LIFE ORIENTATION
TOPIC : STUDY SKILLS
TERM 2 : WEEK 1 – 4
GRADE : 11
Compiled by : Thekiso J.S.
District : D15/ Tshwane West
Mind –Mapping of the Sub -topics
Study skills- how
learning takes place
Study StylesApproaches
Examination Writing
skills
Annual Study Plan
Applying own
STUDY SKILLS
Process of
Assessment
Time Management
Skills
Study StrategiesApproach
Study
Health
Fitness
Goal- setting Skills
CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE
TERMS
DEFINITION
Study Skills
Are methods one uses to remember or memorise
what has been studied. Ability to study and learn
that comes from training, experience and practice.
Study Styles
A particular way of doing something
Study Strategies
Are plans to study more effectively in order to
achieve one’s study goals
STUDY SMARTER NOT HARDER!
CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE
TERMS
DEFINITION
Study Methods
The process of subject which helps you to remember work .A
systematic way of making work more effective and efficient.
Effective Learning
The success in producing a desired or intended result in
learning
Nerve Cells/Neurons
Are specialised cells transmitting the nerve impulses
Right- site brain domain
The dominant and strong right site of the brain
Left-site brain domain
The dominant and strong left site of the brain
STUDY SKILLS
TERM 2- WEEK 1
CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE
TERMS
DEFINITION
SQ3R Methods
A five- step method of reading and comprehension
Survey
Read quickly through the whole chapter
Recite
Say aloud all the main point
Review
Test yourself
Theory
A system of ideas intended to explain something
Multiple Intelligence Theory
A theory describing the different ways learners learn to acquire
information
STUDY SKILLS : TERM 2- WEEK 1
LEFT- SITE BRAIN
1. Focuses on
language, maths,
thinking, analysis,
numbers and
words
2. Uses mind- maps,
organised, use
study plan,
manage time,
finish what you
start and focuses
on topics
3. Prefers listening,
grammer and selfstudy.
 Examine how learning takes place.
 The brain is designed to learn
 Nerve cells/Neurons are connected to send messages
 Learning shapes the brain
 The brain continue to think, learn, remember and explore
 The more you learn the better you will be at learning
STUDY SKILLS
 To create a studying pathway you need to : learn, solve
problems, recall, read, think, calculate, write and reflect
on daily basis
 By practising, repeating , revising and linking what you
are learning you become better.
RIGHT-SITE BRAIN
1. Focuses on visual,
feelings, movement,
music and problemsolving.
2. Work on the
strengthens
3. Keep organised
notes
4. Get bored to
listening and prefers
literature
Left Brain vs Right Brain
BRAIN LATERALIZATION
How are you using your brain?
STUDY SKILLS
Reflect on the effectiveness of learning
TERM 2- WEEK 1
 Learning will improve
With referral to the marks obtained
per term per subject
Utilise the Study timetable
 Study in a quiet place
Use visuals
Use summaries
Getting enough sleep
Practice Note taking
STUDY SKILLS
Reflect on the effectiveness of learning
TERM 2- WEEK 1
Timeous Studying for tests
Timeous studying for examinations
Ensure Time management
 Complete the work immediately upon receival
Practice the examination techniques
 Use the best learning styles
Organise your work
 Revise your work
 Use your voice to remember
STUDY SKILLS
How learning can be more effective
TERM 2- WEEK 1
 Divide or organise your work
 Number all the points
 Start studying very early
Study well before the examination
Use previous question papers as a guide
Learn something new on daily basis
 Always make your work visual
Draw pictures and cartons.
STUDY SKILLS
TERM 2- WEEK 1
SOME OF THE POOR STUDY HABITS
Points not organised and numbered
 Start studying a night before the
examination
Using Rote Learning on previous question
papers
Notes without visuals like pictures or
mind-maps
Studying the easiest content first
Studying the content that you do not
understand
Studying around loud noise
Studying while you are tired
POOR STUDY HABITS
GOOD AND BAD STUDY HABITS
STUDY STYLES
TERM 2- WEEK 1
4. Seven Learning styles:
Visual, musical, aural , verbal
, interpersonal, intrapersonal,
mathematical, kinaesthetic,
physical and spiritual.
1. Brain is unique and prefers to
learn in a particular way.
2.Base you learning styles on
your strengths.
3. Use Multiple Intelligence
Theory
STUDY STYLES
5.If you know your stronger
Intelligence trait, you will find
out which learning style
works best for you.
6.For an example- if you
strength is spiritual you will
then learn better in Religion
and Belief perspectives.
Learning Styles
7 Study Styles
MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES
STUDY STRATEGIES
TERM 2- WEEK 1
A way as to approach a specific
task in the light of the perceived
demands
Use the study methods to
allow you to :Read actively,
Answer questions, practice,
repeat and revise what you
learn
STUDY METHODS
How to study for your
Mathematics Examination ?
