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STUDY TECHNIQUES

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STUDENTS

Gan, Chennaihttp://ganesand.tripod.comhttp://twitter.com/ganchennaiCreated : 05/July/2011Revision : 00

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PRELUDE

Studying is a Mental Process. It requires

Interest + Initiative + Involvement

Interest alone will make it a Great Success. All Doors to

Golden gates of Success is possible with a SingleFormula

SUCEESS = INTEREST

For those students who have Interest, this presentation

will help Fine Tune the Studying Process.

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Rule #1ORGANIZING

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A Perfect Study Desk

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Do You have a

Definite Study Place ?This Decides First 20% Success

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Place of Study Place of Study is the Most Vital aspect. The Place must be

comfortable and Bright All study Equipments should be within Hand Reach like Stapler,Punching M/C, Books, Note Books, Pen, Pencil, Scale, etc. No Radio, TV, Internet, Cell Phone, Ipod, Computer, Laptop etc in

place of study, unless extremely essential. Door should be preferably closed. No one else allowed Switch off Cell Phones . No Distractions permitted No News Papers, Magazines, Story Books in Study Place Your Study Place is your Temple. Respect it. Never Study in Your Bed.This is the Starting point of Lethargy. The more you study in Bed, themore you will become Lethargic. It will start with Sitting in Bed, then toLying and Finally end up in Sleeping.

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With ProperSTUDY PLACE

You have Achieved

20%Success

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Rule #2PLANNING

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Do You have a

Definite Study Time ?This Decides Next 20% Success

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Time of Study

(Golden Hours) Concentration comes very easily by getting down to reading at thesame time, in the same spot every day. SAME TIME . SAME PLACE.EVERY DAY. Fix the Study Schedule called Golden Hours of Study::

My Golden Hours:: 8pm-11pm (3 Hrs) or Morning :: 4am- 7am ( 3 Hrs).Rigorously Follow it. Never compromise the Golden Hours. Whether you study or notsit at the same place, same time and do something on studies.

First Bring it a Practice to Sit. Make it a Habit to Sit without fail during the Golden Hours. This isthe most crucial aspect in the study Process. If you dont sit duringGolden Hours, even God can not help you.

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With ProperSTUDY TIME

You have Achieved

40%Success

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Do You have a

Definite Study Schedule ?This Decides Next 20% Success

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What to Study

(Study Schedule)

Now you are well organized. Place is Ready. Time is Ready. Onlything is to study. Now, You have achieved 40% success. Plan the Study Schedule. Write it and clip it on a Pad and place it inyour vicinity. File these papers properly

Eg: 7.00pm 8.00 pm - Maths8.00 pm 8.10pm Rest8.10pm 9.00pm Physics9.00pm 9.10 pm Rest9.10pm 10.10 pm Chemistry .. Etc.

Never worry about success of the Plans. Your plans may not workproperly. Only over a period of months you will understand to planproperly.15


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State Rankers Study Schedule


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With ProperSTUDY SCHEDULE

You have Achieved

60%Success

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Rule #3STUDYING

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Studying is Essential

Irrespective of Talent

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Pre - Reading Reading Taking Hints Understanding Recalling

Study comprises of

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Pre Reading

Pre- Reading is a Scanning Process for few 1-5 Minutes All Difficult subjects require Pre-Reading thro Glancing In Pre-Reading you will scan through the Title, Headings, Bold Linesand Read paragraphs in a Fast Action and Try to understand aglimpse of the entire Study Topic. In Pre Reading you may understand roughly 10% only Pre-Reading allows you to understand the Theme, Central Idea,Difficulty Level of the subject topic. Even if you understand 0% only, Dont Worry Just try to Grasp the Headings . It is like going thro a Map. Take aBirds Eye View of the Topic. Make a Survey. Pre-Reading is a confidence building Process. 22


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Reading

Reading also follows the same Pre-Reading Technique Looks for the Sign-Posts : Title, Heading, Illustrations, Pictures,Photographs, Graphs, Formulas etc Now try to understand the Paragraph and link it to few Key Words orPhrases. Now try to Frame a Question on your Own of the Paragraph and try tolink the Key words and understand. Use What, Where, Why, When, Who, How etc for framing thequestions Now you would have understood nearly 25% of the subject with first

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Hints Note book Taking hints is crucial to Understanding the Subject Use Colour Pencil, Pens, Sketch Pens, Highlighter etc for Hints taking.

Allocate a Separate File/Note Book for the Hints taking Purpose. Donot use Scribbling Pad and loose it later.

Now try to Re-Read the entire Paragraph. Take some Valuable Hints.This can be in the form of Key Words, Phrases without occupyingmuch space. If there is a Sketch and it requires importance in Exam Point of You,try to draw the Sketches in Rough Sheet. Use Colours. Underline or Write in RED.GREEN.VIOLET etc totake Hints.

