Supporting your Daughter with Homework and Study

Supporting your Daughter in Study and Homework 2017 CAO Points System Useful websites Setting your daughter up to succeed Best practices in homework & study

2017 New CAO Points System Points Higher % Grade Ordinary 100 H1 90-100 O1 56 88 H2 80-89 O2 46 77 H3 70-79 O3 37 66 H4 60-69 O4 28 H5 50-59 O5 20 H6 40-49 O6 12 H7 30-39 O7 H8 0-29 O8

2017 New CAO Points System Points Higher % Grade Ordinary 100 H1 90-100 O1 56 88 H2 80-89 O2 46 77 H3 70-79 O3 37 66 H4 60-69 O4 28 H5 50-59 O5 20 H6 40-49 O6 12 H7 30-39 O7 H8 0-29 O8

2017 New CAO Points System Points Higher % Grade Ordinary 100 H1 90-100 O1 56 88 H2 80-89 O2 46 77 H3 70-79 O3 37 66 H4 60-69 O4 28 H5 50-59 O5 20 H6 40-49 O6 12 H7 30-39 O7 H8 0-29 O8

Reality Check! Points based on best 6 subjects in the Leaving Certificate in one sitting. Maximum points = 600 with an extra 25points for HL maths You must take English, Irish, Math and either a foreign language and or a science 2017 Points in our catchment area i.e. Dublin and Kildare Science Maynooth University = 366, TCD = 499 UCD = 510 General Nursing DCU = 425, TCD = 410, Midwifery TCD =456 Commerce UCD = 505, Business ITB = 253, Global Business (Gr) DCU=466, Business Maynooth = 405 Veterinary Medicine = 564, Dental Science TCD = 589, Nutrition & Dietetics= 554, Occupational Therapy TCD = 517 Arts Maynooth University = 327, Law Maynooth = 413, Law UCD =522 Social Care ITB= 300, Journalism DIT = 367, Primary Ed DCU = 462

Leaving Certificate 2017 Statistics Total number of Leaving Cert Candidates in 2017: 76,086 Points obtained No. of students Overall Percentage 600 points & above 633 1.1% 500-599 points 6,162 11% 400-499 points 13,394 24% 300-399 points 14,201 25.5% 200-299 points 10,964 19.7% 100-199 points 6,656 11.9% Less than 100 points 3,760 6.7%

Useful Websites www.stjosephslucan.com www.studyclix.ie Exam questions and notice board. Excellent resource for students in all years. www.careersportal.ie Free and excellent for study skills and researching various college courses www.Qualifax.ie Excellent resource for researching up to date information on all University & College courses in Ireland

Effective study is all about learning to learn as much as possible, in the shortest period of time, with the most successful outcome. Careers portal

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Study Time Homework Study Written Learning Research Given by teacher Personal Revision

Creating a Timetable

Choosing a place to study

Identifying the time wasters Mobile phones Texts Friends Calling Computer Games Magazines Television Unrestricted Breaks

Setting clear goals S.M.A.R.T. Set Targets Review Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed

Some examples making targets SMART: Get a better grade in English Join in more in class Improve my spelling Achieve a B in English by Christmas Put my hand up at least five times in every History lesson by Christmas Practice/test key vocabulary in Science with my friends/family each weekend until Christmas

Some examples making targets SMART: Do better (? – more specific!) Be more involved Hand my French HWK in on time each week Go to one club each week with a friend until Christmas

What are your goals? If we know what we want we are more likely to active and be happy. On an A4 page, write down the Grade that would satisfy you in your next exam. Remember that you are more likely to achieve your goal if you do not aim too high.

Setting Targets Worksheet Subject Level Target Grade Actual Result % Actual Grade English H H3 67 H4 Irish Maths French Setting Targets Worksheet

What type of learner are you? Auditory Visual Kinaesthetic Learning Style Questionnaire

Visual Roman Room

Mindmapping

Auditory

Kinaesthetic

SQRRR S – Survey Q- Question R – Read R – Recite R - Review

Survey: Take a few minutes to browse through the content Survey: Take a few minutes to browse through the content. What are the key points in this page?

Question: What questions could you be asked?

Read: Fill in the information to answer the questions you came up with.

How to take good notes Keep it brief Read with a purpose to obtain answers Organise your notes – flashcards/mind maps Write clearly Use colour coding

Recite - Memory Techniques Roman Room Association Number Rhyme system Mind Mapping Repetition Chunking Acronyms Mnemonics

Review - Curve of Forgetfulness University of Waterloo, Canada

Last word! It’s not all about the points but it is about giving them options! They will thank you for it!!