1. Study Skills Seminar GOOD STUDY HABITS MAKE GOOD LEARNERS DO IT TODAY DON’T PROCRASTINATE! By Evelyn Simons

2. HELPFUL HINTS  Write KEYWORDS and FORMULAE in a notebook to revise.  Draw LARGE DIAGRAMS with labels for practice every week.  Make FLASHCARDS.  Get a STUDY BUDDY to QUIZ you.  Memorise using SPELLING TIPS STEPS.  Use SQ3R to study chapters or NOTES.

3. LEARN FROM MISTAKES  Do CORRECTIONS on copies/papers returned by teachers.  Check your learning: JOT DOWN ALL YOU KNOW COMPARE WITH THE BOOK LEARN THE CORRECTIONS FAST JOT AGAIN

4. REMEMBER WELL  Make up a SONG/CHANT/RAP  Use MNEMONICS and memory tricks.  For example: “Silly old Harry caught a herring trawling off America” = the rules for trigonometry – sin, tan & cos.  Design MINDMAPS/SPIDERGRAMS.  Revise every week, a little at a time.

5. HOMEWORK and STUDY  Written homework is an average of 2 hours per night.  Turn OFF mobiles + music + TV.  Do homework in exam conditions or in study hall.  Attempt all parts of the assignment.  Study is learning off by heart and checking that you know it.  REVISION is at least 1 hour at night and 6 hours at weekend.

6. PLAN TIMETABLE  Fill the study/ revision TIMETABLE for the week, month, or term.  Revise early before exams.  Get exercise, good meals and sleep.  Ask questions in class.  Request help from teacher or counsellor.  Be on time to exams and try YOUR BEST.