Student+Study+Tips


 * __ Successful Study Tips for Students __**

Once you have set your goal, do not start obsessing about it. This may lead to procrastination. Instead focus, as mountain climbers do, on getting to camp one. All the little steps will add up.


 * To be the best, you have to be the best prepared and the only way to achieve this is to work hard.
 * Top students study for two to three hours a weeknight and 2-3hours on the weekends
 * Put distractions away (magazines, Facebook, TV, mobile phones) away.
 * Turn off the mobile phone
 * Make a list of deadlines – Go over assessment booklet and highlight due dates
 * Try using earplugs and listen to music only when doing undemanding work
 * Consider studying in the library where there are fewer distractions
 * Find study buddies for sharing notes and discussing ideas
 * Consider a tutor, because they force to work and can change your attitude towards a subject
 * Ask for help from your Learning Advisor/ subject Teacher
 * Ask family members to test you before an exam
 * Plan your week ahead- Use your school diary
 * Remember to take breaks
 * Write notes in class and view them within 24hours and then twice a week later. This method had improved exam results dramatically
 * Use a colour highlighter to highlight headings. Sub headings can act as memory triggers
 * Do lots of practice papers. Research shows that the top students do a lot more practice tests.
 * Read extra material, make notes on relevant information and then refer to them in essays
 * Stay calm during an exam, it will help you focus and retrieve relevant information for your exam
 * Learn from your mistakes