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Study Skills 2006

Study Skills 2006

If a teacher told me to revise, I thought that meant my writing was a broken-down car that needed to go to the repair shop. I felt insulted. I didn't realize the teacher was saying, "Make it shine. It's worth it."

Study Skills 2006

Revision Technique

Aims:

To maximise your learning potential by introducing you to:

• your preferred learning style.

• a variety of different revision techniques.

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Boys will be boys…………..!

Your gender influences the way you learn!

Are generally good at 3D puzzles

Are generally noisy, competitive and aggressiveNeed early success to stay on-taskCan be greater risk takers

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Are more able to multi-task

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and girls will be girls!

They tend to place more emphasis on communication and collaboration

Are more able to work alone or in a small group

Are more able to listen to instructions

Tend to keep emotions….

….and behaviour under control

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No brain?

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Answer these multiple choice questions:

Left brain? Right brain?

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1) If you were doing a jigsaw puzzle would you:

a) Sort all the pieces into categories before you start (corners, edges, sky, etc) ?

b) Begin by sorting edges and corners but fit bits together as you spot them ?

Revision Technique – Left brain? Right brain?

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2) Which box would you more readily pair with Box 1: a or b ?

Box 1 (a) (b)

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3) With a new MP3 player, mobile phone, etc would you be more likely to:

a) Briefly examine the instruction manual and then experiment ?

b) Carefully read and follow the instructions ?


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4) If you were going on holiday, would you prefer to:

a) Plan what you are going to do well in advance ?

b) Book at the last minute and try and get a bargain ?


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a) Fairly often ?

b) Hardly ever ?

5) Do you have hunches about the future or how things will turn out:


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6) When you are writing an essay or a letter, do you:

a) Regularly check your work and read what you have written ?

b) Find checking your work a bit of a chore ?


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7) Is your work area:

a) Organised and you can find things easily ?

b) Untidy so you have to search to find things ?


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8) When you are given a task with a deadline, do you:

a) Usually plan in advance and beat the deadline ?

b) Only really get stuck in as the deadline approaches ?


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9) Which box would you more readily pair with Box 1: a or b ?


Box 1 (a) (b)

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10) When faced with a problem, would you tend to:

a) Get a feel for the situation and the possible solutions ?

b) Gather and analyse the facts so that you understand the situation better ?


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11) When tackling a project are you more likely to:

a) Make a few notes to start with ?

b) Work on the overall structure ?


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12) Do you prefer to:

a) Read the book then decide whether to see the film ?

b) See the film ?


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Give yourself 1 mark each time you answered:

a) to questions 2, 3, 5, 10 & 11

b) to questions 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12

Look at your total score on this scale:

Left 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Right

Left brained Right brainedBalanced

Make a note of whether you are

LEFT BRAINED

RIGHT BRAINED

BALANCED (any slight preference?)


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Structure

Being organised

Clear instructions

to follow

Written information

Checking their work

Reading & writing

Working to deadlines

Working in a linear way – first point, then second point etc.


LEFT BRAINED PEOPLE PREFER:

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RIGHT BRAINED PEOPLE PREFER:

Working from intuition & guesswork

Setting their own deadlines

Looking at the “big picture” -the whole task

Learning from a video, role play or watching a demonstration

Self-selected tasks

Hands-on experience

Open-ended tasks

RIGHT BRAINED PEOPLE MAY APPEAR DISORGANISED

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Most people use both sides of their brain, but the balance may differ between individuals.


Most people have a preference for one hemisphere, however.

You can now use your understanding of your own mind to create a learning profile of yourself...

…..it will help you work out the best way to tackle your studying

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If you’re mostly left brained :

You need:

Structure…

Because:

Clear instructions…...

Written information...

Working in a linear manner...

…..………....you like order and can’t work efficiently in chaos.

…...you like direction.

...you like to re-read information to clarify and check your work.

…...you like to go through tasks step by step.

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If you’re mostly right brained :

You need:

Open-ended tasks…

Because:

The big picture….

Self-selecting tasks..

To work from intuition...

…you make connections to prior learning.

…it allows you to get an overview of the whole process.

…it allows you to choose between group work or working alone.

…it allows you to learn by discovery.

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• you tend to analyse things, working out possible consequences before embarking on a task.

If you’re mostly left brained :

• you don’t like working in a chaotic environment.

• you will have good notes, in order and possibly even colour-coded.

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• you tend to live for the moment and not think too much about consequences.

If you’re mostly right brained :

• you like to be creative and imaginative when tackling tasks.

• you have good ideas about tackling tasks – but aren’t necessarily good at completing that task.• you don’t like deadlines and they may cause you stress.

