1. Study & Revision SKILLS
6th May, 2016
Zakir Hossain
Teacher-Librarian
CC BY-SA Zakir Hossain-Teacher-Librarian & EE Coordinator, EISHCMC2016

2. Learning About Learning
How Do People Learn?
1 % through TASTE
1.5 % through TOUCH
3.5% through SMELL
11% through HEARING
83% through SIGHT
What Does This Mean?

3. Why study skills is so IMPORTANT?
How Much People Retain (Remember)?
10% of what you READ
20% of what you HEAR
30% of what you SEE
50% of what you SEE and HEAR at the same time
70% of what you SAY as you talk
90% of what you SAY as you DO a thing
What Does This Mean?

4. STUDY SKILLS
Pay attention in class Take good notes

5. Keep an organised Notebook/App Ask questions in class

6. Plan a definite study time Don’t cram for hours the
and place for each day night before a test or exam!

7. INDEPENDENT LEARNERS
The following are characteristics of a successful student.
Develop these in yourself!
Ask questions
Discuss topics with your peers
If you don’t understand
something, speak up

8. You are responsible for your own learning
‘Ideas are funny things, they don’t work unless you do’

9. STUDY TIMETABLE
Study sessions just don’t happen when you feel like doing them.
They need to be scheduled on an organised timetable.
Your study timetable should rule your life.

10. SOME TIPS Don’t study after 10.00pm
Divide time equally between subjects
Put a copy somewhere to keep parents informed
Revise your study timetable – things change
Stick to it !
“Well done is better than well said”

11. SQ3R
S = Survey
Look over the chapter title and all the pictures to get an idea of what you are supposed to learn from the reading.
Q = Question
Come up with some questions that could be answered while you read.
R1 = Read
Think about answering the questions you came up with and what might come next in the reading.
R2 = Recite
After reading a section ask yourself questions about what you have read. You can take notes about the reading.
R3 = Review
Review what you have read by covering up the key phrases and seeing if you can recall them.

12. STUDY SESSIONS Drink some water before you start
Don’t make study sessions too long
Break tasks down into smaller manageable ones
Do daily summaries of work covered in class in your own words under Main Points
Set a task to achieve for each session
‘ Some succeed because they are destined to:
most succeed because they are determined to.’

13. Know how to use your time!
You can also use travel time to and from school for
Planning
Listening to recorded summaries or points on an MP3 player
Then when you arrive home, it is much easier to get down to study
You are psyched up
Your purpose and task are set
You can apply yourself immediately

14. Social Life :
Put this on hold
Give up parties, nights out etc.
Plan your rewards you will give yourself after the exams
Exercise :
Walk or jog daily to reduce the pressure
It clears the mind and encourages positive thoughts

15. COUNTDOWN to the EXAMS
In the run up to your exams, you must adopt a more disciplined attitude
Your performance in the exam is vital to your success!
Look at them positively as an opportunity to demonstrate your understanding

16. EXAM STRESS … and how to beat it
Revision Notes Exam Timetable

17. Try to work to a Revision Timetable
Start planning well before exams begin
Make your Books, Notes and Essays user friendly with Summary Notes, Headings, Sub-Headings and Revision Cards
Use Key Words and / or
Spider Charts
Get tips on other revision
techniques from others

18. DON’T Don’t leave Revision to the last minute
Don’t avoid revising subjects you don’t like or find difficult
Don’t forget that there is life beyond Revision and Exams

19. EXAM PREPARATION The secrets to success:
Have genuine faith in your preparation
Don’t leave anything to chance
Know exactly what is required for each exam
Understand each subject
Quiz your teachers
Know your exam format
Multiple choice
Short answer
Essays
How many questions

20. EXAM PREPARATION Around the house put up lists of Key facts Formulae
Quotes
Examples
Recite them aloud when you see them!

21. PREPARE for the BIG DAY CHECK … Have a good breakfast
Give yourself plenty of time to get to the exam room
Make sure you know where the exam is being held
Take everything you need – pens, pencils, water, anything else?
Go to the washroom before the exam starts

22. ‘Achievement is a habit – work on it’
EXAM Tips
Arrive in plenty time before the exam, but don’t be too early
Don’t listen to music beforehand – the songs will play on your mind
Do plans - But don’t spend too much time on planning
Stay alert – don’t daydream
Don’t panic if short on time – note the main points
If you finish early, check your work thoroughly
Write neatly and legibly
‘Achievement is a habit – work on it’

23. EXAM TECHNIQUE Understanding Instructions
On the front cover of the exam paper are instructions
Read them
Understand them
Know what questions to do
Where to put your answers

24. EXAM TECHNIQUE Reading Time Read the paper through Plan your approach
Identify questions you can do immediately
Put the questions in the order you wish to do them
Don’t work out answers
Your confidence will build with more difficult questions

25. EXAM TECHNIQUE The Exam itself Start on straight forward questions
Don’t dwell on those you can’t do
Move on
On multiple choice questions
Eliminate those answers you think are incorrect
Beware of careless mistakes
Plan your answers
Draw big, clear and accurate diagrams

26. EXAM TECHNIQUE The magic word in exams is Not fast Not slow
But consistently and persistently

27. ‘You make your own luck’
PACE YOURSELF
Read the instructions
Read all the questions and give yourself time to answer those you are required to answer
Plan how much time you will need for each question
If you are stuck, go to the next question. You can come back to the unfinished one later. If you are really stuck, try to have an intelligent guess
‘You make your own luck’

28. ABOVE ALL …
Perform as well as you can – ‘YOU are YOU’ so you can only do the best you can on the day!
Don’t go through the answers with your friends afterwards, if it is only going to worry you!
Try to put the last exam out of your mind and look ahead to the next one – you can’t go back to change things
It is important to eat and sleep well!
Exams are Important, but they are not the only key to a successful future.
GOOD LUCK !

29. References
Berwickshire High School (n.d.). SKILLS for LEARNING SKILLS for STUDY. Retrieved on 19, May 2016 from Hossian, Z. (2016). EUROPEAN International School HCMC: Study & Revision Skills Handbook Retrieved on 23, May 2016 from Pinto, M. (n.d.). Fast: Study Skills for School Success!. Retrieved on 19, May 2016 from