Contents |
Introduction | 4 |
The learning process and its psychology | 5 |
Learning is like walking up a staircase | 5 |
Just reading is not the best way to try to remember | 6 |
Did you know: We select what we learn? | 7 |
It takes 3 steps to get something into your brain | 8 |
We learn through our senses | 9 |
Use the ways you learn when you study! | 10 |
To help you remember – develop questions | 11 |
Ask yourself: How would I say it? | 12 |
Preparing yourself to learn | 13 |
Prepare yourself for class | 13 |
Before you can – you need to believe you can | 14 |
Choose some goals for your pathway to success | 15 |
We learn best when we CHILLAX | 16 |
Taking notes | 17 |
Developing good study habits | 18 |
We only remember what we want to | 18 |
To learn – you need to focus | 19 |
Revise to remember to recall with regular revision | 20 |
Pull out the important stuff | 21 |
Join up the dots | 22 |
Get information from textbooks easily | 23 |
Teach yourself topics | 24 |
Novel ways for regular study | 25 |
Aim for top of the mind | 25 |
Cut down the learning by cutting down your notes | 26 |
Take the 3 S's approach to cutting down your notes | 27 |
Studying for Tests & Exams: Rebuilding your notes | 28 |
Make time to study with your own weekly study diary | 29 |
Advertise your study | 30 |
Study when not studying | 31 |
Fun ways to help you remember | 32 |
Use cue cards | 33 |
Let your imagination take over your learning | 34 |
Make games & puzzles for learning | 35 |
Get together with others to study | 36 |
Record your learning notes | 37 |
When the only way is just to remember it | 38 |
Research | 39 |
Research in different ways to find the information you need | 39 |
Assignments and essays | 40 |
Interpreting questions | 40 |
Building your assignment to completion | 42 |
Writing essays | 43 |
Tips to help you write good essays | 44 |
Plan the essay | 45 |
Some more tips on writing essays | 46 |
Assignment & essay-writing checklist | 47 |
Something else to know about writing – take care not to plagiarise | 48 |
Handling a case study | 49 |
Exam time | 50 |
Rev up your brain before & during study periods | 50 |
Feed & fuel your brain with the right foods & drinks | 51 |
Studying for exams | 52 |
Draw up a study timeline | 53 |
Break up your study times | 54 |
Practise, practise, practise | 55 |
The 12 exam prep tips | 56 |
In the exam room – getting in the mood | 57 |
Starting the exam | 58 |
During the exam | 59 |
How do you get excellence? | 60 |