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Why study?
IT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED – IT’S THAT SIMPLE!
• Make a commitment. What is the point of spending all the time in school to end up with poor results at the end of the day? Time is precious – use it wisely – take a small piece of time to study what you have learned – then time is school was not wasted time.
• Believe in yourself –your teachers believe that you can do well – you need to believe it too!
• Try your best – that’s all we ask. Not trying at all is a waste of time.
BE ORGANISED
• Have all course content unit notes / text books / jotters / revision exercise to hand.
• Find a suitable place to study – with NO distractions.• Find appropriate times to study.• Use a study timetable.• Allocate 45-60 minute blocks per subject.• Try to study no more than 4 subjects per study session.• You may feel it useful to do intensive study on one
subject on one evening per week – to test how much you have retained.
SAMPLE TIMETABLE SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 SESSION 4 6-6.45 pm 7-7.45 pm 8-8.45 pm 9-9.45 pm
MONDAYEnglish
Topic:French
Topic:Music
Topic:Maths
Topic:
TUESDAYChemistry
Topic:Graph Comm
Topic:BM
Topic: Unit 1Art
Topic:
WEDNESDAYEnglish
Topic:French
Topic:Music
Topic:Maths
Topic:
THURSDAYChemistry
Topic:Graph Comm
Topic:BM
Topic: Unit 2Art
Topic:
SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 SESSION 4 SESSION 5 10-10.45 am 11-11.45 am 3-3.45pm 4-4.45 pm 6-6.45 pm
SATURDAYEnglish
Topic: French
Topic:BM
Topic: Unit 3Maths
Topic:
SUNDAYChemistry
Topic:Graph Comm
Topic:Music
Topic: Art
Topic:
How to organise study sessions
• Target a unit/topic per session.• Find the key elements of the topic
(it may be in a list on your text/notes).• Create your own brief lists/maps on each point at the start
of the session to focus on what you will study.• Now read the text/notes you have been given by your
teacher. Do you remember this content?• Finally, access sample questions and test yourself on
these questions.
Train your brain - Quiz
• Make up a quick quiz to test whether you know the answers to key questions.
Healthy body, Healthy Mind
• Take regular breaks, stop every 45-60 mins for a break. (Don’t take longer than a 15 min break – you may lose your motivation to study.)
• Drink plenty of water – to hydrate your brain.• Eat healthy foods, not junk.• Get plenty of sleep. A well rested brain absorbs more
information and processes information more quickly.• Seek help. If you need help – ask! Your teachers are paid
to help you succeed – they will help you. Attend supported study sessions that are offered.
• Be confident. A confident and relaxed brain works much better than a worried brain!
The Exam – Techniques for Success• Tip 1 – Read ALL questions on the paper before you start.• Tip 2 – You could use a ‘confidence code’ to identify strengths
and weaknesses. • √ - know this and can answer the question.• ? – I think I know this/could get 2/4 marks.• X – I don’t know the answer to this.• Tip 3 - Do the √ Qs first, then those marked ?. In an exam –
you could leave space for those questions you are unsure of and come back to those.
• Tip 4 - Attempt ALL Questions. Never leave a blank you have a 50% chance of gaining a mark if there is something written down and 100% chance of losing the mark if not.
• Tip 5 - Never leave the exam hall early. Review all your questions and if necessary add to or change questions.
Useful LinksThe following is a list of websites that are useful in suporting your study;
• Subject Content - BBC Bitesize – http://www.bbc.co.uk/education
• SQA – Specimen Papers and 2014 Past Papers -http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/69284.html
• http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/findpastpaper.htm• SQA Exam Timetable 2015 –
http://www.sqa.org.uk/files_ccc/ExamTimetable2015.pdf• Text Books -
http://www.brightredbooks.net/subjects• http://www.leckieandleckie.co.uk/index.html
Ask your teachers to give you links to websites that are relevant to your subjects.