Study •Time & Place•Study Skills

•Concentration & Recall

Time & PlaceEarly rather than lateBright, quiet place, without distractions

No TV in roomMobile phone switched offStudy in 40 minute sectionsSame time & place every evening

SkillsTo succeed you need good:

- classwork;- homework;- study; and - revision.

The keys to these are:- listening skills;- planning- concentration & recall

Study Techniques – PQ5RPreview – Read quickly and pick out headingsQuestion – Turn the headings into questionsRead– Each section carefully looking for the

answers to your questionsReflect – Think about what you have read. Do

you understand it?Recite – Close the book and recite the key pointsReview – Read over the whole chapter and make

out flash cards or a summary diagram to pull all you have learned together

Revise – Read over what you did a week ago/3 weeks ago etc.,

Concentration & RecallConcentration is the ability to keep our minds

on what we are doing, hearing or reading.Concentration is the basis of all successful

class work and study.Our ability to concentrate is what helps us to

remember and recall information in examinations.

How to improve our ability to recall what we study To improve our ability to recall what we are

studying we should:Repeat whatever it is we want to learnTry to connect what we are learning to things

we already know or are familiar withGo back over what we have done every few

minutesWork in short bursts of not more than 40

minutes Avoid interruptions, distractions or anything

which causes our minds to wander.

Are there exercises we can do to improve our ability to concentrate?Try the following and don’t give up when your mind

wanders just start again:In class or when studying, keep a sheet of paper beside

you and every time you notice that your mind is wandering put a tick on the paper. See if you can reduce the number of times it happens in 40 minutes.

The first step to improving your concentration is to become aware of it.

When reading try to hear yourself reading the words in your mind.

Close your eyes and try to picture your classmates in a particular classroom sitting where they normally sit. See how many you can get in the right order.