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Studying Effectively 3

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Learning Strategies

“The only truly educated person is

the one who has learned how to

learn”

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Increase your chances!

We Remember

20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 90%

Read Hear See Say Do All combined

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Strategies

• Each individual learns best in a different way.

• Find out which way works best for you

• Here are some ideas that have worked for others

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We Need

To create multi-sensory memories

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We Need

• To Read and visualise

• Answer questions aloud

• Write out answer and highlight major points

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Learn with a friend

• Discuss, explore, demonstrate and explain with a study buddy

• Teach someone else

• This helps you to think carefully and to organise your thoughts

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Organise Material meaningfully

• Group• Label• Make notes• Number• Time lines• Flow Charts• Mind maps

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Make Flash Cards

Write facts on cards you can carry Review these regularly

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Play Pictionary

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Use Mnemonics

• Use acronyms – Make a word from the first letters of

what you are trying to remember – Eg NASA, SOHCAHTOA

– Make up your own you will remember it much better!

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Make Mind Maps

Styles

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Memory Flash

• Recreate your notes, diagrams or mind maps from memory

• Compare the two

• Keep at it until they are the same

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Verbal Clues to remember

• Have verbal clues to remember key words

Litmus paper

red = acid, both end in d

Blue = base, both start with b

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Practice Questions

• Practise what you have learnt in class by doing different examples

• Find an old exam paper. It will show you what you can do

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The 5wh questions

• Use the questions • What• When• Why• Who• Where • and how to

summarise an issue or a novel

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And Finally

• Actively review – after an hour, a day, a week, a month

• Know when to study, know when to stop,

• Give yourself rewards and get plenty of sleep