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
Outline and rewrite your notes.
Review your notes, schoolwork and
other class materials over the weekend.
Always review your notes
starting an assignment.
before
Memory devices, or mnemonic devices are methods for remembering pieces of information using simple association of simple words