SEE THE NEXT SLIDE
Five- Step SQ3R Method
1. Survey2. Question
3. Read
4. Recite
5. Recall
Another strategy – SQ3R
( Survey, question, read, recite, recall )
TERM 2- WEEK 1
Studying for Mathematics Examination
TERM 2- WEEK 1
Daily select the small section
Built on what you learned
Answer all the problems
Work on answering problems
In cases of wrong answers - keep on trying
Rewrite the difficult sections
List the formulas
Studying for Mathematics Examination
TERM 2- WEEK 1
Ask yourself what you need
Relate the problem
Try to solve similar problems
Break the problem into smaller problems
Check each step of your solution
Retrace your steps
STUDYING MATHS
Study METHODS
TERM 2- WEEK 1
Assignments
Write an introduction,
write a body, write a
conclusion, ensure the
continuity of ideas.
Note – taking: to memorise
new information
Selecting important
concepts and content
– Refer to 7 Criteria :
Self-sufficiency,
significance, validity,
interest, utility, learning,
feasibility
STUDY
METHODS
Mind-Mapping:
Diagram to visualise
information.it is
hierarchical. Must have
central idea, branches,
colours and keywords
Essay Construction
Report writing. Short piece of
writing. The offer one idea at
time. Brainstorm you topic.
Outline and write your essay
Make Comparison: The
act of finding differences
and similarities
PQ4R METHOD
SQ4R METHOD
THIEVES STUDY METHOD
STUDY METHODS
Other Study Methods
TERM 2- WEEK 1
SMART Approach:
Task being specific,
measurable, achievable,
realistic and timely
Auditory Approach: Rewatching and listening to
the lesson
Mind-Mapping: Add facts
and ideas on a drawing
The Classic Note – taking:
Preferably the hand-written notes
STUDY METHODS
Verbal Encoding : Repeating
the information until it is
known
Visual Approach: Use
graphs, mind-maps and
flow- charts to visualise
all the links between the
concepts
Buddy System:
Studying with someone
where you share the
information
Make Comparison: Look
at similarities and
differences
USING DIFFERENCES SENSES WHILE STUDYING
STUDY METHODS
SMART APPROACH
AUDITORY APPROACH
VISUAL APPROACH
STUDY METHODS
VERBAL ENCODING
MIND MAPPING
BUDDY SYSTEM
MIXED METHODS
TERM 2 - Week 2
Examination writing skills and process of assessment
conceptual knowledge
CONCEPTS
DEFINITIONS
Examination
Writing skills
The learned skills that help learners to cope better
while writing the examination
Process of
assessment
Evaluation and Analysis of performance in an
assessment tasks
Distraction
Something that makes it difficult to concentrate
TERM 2 - Week 2
Examination writing skills and process of assessment
HOW WELL DO YOU WRITE YOUR
EXAMINATIONS
 Read all the questions quickly
Plan your time
 Check the correct numbering of your question
paper
Check whether all questions have been answered
Check marks for each question
Check whether you must either select or answer
all the questions
Read the instructions carefully
 Write neatly
TERM 2 - Week 2
HOW TO ANSWER DIFFERENT TYPES OF
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
How to answer matchingitem questions- Read the
whole section. Start with
easiest matches. Cross out
matches. Choose the
alternatives that is closest
How to do sentence
completion and short-answer
questions-Read sentence
carefully. Answer only what the
question is asking for.
How to answer multiplechoice question- Use
elimination. Underline the verb.
Turn a question into positive
FOUR
APPROACHES
ON
ANSWERING
QUESTIONS
How to answer case study
questions- Read each
question carefully. Plan your
answer. Support your answer
with evidence.
TERM 2 - Week 2
HOW TO ANSWER DIFFERENT TYPES OF EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
COMMON EXAMINATION ERRORS
UNDERSTAND THE KEY WORDS
 Answers wrongly numbered
 Questions not read carefully
 Give more than one answer for multiple –
choice questions
 Answers are irrelevant to the topic
 Examples or evidences requested are
ignored
 Work is not neat
 Space not left between answers and
hence it is difficult to add answers
 Know the definitions of the following terms:
analyse, define, discuss, explain, interpret,
in your opinion, list, match, outline, prove,
state, summarise, trace, give, calculate
and complete.
