2. STUDY SKILLS
Pay attention in class Take good notes

3. Keep an organised Notebook Ask questions in class

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

5. 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

6. SOME TIPS Don’t study after 11.00pm Don’t make study sessions too long
Drink some water before you start
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

7. Visual Learners: Maps Posters Charts Spider diagrams Cartoons
Summary notes
Mental pictures
Mind maps

8. Use post-it notes, strategically placed around your home, to remind you of important facts.

9. If you are a visual learner try using mind maps to help you revise.

10. Go through your notes highlighting the most important bits.
Summarise you original class notes onto smaller revision cards, including only the most important information.

11. Exchange ideas with your friends Play quiet, relaxing background music
Auditory Learners:
Record ideas
Say keywords aloud
Tell another person
Make a presentation
Get someone to test you
Exchange ideas with your friends
Play quiet, relaxing background music

12. If you are an auditory learner you might try recording your own notes and listening to them last thing at night or on your MP3 player on the way to & from school.

13. Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
For really tricky words or phrases, write your own mnemonic to help you remember.
Richard Of
York
Gave
Battle In
Vain

14. Kinesthetic Learners:
Walk ‘n’ talk
Draw cartoons
Posters & storyboards
Make a model
Role play/drama
Make a mind map
Write a story
Annotate diagrams
Make cue/flash cards