Law and Ethics

Study Skills

By the end of this workshop you

will have...

● Looked at what you’re doing now

● Explored how you can prepare

effectively

● Looked at how to be more organised

● Prepared for exams

● Looked at how to manage stress

during exams

Overview

● Ways of learning

● Effective studying

● Reviewing

● Being organised

● Exam prep

● In the exam

Different ways of

learning

Find your learning style

http://www.ldpride.net/learning-style-

test.html

In-class questionnaire

Try active reading strategies ● Ask yourself pre-reading questions.

● Identify and define any unfamiliar terms.

● Bracket the main idea or thesis of the reading, and

put an asterisk next to it.

● Put down your highlighter. Make comments instead.

● Write questions in the margins, and then answer the

questions on a separate piece of paper.

Active reading strategies

● Make outlines, flow-charts, or diagrams that help you

to map and to understand ideas visually.

● Read each paragraph carefully and then determine “what

it says” and “what it does.” Answer “what it says” in

only one sentence.

● Write a summary of an essay or chapter in your own

words.

● Write your own exam question based on the reading.

What to write down?

● Identify the essential information

● Summarise it in your own words

● Present the information in

different ways

● Review the material

Don’t do

this:

Reviewing

● Learners who review recall information better

● No review means more difficult studying later

Be organised

● Organise notes by topic and theme

● Plan your time (revision timetables or to-do lists)

● Review past exam papers for likely topics

● Check the course outline

● Condense material

● Check answers with others

Time Management

● How many hours do you sleep in each 24 hour period,

including afternoon naps?

● On the average, how many hours a day do you engage in

grooming activities?

● On the average, how many hours a day do you spend on

meals, including preparation and clean-up time?

● How much time do you spend commuting to and from college?

Include the amount of time it takes to park and walk from

your car or the bus stop to class.

● How many hours a day do you spend doing errands?

Time Management

● On the average, how many hours do you spend each week

doing activities?

● On the average, how many hours a week do you work at a

job?

● How many hours do you spend in class each week?

On the average, how many hours per week do you spend with

friends, going out, watching TV, going to parties, etc?

Add the number of hours you are spending each week

engaged in daily living activities and school activities.

There are 168 hours in a week. Subtract to find out how

many hours remain for studying, since this is not one of

the activities included above.

Routine

Make a timetable

Turn off phone

Study ahead

Examsbeforehand

Be rested

Be organised

Eat breakfast

Get your things together

the week before

Bring water

Leave plenty of time for

travelling there

ExamsWhat will you need to

know?

● What kind of exam?

● How many?

● Types of questions?

● How many questions

to answer?

● Compulsory

questions?

● Allocation of marks?

● Equipment?

● Don’t start studying

new topics at the

ExamsIn the exam

● Choose questions

quickly and carefully

● Make sure you

understand what is

being asked

● Look for key words

● Brainstorm

● Plan your answer

● Read your answers

● Hand up everything

ExamsCommon Pitfalls

● Not answering

sufficient questions

● Not reading

instructions

correctly

● Not answering the

questions asked

● Incorrectly

identifying key

terms

http://www.accountingtechniciansirelan

d.ie/Files/Documents_and_Forms/Stud

y_Guide_2015.pdf

Mind

yourself!

What has worked

for you in the

past?

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com