2016Feb21 - This is a presentation on Study Skills and Exams, made at a half-day programme for the benefit of students of 10th class, at the Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad. The live audio recording of the session, in English with a sprinkling of Hindi, has already been uploaded to www.archive.org and the same can be easily accessed: https://archive.org/details/160221000BaBSExamsVIHE Further, if interested you can visit: www.viswam.in and access more information about my live audio recordings and power point presentations. You are most welcome to give your valuable feedback: viswam.vangapally@gmail.com

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4. Dream … BDream … BIIGG
and
wakeup to transform
Dreams into a Reality
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11. Why
Anyone
Fails ?
Fails ?

12. Why anyone getsgets
LLooww scores ?scores ?

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Learn to Live in the PRESENTLearn to Live in the PRESENT
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Learn to absorb and internalizeLearn to absorb and internalizeStudy Skills

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Learn to write with force and easeLearn to write with force and ease
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Learn to Think creativelyLearn to Think creatively
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Learn to Speak purposefullyLearn to Speak purposefully
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Learn to Study mindfullyLearn to Study mindfully
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20. LSRWLSRW
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21. Listening,Listening,
Speaking,Speaking,
Reading andReading and
WritingWriting
ThinkingThinking
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22. Mutual influence ofMutual influence of
LSRWLSRW
on Thinkingon Thinking
andand that ofthat of
ThinkingThinking
on LSRW.on LSRW.
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23. ““Study ReadingStudy Reading””
- is active reading.- is active reading.
Your thinkingYour thinking
is extendedis extended
as you react to,as you react to,
interpret,interpret,
and is challengedand is challenged
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24. Reading
Strategy
Make
studying and
reading
purposeful
and effective

25. 1. SURVEY
 preview the material by scanning
the text quickly
 formulate an overall picture and
purpose of reading
 create context for remembering
2. QUESTION
 create and answer questions
 emphasis on what, why,
how, when, who and where
 it is easier to remember when
you ask yourself as you read

26. 3. READ
 read actively
 highlight main ideas with a maker
 be alert to bold or italicized print
 study time tables, graphs and illustrations which
convey an idea more effectively than written word

27. 4. Recite
 recall what you have read
 recall main headings, important ideas
of concepts presented in bold or italicized type,
graphs, charts or illustrations
 develop an overall concept in your own words
 recite to strengthen connections and
improve memory

28. 5. REVIEW
 review your notes
 reread difficult parts
 look back and refresh your memory
 recalling and reviewing same material
several times until fully absorbed and
remembering becomes easy

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with better memory you achieve morewith better memory you achieve more
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30. ConcentrationConcentration
Concentration is essential to learning.Concentration is essential to learning.
Some tips for maintaining your concentration:Some tips for maintaining your concentration:
Put it into your own wordsPut it into your own words
Write down what you don’t understandWrite down what you don’t understand
Visualize yourself studyingVisualize yourself studying
Don’t eat / view TV - while you studyDon’t eat / view TV - while you study
Study in a quiet spaceStudy in a quiet space
Study aloneStudy alone
Think about what’s motivating you to studyThink about what’s motivating you to study
Set reasonable goals for yourselfSet reasonable goals for yourself 3030February 21, 2016February 21, 2016 Study SkillsStudy Skills

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What is your present
concentration level ?
Will it be low –
if you are interested ?interested ?
if you have a goal in your life ?a goal in your life ?
if you have self-discipline ?self-discipline ?
if you have an awareness of
what you are foregoing ?
if you have an idea of
what you are going to gain ?
if you have a spirit of
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32. Learn
to
Compete
with
YourselfYourself
Learn
to
Compete
with
YourselfYourself

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34. Time ManagementTime Management
 Do the toughDo the tough stuffstuff firstfirst
 Avoid all-nightersAvoid all-nighters
 Study on your timeStudy on your time
 Set time limitsSet time limits
 Try to stick to a scheduleTry to stick to a schedule
 Get in the right frame of mindGet in the right frame of mind
 Allow yourself a breakAllow yourself a break
Learning to manage your time
will help you get through school / college, as well as life,
successfully.
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Have a good Study Plan
Have a good Study Plan

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Enhance your
Memory skills
Enhance your
Memory skills
How good is your Memory ?
Why do we forget ?
[ particularly the[ particularly the
lessons ? ]lessons ? ]
How to overcome forgetting ?
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41. Beat the Forgetting Curve
Herman Ebbinghaus
Adapted with grateful thanks:
Prof. V. Viswanadham

