S4 Assembly
Supported Study
Please go!
• There are a number of classes
being offered after school most
days of the week.
• Please try to attend – check the
school website for details and
check with class teachers.
Study Skills &
Techniques
• Why Study?
• Study can increase our knowledge,
understanding, skills and
qualifications.
• It helps us in an increasingly
competitive market place. We can
develop our potential to the best
possible level and achievement can
lead to a great sense of satisfaction.
How do I Study?
• It helps if you learn how to study.
• This may sound like a silly
statement but many people learn in
different ways. You should already
know you preferred style of learning
but if you do not, there will be
exercises for you to complete in
PSD.
Learning Styles
• Do you know how you learn
best?
• When learning new material we
use most of our senses – sight,
sound, touch, taste and smell;
but often we have a primary
mode of receiving and
communicating information.
Learning Modes
• (1)Visual - visual learners learn best
by seeing pictures in their mind’s
eye. They like to make lists, see
charts and diagrams and enjoy
reading.
• (2)Auditory - auditory learners hear
information in their minds. They
learn best by attending lectures,
listening to seminars or CDs. They
like to give verbal instruction and
rehearse ideas by talking to
themselves.
Learning Modes
• (3)Analytical - analytical learners
use logical, hypothetical reasoning
to learn new information. They are
the scientists, researchers and
computer programmers of the world!
• (4)Kinaesthetic - they like to move
about and learn by doing, touching
and feeling. You will often find them
fidgeting with a pencil or pen.
Learning Modes
• If you can identify your mode of
learning then you can maximise your
learning potential.
• Obviously the trick is to develop all
modes of learning so that we are not
held back by a system that uses
mostly one means of teaching. This
will aid more effective long-term
learning.
How to Study……
• It helps if you know how to study – simply
reading a page over and over does not
mean that you are studying effectively or
even learning. When you are studying you
should have:
• Method
Organisation
Planning
Learning Techniques
Practice
• A little organisation to your study routine
will help. It also helps to organise a time
and place and to establish a routine.
How to Study……
• Time
• How much time do you have?
Be realistic: 5 minutes a day
won’t get you anywhere but
neither will hours of studying.
What else do you have to fit in?
(sleep, work, exercise, clubs…)
How to Study……
• Place
• Where can you study? It’s best to
set aside space for study;
somewhere to leave your books and
folders, notes and reminders.
• It might be difficult to get peace and
quiet to study in your home so
maybe going to the library or
attending supported study classes
will help.
How to Study……
• Routine
• As with sport, a little and often is
the key rather than try to do
everything at once.
• Organise a daily/weekly timetable so
that you can look at everything you
have to do and establish the habit of
regular study, so that it becomes
part of your life rather than
something you cram in two nights
before the exams begin. Be
sensible!
Study Timetable
• Task
• Over the weekend, think of
places that you could study
effectively and make yourself a
study timetable.
• Now you can start your study
routine!
Study Timetable
Monday
4pm
4.15pm - 5.15pm
5.15pm - 6pm
6.30pm – 7.15pm
7.30pm – 8.30pm
Home
English
Dinner
Maths
French
Quiet Rooms
• If you cannot get peace to study
at home we can make rooms
available to you after school.
• Please let me know if you
require this.
SQA Website & Past
Papers
• As well as completing set
homework, you should also be
accessing the SQA website and
downloading past papers.
• Your teachers will be happy to
mark any work you do.
• Do as much as you can – not the
bare minimum!!