Discover your Stress relief factor/ element.
 Try to be detached from any kind of Addiction.
 Controlled use of TV, Internet, Mobile, Games etc.