Study Skills for School Success!

With Susan

Agenda

Part 1 - Learning & Organisation

Part 2 - Time Management

Part 3 – Memorisation methods

Homework/study

Study Skills for School Success!

This study skills session was created for you. It was written with the following in mind:

1. Students want to do well in school2. Students who consistently do well in

school practice good study habits and are well organised

3. Study skills and organisational skills do not come naturally to most people – they must be learned

Learning and Organisation

Memory Test

Calendar BooksDesk LibraryDoor

Beach ParkGirlCoffeeWindow

Picture memory game

1. Link the pictures together to form a picture story in your mind

2. When all of the pictures have been linked together, turn the worksheet over

3. Try to tell the story without looking at the sheet to yourself and see how many pictures you can remember

Why is listening so important?

How does listening to the teacher help me?

Helps with homework

Helps me to remember what I have learned in class

LOOK AT TQLR SHEET

How to Listen Better!

Form a good habit – good listening in class!

Concentrate on what is going on in class – do not daydream!

You can not listen if you are talking!

Organisational Skills

Do you forget what you have for homework? Do you leave the books you need in school? Do you wait until the last minute to do

homework/projects/essays?

Organisational Skills

Keeping organised is one of the key ingredients to success

Examples of good classroom organisation

Getting things done in a timely fashion Holding onto important papers and having them when needed Having a routine for daily homework Noticing the right time to copy down homework Planning out tasks or projects Paying attention during tasks Recognising the need to complete something now rather than

later - prioritise

Tool-kit for Organisation Skills

School supplies Planners/ Scheduele Clear, distraction free study space Breaking down tasks into smaller pieces Checklists Colour-coding White board Getting into habits - what are good

habits???

Time management

Time Management

Plan ahead

Work before play – identify your bad habits - too much TV/MSN/X-Box

Work from list – prioritise (important things first)

Think about how you spend your time Become a good time manager –get a lot

more done in less time

Homework

Why is homework

important??

Memorisation Strategies

Mnemonics Technique that allows learners to remember

information using short retrieval cues

EXAMPLES: In fourteen hundred and ninety-two,

Columbus sailed the ocean blue My very earnest mother just served us

nachos (to remember the order of the planets)

WHAT ARE SOME OTHERS?

Decide how you are going to study

Memorization Strategies

Types of Mnemonics1. Acronyms (using the first letter from a

group of words to form a new word)2. Visualization (creating pictures in your

mind or on paper)3. Linking Method (linking each item to the

preceding using crazy images)

Memorization Strategies

Rote Elaborative

Repeating over and over until it can be recalledAlphabetSong LyricsMultiplication TablesCapitals

Variety of strategies to help enhance meaningEssaysProjectsDebates

Memorization Strategies 2

1 2Material only makes it to your “working memory”Material will soon be forgottenCramming for a test

Material makes it to your “long-term memory”Review and revisit material oftenInformation should be reviewed ten minutes after learning and every seven days to keep in long-term memory

Two Types of Practice

WHICH IS BETTER?

Mind Maps

Fun way to Study

Mind Maps

Fun way to Study

Find A Good Place To Study!

This means a desk with nothing on it except what you need for the task

you’re on: STUDYING!

Have a regular time and place for studying.

Television

Some students think that you can study effectively while watching television. However, viewing television requires a lot of focus.

Therefore, turning off the television will greatly improve studying efficiency.

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

9-9.40 Irish Maths English History Geography

9.40-10.15

Maths Art Science English Music

10.15-10.55

German Irish Maths Maths Irish

10.55-11.10

B R E A K

11.10-11.45

Art German Art Woodwork C.S.P.E

11.45-12.25

Metal Work

Science Irish Irish Maths

12.25-1.05

L U N C H

1.05-1.55 English English Half Day German English

1.55-2.35 Science History Home Ec History

2.35-3.15 Science Woodwork Home Ec Art

3.15-3.50 Music Woodwork Geography

French

Transfer Programme

Getting prepared for Secondary School Differences between Primary and

Secondary school Managing new subjects/homework More advanced study techniques

Thank you for your time!