EFFECTIVE STUDY.........

CONFIDENCE DOES NOT COME OUT OF NOWHERE. IT’S A RESULT OF HOURS, DAYS AND WEEKS OF CONSTANT WORK AND DEDICATION.

 

EFFECTIVE STUDY

1.                  Study means more than just reading a piece of literature. It means close concentrated reading with a note book by your side. Unless you are one of the few, don’t kid yourself that you can absorb material by just one general reading ; you can not.

2.                  Read small area, making notes as you go along. Then ask yourself- “What have I just learnt”. Write down what your think it was all about. Then look again and you may be surprised to find you have missed key point/points – they must be down in your note book and eventually in your head.

Compilation of note books :

3.                  A well complied NOTE BOOK is a must. Use block capitals or different color inks to highlight the main areas and sub-divisions of those areas. Notes made during lectures or private study should not go straight into your NOTE BOOK. Take them down on “rough” paper and write them in your NOTE BOOK as soon as possible after the lecture or study period, thinking about what your are writing.

Memory Aids :

4.                  Mnemonics are very useful – if the sequence of points in the text book is not significant, change it if it makes for a better mnemonic.

5.                  Association of points with familiar objects, which will serve to recall them, is also useful.

6.                  Some people memorise things by saying them over and over again loudly, others have to write them down time after time.

7.                  Many students have small blank cards and using one side of each card for each study area, put down the main points. They carry the cards everywhere with them and use every opportunity to study them. As they are small they are easily carried. It is surprising how much of your day can be utilized in this way.

Program :

8.                  Map out a program for your self ;  set targets and achieve them. One thing is certain; studying is not easy but it is not too difficult if you go about it in an orderly, purposeful way. Many students fail their examinations through bad preparation. Tackle your studies as you would a project at work - systematically. Try fixing times for each subject, then, keep up to them by refusing to let anything keep you away from your planned task.

Revision :

9.                  Revise periodically. The nearer the examination gets, the more you should concentrate on the major headlines in your notebook and less with the supporting details.