42. Ebbinghaus Curve:
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43. How do we forget?
The Forgetting Curve
0
20
40
60
80
100
Class
Ends
10 min. 24 hours 1 week 1 month
%Remembered
Ebbinghaus
After Class
Beat the Curve
Forgetting curve would start
here if we could remember
everything after a lecture
Forgetting curve would actually start
here as we typically remember only
about 75% at the end of a lecture
However, you have the potential to
forget less PLUS remember more if
you review immediately after class
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44. Overcoming the Forgetting Curve
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Class 10 min. 24 hrs. 1 wk. 1 mo.
Remembered%
Ebbinghaus
Review 1
Review 2
Review 3
Review 4
Immediately
after class
24 hours
later
1 week later
(or sooner)
1 month later
(or sooner)
Notice how less
is forgotten after
each review!!
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45. So, ReviewReview is the
secret
10 min - After class (or in the evening)
by completing, organizing &
comprehending (rewriting, typing) notes
24 hr – Next day, before forgetting
phase begins. Reread notes, condense
the main ideas & create questions
1 week - review and self-test your recall
– or do it with your friends.
Thus, when you prepare for your
midterms, you would have already
reviewed the material a minimum of 3
times
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46. So, ReviewReview is the secret
Review – is Repetition
Repetition – is internalization
Internalization – is Absorption
Absorption – is making sure that
we never forget
Not forgetting leads to
better performance
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Mind
Mapping
Mind
Mapping
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55. Write it Say it Time it Drop it
Outline:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Write it – create a brief one sentence summary of an event you wish to move on from
Say it – speak it out
Time it – time how long it takes you to say it
Drop it – once said, drop it completely in the time it takes to say it
Whatever you need to leave behind you and move on from, which will already be in the past and can only now exist in
your thoughts, try this experiment.
Step 1 – Write it
Write out a brief, one sentence summary of the event – no longwinded detail; the shorter the better.
Step 2 – Say it
Speak out your sentence either to yourself or aloud
Step 3 – Time it
Speak the sentence again and time how long it takes you to say it. Make that how long you will spend on the event
before dropping it and moving on.
Step 4 – Drop it
Once you have spoken your sentence commit to wasting no more of your valuable time and short life on the event. Once
you have spoken your sentence drop the event instantly and completely.
Create your brief sentence so that it hones in on the “meat” of the event without a huge story. An example might be;
you break your favourite mug. It’s ruined – you had it 25 years, your prized possession, a real beauty, finely decorated,
hand-painted and priceless. Typical, these things always happen to me, whatever I touch – and the story builds and
builds. STOP!
1. Write it – I broke my mug, accidents happen, I’ll get another
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56. 3. Time it – time how long it takes you to say your sentence
4. Drop it – once said, drop it. Not the mug – the event :)
Instead of spending hours, even days, thinking about your broken mug, you thrash it out in a simple sentence and drop
it, moving on as quickly as the short time it takes to summarise the event.
When creating your brief sentence ideally add a quick summary of the event plus an action that you will carry out.
Keep it simple, respect your time and move on instantly.
The ego in you, which is not personal, will beg you to make more out of it, yet your time is your time and you don’t have
to listen to the voice inside your head wanting you to feel sorry for yourself. Rise above the story and move on.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Write it
Say it
Time it
Drop it
Why waste any longer than the short time it takes to summarise in one sentence what happened and what you intend to
do about it?
If your mind tries to drag you back to the event, after you have completed the four steps try this hard hitting follow up
phrase:
“I’m not immortal, so this doesn’t matter”
Summary:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Write it
Say it
Time it
Drop it
“I’m not immortal, so this doesn’t matter”
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REVISION
WILL BECOME EASY WITH
CONDENSED NOTES
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78. GOT INSPIRED ?
GOT INSPIRED ?
??
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Begin the journey.
Begin the journey.

79. Please view my presentations titled
Becoming a Better Student,Becoming a Better Student,
Study skills,Study skills, etc..
along with thealong with the
Live audio recordings.Live audio recordings.

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Thank youThank you
For your patient listeningFor your patient listening

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My admiration for Sri YandamooriMy admiration for Sri Yandamoori
makes me feel that every studentmakes me feel that every student
must read and follow these tipsmust read and follow these tips
With grateful thanks:With grateful thanks:
Prof. V. ViswanadhamProf. V. Viswanadham
www.viswam.inwww.viswam.in
My admiration for Sri YandamooriMy admiration for Sri Yandamoori
makes me feel that every studentmakes me feel that every student
must read and follow these tipsmust read and follow these tips
With grateful thanks:With grateful thanks:
Prof. V. ViswanadhamProf. V. Viswanadham
www.viswam.inwww.viswam.in
(Abridged version of
SECRETS OF SUCCESS
by the same author)
Yandamoori Veerendranath

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84. DeshamunuDeshamunu
PreminchumannaPreminchumanna
ManchiannadiManchiannadi
PenchumannaPenchumanna
VottimataluVottimatalu
KattipettoyKattipettoy
GattimelGattimel
TalapettavoyTalapettavoy
Love your MotherlandLove your Motherland
Do your bit to increase the GoodDo your bit to increase the Good
Stop the habit of merely talkingStop the habit of merely talking
Contemplate on doing real GoodContemplate on doing real Good
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86. So . . .So . . .
What do you want toWhat do you want to
remember ?remember ?
So . . .So . . .
What do you want toWhat do you want to
implement ?implement ?
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