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Reading cum Taking Hints

Read the Book and try to link it with the Hints/Key Words Dont move Fingers over lines. This will slow down reading If reading thro Lips is Psychologically beneficial do it. But it is not amust Dont Move your Head. Move your Eyes only Underline the Key Words in the Text Book which you want to remember

Try to Imagine like Possible Question & Answers from the passagesbeing read. Take Hints of the same Your Hints Note Book marked in Various Colors is the reference forfuture studies

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Understanding & Recalling

Now close the Book and try to recall the passage from the Hintstaken. You might have forgotten some points. Some points may be out of

order. After few readings write the same in the Notebook. Check it with the

Text Book and make correction using Red Ink. Slowly, you are learning to come out of the dependence of the TextBook. Every correction you made in the Note Book will go into yourmind and will be easily remembered. Consider the Hints Note Book as Instant Reference for you in thefuture.

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Understanding & Recalling

Write the Hints in terms of Points. It should be Neat and Precise.

Leave space between points. Dont scribble too much and getconfused. The 50 Words in the Hint Notebook = 5000 Words in the Book

Slowly, you are learning to come out of the dependence of the TextBook. Every correction you made in the Hint Note Book will go intoyour mind and will be easily remembered.

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Mind Maps

A Mind map showing the "Impacts of Global warming"

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Mind mapping is nothing but your natural flow of thoughts on paper. It isthe mental projection of what is in your mind. This is a very efficient toolin studying. This is the best way of Organizing the Subject Matter andpresenting it in a Condensed Form.

Mind Maps

Mind mapping involves the use of images, symbols and keywords torepresent ideas and concepts in a visual form where the central themeor topic is located at the centre of the mind map and subtopics arearranged around a central image or keyword.

The reason they are so effective is because they utilize both images andwords and therefore both hemispheres of the brain. The mind like thebody functions better when both sides are used. Instead of wasting time in reading tonnes of paragraphs, we put theentire details through images and words to make easy reference formemory. We think on something for a lot of time and one thing leads tosome other and that in turn leads to something else and grows in to aTree like structure.

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With Proper

Reading TechniquesYou have Achieved

80%Success

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Reviewing Review what you have learnt when you are Free, Next day evening,

while you go for Walk, in the Hall etc. Discuss the Points with like minded boys Explain the points to poor graded students so that you may remember

the points well in turn. Try to see your progress over a period of time and feel satisfied.

This inner satisfaction will boost your confidence and make learningmuch more easy You can develop your own techniques to study and recall over aperiod of time.

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TipsTest Papers Follow up

Do not throw away the Test Sheets. File them. Review the Mistakes done in the Test Sheets Review the Test Papers Properly. You are most likely to commit thesame mistakes again and again. Attach a white paper to your Test Sheets and rework the mistakesportions Test Sheets are Life Lines. Review them often.

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TipsFormula Pad

Chapter wise write all Formulas in a Small Pad Carry the Pad often and read. Few people carry them even to Toiletand Read the Formulas Devise new techniques to remember formulas

For Example : Force = Mass x AccelerationF = MA

Remember this as FATHER = MOTHER

Develop New Techniques to remember formulas

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TipsMaths Subject

Chapter wise write all Formulas in a Small Pad. Carry the Pad oftenand read. Few people carry them even to Toilet and Read theFormulas. Maths is a Step-by-step process. Going step by step can solve anyproblem. Neatness is very vital in Maths. Many careless mistakes arise only due

to less Neatness. So write steps very Neatly. Write the given data of the problem check each line then the problem asa whole. Do it slowly but steadily. Never be Hurried in Maths. This will be Most Disastrous. Carelessmistakes account for 50% of Errors in Maths. MATHS means PRACTICE. PRACTICE. PRACTICE.

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TipsReading before Lectures

This will enable you to have First Hand Information in the Class Roomwhen the Teacher takes the class

If you are a smart student you will study the lessons prior toattending lectures.

Your Class room session itself will become a Review Session for youas you are well prepared prior to the class. Ask Questions in the Class Hours, then and there when doubts arise.This is the First Sign of an Intelligent Student. If the Teacher does not permit asking question during lecture hours, getthem clarified during the end of the session.

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5 Devils that Spoil Studies

Television

Computers InternetFacebook, Twitter,

Orkut , Games etc

Mobile Phones

Cinema

Ipod, MP4, MP3 and Music PlayersThe above do more Harm to Studies . Hence the name Devils. Thesemake students lose interest over studies pushing them to the brink ofDisaster.

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Dos and Donts

Choose your Friends very carefully. They make or break your studies. Never Lie Down in Bed and Study. Never Listen to Television and Study or Do Maths Never Listen to Songs and Study or Do Maths Switch off Mobile Phones while Studying Group Study many times may do harm than Good Play Mozart or Subliminal Music while Studying. Last but not the Least :: Respect Elders. They may not have subjectknowledge. But they know where and how Life will Lead one to. No one can stop your Success if you are fully determined

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Procrastination

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Never Procrastinate Means Always

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How to overcome Procrastination Resist the Urge and Temptations: Say NO

Never take up a New Task unless you complete your PriorSchedules. Learn to say No to all temptations.

List Top 10 Study Priorities and Sincerely Finish themDraw up a list of 10 actions on your to do list .Identify the top 2 items on that list.Pursue those two items until you haveCompleted them and moved onto the remainder of your listThis will enable you to overcome Procrastination 40


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Teach others if you want to understand

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With Proper

Reviewing TechniquesYou have Achieved

100%Success

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The Greatest Hidden Truth

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"You cannot teach someone.

They can only learn"

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