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STUDY TIPS FOR STUDENTS
STUDY TIPS FOR SECONDARY, COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
1. MOOD: Set a positive mood for you to study in. Select the appropriate time, environment, and attitude. 2. INVITE THE HOLY SPIRIT: - to stimulate your intellect and retentive memory. 3. UNDERSTAND: Mark any information you don’t understand in a particular unit Keep a focus on one unit or a manageable group of exercises 4. RECALL: After studying the unit, stop, close the book [and put what you have learnt into your own words 5. DIGEST: Go back to what you did not understand and reconsider the information. Contact external expert sources (e.g., other books or an instructor/teacher) if you still cannot understand it 6. EXPAND: In this step, ask three kinds of questions concerning the studied material: • If I could speak with the author, what criticism would I offer? Or what questions would I ask? • How could I apply this material to what I am interested in? • How could I make this information interesting and understandable to other students 7. BODY STIMULATION EXCERSISE REGULARLY – Jog, Run, or Walk Briskly For 15- 20 Minutes in the mornings and evenings. Or • Do aerobics in your room or balcony • Drink a cup of milk every morning- if you are lactose intolerant drink/use soy milk or add lime to the milk and stir (it will become yogurt) and would not run your belly. • Eat meat (at least ¼ lb) Every Day During the Study for an Exam. Avoid Fat by Skinning Chicken (Baked Chicken Is Perfect) – well cooked meat tends to relax the nerves and calm your body. • Eat less to avoid drowsiness. Eat a supply of Raw green vegetables e.g. Calaloo, (Ẹfọ Tẹtẹ), Spinach, Lettuce, Nuts and Carrots with every meal. • Get vitamin supplements e.g. vitamins- C, E, B complex, and Folic Acid. 8. BRAIN STIMULATION- to relax and refresh your brain cells • If you are tired during study, take time out and relax by practicing deep breathing in and out. for 10 minutes then rest or play for another 20 minutes before returning to study Or • Lie on your back and fold your knees up with your feet almost flat on the ground Or • Lie on your back and lift your legs - leaning them against a wall- Helps to Circulate Nutrients into the Brain and Revive It. Do not believe folklore taboos about this. • If you are not allergic to Caffeine, You can Use Mild coffee sweetened with Honey. The combination keeps the brain alert and retentive- honey alone can make you sleepy/dreamy and coffee alone can make you nervous. METHODS I. MAKE YOUR STUDY TIME TABLE -and stick to it II. CRITICAL THINKING: Think Critically Of Any Material, Fact, Figure, Formulation Principle, Theory Presented To You Ask Why, What, How, Where, When? III. CONCENTRATION: Focus On The Particular Task. Don’t Allow Your Mind To Stray Into Other Subjects Or Concerns such as romance, quarrels. IV. MEMORIZING e.g. Formulas V. ORGANIZING PROJECTS e.g. step by step, or according to importance VI. THINKING ALOUD/PRIVATE /SELF SPEECH VII. STUDY IN GROUPS –Join Small Group in Your Subject/Project area: Discussions, Q&A, Critiquing, Brainstorming & Group study helps you to tap into others talents/methods and can expand your horizon of understanding. VIII. AVOID PROCRASTINATION. Start work immediately you get the assignment/project IX. STUDY INDIVIDUALLY – Group Study Should Only Supplement Individual Study. X. SET SOME QUESTIONS 4 YOURSELF ON THE TOPIC/UNIT And Answer Them- Let Other Students Mark & Critique Your Answers. QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF 1. AT WHAT TIMES DO I (WORK) STUDY BEST? –important in your study time table 2. WHAT SUBJECTS DO I NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME ON?- important in your study time table 3. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY STUDY DISCIPLINE? 4. SET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT (Near Exam Time – Watching World Cup Football Match Or Cricket or Partying -Is A No. No.) 5. REVISE EACH DAYS’S WORK A N S W E R I N G Q U E S T I O N S 1. MULTIPLE CHOISE QUESTIONS i. Eliminate (Cross out) the first most unlikely answer. ii. Eliminate the second most unlikely answer, then the third. The last (remaining) answer is most likely the best one. or iii. If all answers are correct, chose the best answer among them. or iv. If each answer is partially correct, find out if there is an answer that combines two or three of the answers, or an answer that says all or the above EXAMPLE: A FAMILY IS A GROUP OF PERSONS RELATED ___ (i) By blood, (ii) By marriage, (iii) By ancestry, (iv) By adoption (v) By work ANSWERS (a) i, v (b) i, ii (c) i, ii, iii, iv (d) iv, v The correct answer is c) i, ii, iii, iv 2 ESSAYS QUESTIONS i. Find & underline the key words ii. Define the key words. iii. List your points for the essay iv. Develop the points- one at a time- or explain the points v. Use the Limiting factor in the question to focus or narrow your essay. Keep yourself within the limits of the question. e.g. Allocated time, no of words, no of pages, limit of topic, or position. Limiting factors are usually in Brackets ( ) vi. Summarize the ideas in the essay vii. Draw your conclusion EXAMPLE: -HOW DO YOU DETERMINE THE PRICE OF TOMATO IN WINDSOR Find the farm gate price---_______________________(Explain How You’d Go About This) Buy from (farmers/producers)________________________________________ Add on/ or markup_________________________________________________ Sell it____________________________________________________________ Profit : expenses –income = Profit TERMS USED IN ESSAYS QUESTIONS IN, GCE O/A level, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIST State the items requested. Use one or two words- no explanation is needed TRACE Arrange the items/ points in meaningful order OUTLINE Sketch a plan, for your essay with headings & sub headings DEFINE Explain the meaning COMPARE Find the similarities and differences or advantages and disadvantages CONTRAST. Find the differences ANALYSE Break down into parts and examine each part critically DISCUSS Formulate an idea or thesis about something ACCOUNT FOR Give full explanation of events in the question COMMENT ON Give your views for and/or against DESCRIBE Tell what happened, what you saw or experienced about something EXPLAIN Write all you know about the matter GIVE Write what you know abut the matter following the instructions given STATE HOW In what way, under what condition IDENTIFY Write information which would help an ignorant person to recognize the person, place or thing NAME Write down carefully, the item asked for OUTLINE Set out the main points – in order or sequence SHOW Write all the information which explains the point asked for STATE Write out in the form of a sentence STUDY Read the text or look at the illustration9map, picture, table or figure) SUGGEST Write what you think is the best response WHAT OR WHO WAS Identify the thing or person WHY Give the reasons for ARRANGE Recall the points or facts and place them in order SUMMARIZE Briefly and clearly state the essentials of the material INTERPRETE Give a definition and an illustration of the situation EVALUATE Find out the correctness or how adequate a situation is FORMULATE Think creatively and bring out your original version using materials given The Next Issue Will Include Study Techniques By :- Joseph Awoyemi M.A. UWI |
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