Study Skills

• Use the study timetable at the end of this power point to get ready for Christmas test

You can concentrateBut, you need practice

• Set yourself up to give yourself the best chance of succeeding

• Find a quiet place. Make it your study place and let others, at home, know you are studying there.

• Put your phone away. No television. No internet. No distractions (Give yourself a chance)

• If you like music in the background, OK, but keep it low and turn it off if it is distracting you.

• If you have never had a study routine before, stick with this. It will work.

• You need to get to know ‘You, the Studying You’, What works for you?

Study is a skill

• You can learn how to do it, just like you learned how to walk, talk, play football.

Focus is crucial

• Focus: before you begin studying• Take a few minutes to decide what you are

going to do. Make a definite decision.• You must break the work down into manageable

pieces• Be realistic about how much you can get done

and do it well• Gather what you will need, and make up your

mind what it is you want to achieve• Stick with it.

Being Active is Key• The key to success is being active. The more

active you are the better.• Alternate reading with more active learning

exercises• Make notes for yourself or• Rephrase the fact as a question or• Ask yourself questions and answer them out loud or• Write the answer out on a piece of paper or• Make a mind map or a drawing or• Shut your eyes and visualize it or• Study with a friend and ask each other questions or• Ask someone to check you know it after the first go

and again after the second go

Variety

• Vary your approach: If something is not working, don’t give up. Try something else.

• Don’t get bored. Mix it up. Make it a challenge. Real learning is never boring.

• Take regular, scheduled breaks. Get up. Move around. Stretch.Do something different from what you've been doing (e.g., walk around if you've been sitting), and in a different area

Be Positive: Be Organized

• Rewards: Give yourself a reward when you've completed a task

• When your attention wanders and you find you’re gazing blankly at the page or getting nowhere, say to yourself ‘Be here now.’

ASPIRE• Approach: Organized and positive• Select what you are going to do and study it. Survey headings

in book and notes• Put aside the notes and check yourself or get someone to

check you. You won’t remember it all, first time. Go again.• Inquire. If there is something you can’t remember, maybe you

don’t understand it or can’t see why it’s important. Ask a friend, parent or teacher. Talk about it.

• Reflect. Think about what you are doing. If you were explaining it to someone, what would you say. Are you missing anything?

• Revisit the same material the next day before you move onto the next thing. This is crucial

• Explore different methods. Evaluate your progress. Examine yourself

Christmas Exam Study Schedule

Mon 30

Exploration

Why did the explorations happen?

Slides 1 - 2

Tues 29th

Review: Why did the explorations happen?

Study

New ships and aids to navigation slide3

Wed 30th

Review ships and aids to navigation

Study Treaty of Tordesillas & the Portuguese

Slides 7 - 9

Thurs 1st

Review Treaty of Tordesillas & the Portuguese

Study Columbus Voyage

Slides 9 - 11

Fri 2nd

Review Columbus Voyage

Study Life of the Sailor &

Magellan’s voyage

Slides 13 & 14

Saturday 3rd

Review

Life of the Sailor &

Magellan’s voyage

Study the Conquistadore & consequences for the native people

Sunday 4th

Review the Conquistadore & consequences for the native people

Study results in Europe

And Columbus