How do you learn best?

Try using the following infographic to help you work out the best ways for you to learn and study.   You will probably  find that a combination of learning styles suits you.  You can use this infographic to help you think about e which study and revision strategies will help you get the best results.
Compiled By: OnlineCollege.org

 

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Use this online site to help learn key information off by heart.  Click on Imagery to access flashcards I have already made, or once you have signed up, create your own.  You can create “backpacks” for each subject and “folders” for topics within subjects.  If you are still struggling to remember parts of speech then here’s an easy solution to help you out. To make the most of studyblue, sign up in your own right.  You can even use your existing facebook account so you don’t have to create a new username and password.

Egs of flashcard topics:  quotes from a novel, chemical terms, Japanese vocabulary…

You can also download the Studyblue app to your smartphone so next time you are stuck waiting for someone, you could give angry birds the boot and do some revision for that upcoming test!

Plan your revision programme

Start in good  time

Spread out your range of subjects so all are covered several times

Plan for HALF-HOUR or at most ONE HOUR slots

During evenings after school, plan one or two subjects only—leave some time to relax Allow some days off but NOT in the weeks just before exams

Plan to revise specific topics eg not just English, but extended text or short story or film

Highlight course deadlines, examination dates and times

Make the most of extra tutorials eg lunchtimes, library study nights.

How to revise

Learn to use several methods and what works best for you

Don’t revise with the TV or radio on but sometimes music in the background helps

Read through the  topic and make brief notes on cards which can be used again Instead of writing notes in words, draw a picture

Redraw diagrams and check how well they match the detail of the original Use flow charts to order events or activities.  Use linking words between boxes.

Eg add……then…….or……next……etc

Draw mindmaps using  key words from topics. Label the linking lines with eg “comes before”, “is effective because”, “is used to illustrate” etc

Use colours to highlight key words but don’t make a  mess. Work with a partner to  help and test each other

Mark exam papers using the assessment criteria to make decisions about what is correct and what is not

What to do in the examination

While waiting for  the exam to start, read the front cover of the examination paper to know exactly what to do

Read each question carefully—twice is better than once

Answer essay questions first

Plan your essays before beginning to write

Answer the question; don’t simply repeat it or make up the answer

If you don’t know the answer, go on to the next question.  Come back to it later

Check all calculations.  Does the answer make sense and have you included all units?

Check information in graphs, tables and pictures.  Did you read them correctly?

Check  technical terms. Have you used them correctly?  Spelled them correctly?

Check your spellings of specific words

Once you have answered all the more straightforward questions, go through the paper again tackling those which are more difficult.