TERM 2 - Week 2
PROCESS OF ASSESSMENT
 It clarifies what you know
It clarifies what you still need to learn
To adjust your study plan
To Re-do each examination to practise
 Make a graph of your marks
 To check your timetable
TERM 2 - Week 2
PROCESS OF ASSESSMENT
To find out where you went wrong
Where and how you can improve
 Carefully work through each returned tasks
Keep record of your progress
 Always revise your test and exam questions
TERM 2 - Week 2
Programme of assessment
Grade 11
TERM
ASSESSMENT TASK
RECORDING
REPORTING
WEIGHTING
1
Written Task
80
100
20 %
PET
10
Mid- Year
Examination
100
PET
20 ( 10 x 2 )
Project
80
PET
10
Final Examination
100
100
25 %
TOTAL
400
400
100 %
2
3
4
2.5 %
100
25 %
5%
100
20 %
2.5 %
TERM 2 - Week 2
FORMAL ASSESSMENT
Learners are expected to complete FIVE ( 5 ) Tasks per Grade
FIVE FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS
Written
Task
Mid-Year
Exam
Project
Physical
Education
Final Exam
TERM 2 - WEEK 3
TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND
ANNUAL STUDY PLAN CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE
CONCEPTS
DEFINITIONS
Time Management
The ability to use time
effectively or productively
especially at school or work
Skills
Expertise or the ability to do
something.
Annual
Yearly
Study Plan
Is a summary of the subject
requirement and indicates the
planned subject that should
be studied
TERM 2 - WEEK 3
TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND ANNUAL STUDY PLAN
GUIDELINES TO MANAGE YOUR TIME
 Always be on time for school
Know how you spend your time
Identify your biggest time- wasters
Make a study plan
Avoid procrastinating
Be self-disciplined
Follow a daily study schedule
Avoid distractions
TERM 2 - WEEK 3
ANNUAL STUDY PLAN
Definition : Full plan for the year
Purposes:
 To organise yourself
 To get better marks
 To prepare for success
 Follow the study time-table
 Plan exactly what to study
 Plan ahead
 Complete your tasks before the due dates
 Avoid rote- learning the night before the
examinations
Study Plan
TERM 2 - WEEK 4
GOAL – SETTING SKILLS
CONCEPTUAL KNOWLEDGE
CONCEPTS
DEFINITIONS
Goal – Setting
Involves the development of an action plan designed to motivate and guide a
learner towards a goal.
Goals
Aims or objectives
Study
Detailed investigation and the analysis of the subject
Health
The state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. The state of being
free from illness or injury.
Fitness
The condition of being physically fit and healthy
Benefits
Advantages or profits gained from something.
TERM 2 – WEEK 4
GOAL-SEETING SKILLS: personal development goals
regarding study, health and fitness
Personal development goals regarding study
 Give written solutions to Mathematics problems on daily basis
 Study with the aim
 Decide wah you want to achieve
 Know which pages you will study
 Plan how you will test yourself
 Set a target on daily basis
 Know the types of goals, the steps in planning and the goalsetting skills
TERM 2 - WEEK 4
GOAL-SETTING SKILLS: personal development goals
regarding study, health and fitness
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS REGARDING HEALTH AND FITNESS
Draw the monthly Health and Fitness Plans based on the following table:
Fitness
Fitness and
When and how
Smart goal
Test
Component
Health Activity
often
Evaluate
TERM 2 - WEEK 4
FILL IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE ANNUAL STUDY PLAN –
based on your 7 subjects
Subject
Due dates for
tasks
Test dates
Exam dates
Study dates
and times
Achieved /
Not Achieved/
Further
Actions
needed
(A/N/F)
TERM 2 - WEEK 4
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS REGARDING
HEALTH AND FITNESS
ACTIVITIES
TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN HEALTHY –
ATTEMPT THE FOLLOWING
 Nutrition is important
 Avoid foods with more sugar ,
 Avoid smoking , drugs and alcohol
 Drink water while you study
TERM 2 - WEEK 4
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS
REGARDING HEALTH AND FITNESS
THE BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL
EXERCISES
 It increases the oxygen flow in your
brain
 It helps you to think better,
 Be more alert
 To remember better
 It increases your brain neutrons ability
to
be formed
 To survive
 To resist stress
Know the Five-Stem method for
planning and goal-setting
BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL LITERACY
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
1. Name FIVE study skills that may improve your memory while you are studying.
(5x1)5
2. Explain the importance of time management and goal-setting when designing
3.
an annual teaching plan.
(2x2 )4
Explain TWO study habits that may hamper effective studying.
( 2x4)4
1. Define the concept : Study Skills
TOTAL = 15
(2)
MEMORANDUM
1.
Flash – cards, mind- maps, mnemonics, summaries/ note-taking and tables ( 5 x 1 = 5 )
2.
It reduces anxiety and stress/ enable one to fit in the leisure activities, study time and the completion of
tasks with the stipulated time frame/ it allows one to assign the specific time periods in accordance with the
order of importance of the task/ to effectively maximise the use of time. ( 2 x 2 = 4 )
3.
Studying the easiest content first- more time is spend on it/ studying the content that you do not understandmay struggle to remember and memorise the content/ studying around loud noise- may distract or affect
your ability to concentrate/ studying when you are tired- may affect your ability to concentrate.( 2 x 2 = 4 )
4.
Study Skills - Are methods one uses to remember or memorise what has been studied. Ability to study and
learn that comes from training, experience and practice. ( 2 )
Total = 15