Developing Student Study Skills in Further Education

Study skills are the skills you need to enable you to study and learn efficiently – they are an important set of transferable life skills.

1. Developing Student Study Skills 03/10/2023 22:05 1

2. Activity - Discussion https://padlet.com/chyanyanwu5/developing-study-skills-z6dcqa4bgztp60fx 03/10/2023 20:42 2

3. Importance of Goal Setting Having goals makes you accountable for your actions, efforts, and time management. Setting a goal stimulates an individual to take action, regardless of the obstacles that may be in place.  "If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else." –Lawrence J. Peter 03/10/2023 20:42 3

4. Study Methods

5. Group Activity: Look up the given method and discuss it with your partner/group. 03/10/2023 22:08 5

6. Parkinson’s Law The main premise of Parkinson’s law is that the complexity of a task tends to grow the more time is allotted for its completion. Parkinson's law can also lead people to procrastinate, leaving tasks until right before they are due. 03/10/2023 21:12 6

7. Feynman Technique A method of learning and understanding a topic by teaching it to someone else. 10/3/2023 10:09 PM 7

8. Blurting Method It is often also referred to as a memory dump. Blurting involves quickly reading a section of a textbook, an exam specification, or other study guide and then closing the book and writing down as much of the information as you can remember.  03/10/2023 21:10 8

9. Spaced Repetition Spaced repetition leverages a memory phenomenon called the  spacing effect , which describes how our brains learn more effectively when we space out our learning over time. 10/3/2023 10:11 PM 9

10. Yerkes-Dodson Law The Yerkes-Dodson law describes the empirical relationship between stress and performance. 03/10/2023 21:10 10

11. Pareto Principle The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80-20 rule, is a concept that many have adopted for their life and time management. It is the idea that 20% of the effort, or input, leads to 80% of the results or output. 10/3/2023 10:12 PM 11

12. Additional Tips … Mind Maps are a very effective way of studying and trying to remember key information. Colour -coding your notes can help you organize information more effectively and study more efficiently. 03/10/2023 22:55 12

13. Be Organised! A Study Timetable and Weekly Progress Sheet are essential. Study Folder & Refill Pad will help you to organise your studies. Recommended Study time: 40 mins. per night plus homework? (not to exceed 2 hours) 03/10/2023 22:18 13

14. 10/3/2023 10:22 PM 14 Your Study Area…

15. Remember…. Listening in class is vital. Review what was learned in class as soon and often as possible. Complete homework on the day it’s given or within the given time. 03/10/2023 20:42 15

16. Improving Memory… 03/10/2023 20:42 16

17. Tips For Making Study Easier… Plan in advance what topic you are going to study Break up tasks into small manageable sections (the content 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. You could start with the subject you find most difficult or vice versa. 03/10/2023 20:42 17

18. 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! 03/10/2023 20:42 18

19. Follow-up task … 10/3/2023 11:04 PM 19