IMPROVING STUDY HABITS

Why is study?

1. Important for educational development,

2. Builds personal skills.

3. Can improve your confidence, competence, and self-esteem.

4.Reduce stress and anxiety around deadlines and exams

5.It builds knowledge and understanding of a subject area

which helps prepares you for your future.

6. imparts education to naive minds and empowers them with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to build a better society

KNOW YOUR DOMINANT LEARNING STYLE

Visual Learners

learn best when pictures, images, and spatial understanding is used.

  • 65% of the Population is visual learners

  • 90% of information transmitted to brain is visual

Auditory learnen

prefer using music, sounds or both.

WAYS THEY LEARN

  • Remembers what they say and what others say very well.

  • Remembers best through verbal repetition and by saying things aloud.

  • Prefers to discuss ideas they do not immediately understand.

  • Remembers verbal instructions well.

  • ·Enjoys the opportunities to present dramatically, including the use of music.

  • Finds it difficult to work quietly for long periods of time.

  • Easily distracted by noise, but also easily distracted by silence.

  • Verbally enthusiasm.

  • Enjoys class and group discussions. expresses interest and enthusiasm

Kinesthetic learners

prefer a more physical style of learning through using the body, sense of

touch and hands.

Logical Learners

to desire reasoning, systems. and use logic

Verbal learner

prefer using words in writing and speech.

Social learners

prefer to learn with other people or in groups.

Solitary learners

able to learn best alone.

HOW YOU APPROACH YOUR STUDY MATERIALS

  • Aim to think positively when you study, and remind yourself of your skills and abilities.

  • Avoid catastrophic thinking.

  • Avoid Absolute thinking

  • Avoid comparing yourself to others

An essential part of having a successful daily study routine is to write down realistic goals that include a deadline.

Preparing an Effective Place to Study

  • It should always be available to you

  • It should be free from interruptions

  • It should be free from distractions

  • It should have all of the materials on hand that are needed to study

  • It should have a large enough desk or table

  • It should have a large storage area available

  • It should have a comfortableichair

  • It should have enough light

  • It should be kept at a comfortable temperature

When you’re distracted while studying

  • loose your train of thought and

  • you're unable to focus

Strategic Planning

It is a disciplined effort that produces fundamental decisions and actions.

  • · Make a schedule you can stick to.

  • · Plan when you're going to study.

  • Study at the same time.

  • Don't attempt to cram all your studying

    into one session.

  • Start with the most difficult subject first.

Working in groups enables you to:

1) get help from others when you're struggling to

understand a concept,

(2) complete assignments more quickly, and

(3)teach others whereby helping both the other

students and yourselves to internalize the subject

matter.

Take down notes

  1. Outline and rewrite your notes.

  2. Review your notes, schoolwork and

  3. other class materials over the weekend.

  4. Always review your notes

  5. starting an assignment.

  6. before

Memory devices, or mnemonic devices are methods for remembering pieces of information using simple association of simple words