Creating
Your Study System
A study system
is basically a way to organize your study. You can create a system to be better
in studies. There are certain tips to make or devise an effective study system.
1.
Analyse learning style
Every student
has his own learning style. You can check whether you can work for longer time period
or not. You can also analyse which time suits you or more productive . Do you need
break and your preference of learning. Then specific learning style like visual,
auditory, kinaesthetic and reading.
2.
Plan study time for each subject
Different
subjects demand different time to cover. At the start of the session course contents
are shared with students. According to them, a student can plan time period for
each subject.
3.
Develop a schedule
You have to
develop a schedule. You should make weekly and daily schedule. You should check
time period available for study.
4.
Make Study as part of routine
As you have
the routine to eat, to use phone and to talk with friends. You have to develop the
routine of studying. It should be so rigid that you can’t skip it.
5.
Planning of breaks
You should
take regular breaks while studying. Dating that break, you can hydrate yourself,
chew some snacks, go for walk, can do swimming or attend yoga class. You have to
take small rest.
6.
Apply Pomodoro technique
You can apply
the Pomodoro technique. This is basically to study for 25 minutes, take 5 minutes break then repeat 3 times
and take longer break after four times.
7.
Form a study group
A study group
or friend will assist person to stick to schedule. If you forget to study at specific
time these can help you to remember it. You can also set common goals.
8.
Evaluate study plan and adjust it
You can evaluate
the study plan and then can adjust it according to needs. If you are less motivated,
not getting results, don’t have time then you can change it accordingly.
SQ3R: The Basic System
This is the basic system of study acknowledged
universally. Here s stands for survey, q for questions and 3 R for read, recite
and review. It is 5 step technique that can use for effective learning. It also
helps in written information. It also helps in clear sketching of documents. A person
can use this technique in the following way.
Step 1: Survey
First of all you have to go through the
text to establish a purpose. In survey you have to read the title, subtitles, illustrations,
graphs, charts etc. You should also used questions at the end of chapter. You may
read the chapter summary at last.
Step 2: Questions
Before starting the detailed reading,
you should turn up the headings into questions. Note down the questions which come
up in your mind before reading. You can also jot down the ones which come up daring
survey. The questions can be about the certain thing to find out from text. It may
be about the outcome of reading.
Step 3 : Read
Now in step 3 you have to read the text for understanding and finding answers. Read the whole documents section by section and note down points which didn’t understand for further research. Be sure to make questions before reading and getting answers after it. It can be what is SQ3R?. Then getting answer of it while reading.
Step 4: Recite
In this step, you have to recite all
the things or concepts in your mind several times. Identify important points and
relate other information with them. Then, again check out the questions section and answer them.
Step 5: Review
Now it’s time for reviewing the information.
Start by rereading the text or notes. It’s important to sure that you read all information.
You can discussion with another person. Keep
reviewing it with regular intervals to keep it fresh in mind. It can be after week,
months or several months. It will be helpful in keeping it in long-term memory.
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