• you should incorporate videos, graphs, mind-maps, computers and colour into your studying.

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Left brained or Right brained?

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B: MATHEMATICAL / LOGICAL Score

I have a feeling for working with numbers _____

I am good at picking out patterns _____

I enjoy problem solving _____

I like to work through a task in an orderly, logical way _____

Total

C: VISUAL / SPATIAL Score

I am good at map reading _____

I find puzzles which involve rotating shapes easy _____

I can hold an image in my mind _____

I find maps/diagrams help to understand information _____

Total

D: MUSICAL Score

I can remember a tune easily _____

I can play a musical instrument _____

I can recognise different instruments playing together _____

I enjoy listening to or making music _____

Total

E: KINAESTHETIC Score

I like working with my hands _____

I find it difficult to sit still for a long time _____

I enjoy physical activity and am well coordinated _____

I prefer hands-on learning to reading or listening _____

Total

F: INTER-PERSONAL Score

I work well in a team _____

I have a lot of empathy with others _____

I enjoy mixing with others _____

I am good at talking people into doing things _____

Total

G: INTRA-PERSONAL Score

I am self-motivated _____

I am good at controlling my moods _____

I am aware of my own behaviour _____

I am comfortable on my own _____

Total

Revision Technique – Multiple Intelligence Profile

Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly aagree disagree 5 5 4 3 2 1

A: LINGUISTIC Score

I find it easy to express myself in writing _____

I find it easy to follow a lecture or written article _____

I have a large vocabulary _____

I am good at explaining things to others _____

Total

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Revision Technique – Multiple Intelligence Profile

The greater your score the greater your strength in each field

Knowing your strengths can help you adapt the way you do things to make the most of them.

It can also prevent you from relying too much upon skills where you are not so strong.

It is possible to develop strengths in areas of weakness – check out the KGS Study Skills website to find out how!

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Revision Technique – What can I do to help me remember?

Use mnemonics-

Mnemonic: n. A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering.

30 days has September, April, June and November…

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Use mnemonics- Silly Sentences – make up your own!

Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

My Very Efficient Memory Just Stores Up Nine Planets

- great for remembering lists:

- or for remembering spellings - the sillier the better !

Oesophagus

One Enormous Smelly Old Pig Had A Giant Unbelievable Snout !

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May I have a large container of coffee?


Use mnemonics- Silly Sentences – make up your own!

- or even for remembering formulae:

Counting the letters of each word gives you the value of pi to 7 places !

3 . 1 4 1 5 9 2 6

Check out the KGS Study Skills website to find links to websites dedicated to listing mnemonics you can use !

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Use mnemonics- Rhyming Associations !

•1 gun Visualise the first item being fired from a gun •2 shoe Visualise the second thing and shoes •3 tree Visualise the third item growing from a tree •4 door Visualise the 4th item with a door •5 hive Visualise the fifth item with a hive or with bees •6 bricks Visualise the sixth item with bricks •7 heaven Visualise the seventh item with heaven •8 plate Visualise the 8th item on a plate as if it is food •9 line Visualise yourself fishing with the 9th item on your line •10 hen Visualise the 10th item with a chicken.

- the sillier the better !For example to remember the following grocery list of 10 items:

•Milk: Picture a stream of milk being fired from a gun •Eggs: Picture an egg wearing shoes •Butter: Picture sticks of butter growing from a tree •Bread: Picture a door made from bread •Jam : Picture bees flying from a jam jar •Beer: Picture a brick house with cans where the bricks should be •Toilet paper: Imagine A roll of TP with angel wings and a halo •Soap: Picture a bar of soap on a plate- yum •Razor blades: Picture yourself reeling in a razor blade as if it's a fish •Batteries: Picture a mechanical hen that runs on batteries

If this sounds obscure, close your eyes and try to remember the grocery list you just read. You may be surprised.

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Break work down into small sections – they’re easier to handle

It’s no co-incidence that the BBC revision website is called “Bitesize” !

Highlight keywords in your notes so they are easier to spot !Highlight

Colour code your notes to highlight different themes !Colour code

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Use Spider Diagrams


Easy to read

Colour

And for emphasis use….

Size to show importance

SizeSize

Size

Shape

Shape Shape

Shape

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Be Imaginative

Record yourself reading your notes out loud

Play it back whilst relaxing or doing other things

Get together on MSN with 3

or 4 friends

One asks questions on a topic – the others see

who can answer first

Get together with 3 or 4 friends

Each create a PowerPoint on a

different topic

Swap Power Points

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Be Imaginative

Build a REVISION WALL !

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Making a Timetable

If you fail to prepare,

You must prepare to fail!

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