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Study Skills & Time Management

Study Skills & Time Management

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Study Skills & Time

Management
Why are study skills so
important?
• Developing good study & planning habits
will put you in charge of your own
learning.
• Good planning gives you more free time
in the end and reduces stress.
• Time management and organizational
skills are essential for success in life.
• Study skills and time management help
you to set goals and achieve them.
Agenda book- Use it!
Effectively Using Your Planner
• Note holidays/vacations, early release
days, and other major commitments
(weekend trips, appointments, etc).
• Write down your assignments every day
for each class.
• If you have a test or project coming up,
write it down on the due date, but also
write down when you will study for it (like
you would for a homework assignment).
Write it down!
• You should also use
the monthly
calendar section in
your planner (or use
a different monthly
calendar) to show
due dates of major
assignments, dates
of tests, and other
important events.
This helps you see
the larger picture.
Study Tips: Place, Time,
& Daily Practice
Place
• It is important that you
have a place to study that
is:
▫ Well lit
▫ Quiet
▫ Has any supplies you may
need
• For some students, their
bedroom is a good place.
Others work better at a
dining room or kitchen
table.
• Some students study better
outside of the home, for
example, the library.
Time
• Time: Set aside a time each day to study
• Some students like to do their homework
right after school; others need some
downtime and work better later in the
day.
• Decide which works best for you within
your schedule and try to keep to that time
as consistently as possible.
Daily Practice
• Daily practice: studies have shown that
students who review class notes on a daily
basis retain up to 60% more of the
material.
• Take a few minutes to do this each day for
each of your classes.
Limit distractions
• When studying, be sure
to limit distractions.
▫ Shut off the TV
▫ Turn down or turn off
music
▫ Silence your cell phone
or leave it in a different
room
▫ Shut down video games
▫ Avoid internet time
wasters- YouTube,
Facebook, etc.
Engage in Active Studying
• Active studying means reviewing the material
using more than one method, strategy or
neural pathway.
▫ This helps you retain info better!
▫ Examples:
 Making flash cards to remember key definitions &
concepts
 Using a highlighter to emphasize key points in
your notes
 Have someone quiz you on the material
 Quiz yourself by covering up your notes.
 Make a study sheet or outline
 If you like to visualize what you are reading, make
a graphic organizer or diagram to help you.
Test Preparation: A word about review
sessions
• Make good use of any review
sessions that your teacher
offers before a test.
• Before you go to a review
session, study your notes
and be prepared to ask
specific questions.
• Review sessions are just
that- FOR REVIEW. They are
NOT re-teaching sessions.
Test Taking Tips
• Get plenty of sleep the night
before.
• Eat a good breakfast (and lunch)
the day of a test.
• Look over the entire test before
starting. You may decide to start
on the essays first.
• Review the points assigned to
different sections and when
possible, start with the section
that counts for the largest
percentage of the test.
• Answer the questions you know
first. This reduces anxiety and
gives you the confidence to
continue.
• For any questions you don’t know the
answer to:
▫ Multiple Choice: Try to eliminate at least 1
choice & then guess if you have to.
▫ Short Answer: WRITE SOMETHING
DOWN. Chances are, you do know
SOMETHING and even 1 point on a 5 point
question is better than zero.
Owning Your Learning
• Teachers are always willing to help you if
you demonstrate the effort to learn.
▫ Hand in assignments when they are due.
▫ Go for help before or after school.
▫ Don’t be afraid to ask a question if you
don’t understand something the first time.
▫ Teachers assume you understand if you
don’t let them know otherwise.
• Your learning is your job, not your
parents’.
I’m not doing well… Now what?
• Your teacher is always the best place to start.
▫ If you don’t understand something in class, ask
a question. Chances are good that someone
else has the same exact question.
▫ If you are uncomfortable asking in class, write it
down and go after class or after school.
• Read the textbook… it has pictures and
diagrams that your notes may not have!
• Watch videos online- Khan Academy, Bozeman
Science, Sophia.org are all great places to go
for short tutorials on the class material.
Bottom Line: Don’t freak out… Help is
available!

• Most students fail a


test at some point in
their high school
career- IT’S OKAY.
• If you are feeling
totally
overwhelmed, go
see a counselor.
They are great at
helping figure
things out.
Keep at it!
• Making the transition
from middle to high
school is tough.
• But by making these
changes to your study
habits, it can help make
it an easier transition.
• Whatever you do, don’t
give up! It will get
easier and will help
make the transition from
high school to college or
career a lot easier.

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