Hi guys! Prelims and end of year exams are just around the corner and as promised I'll do a study tips for better results, so here it is! And if you guys followed this steps closely.. I can ensure you an A1! (Remember, study smart and not study hard)
First tip - PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS
YES this will save you so so so so much time than to sleep in class and later on study at home because let's see, we spend 11 hours in school (okay at least my level does) and that's almost half of the day and if you're gonna just waste it by not being attentive you're just wasting your time and what for coming to school when I would rather you skip and have more sleep (sleep is very good for you and your brain okk sleep more if possible! (If you lack of sleep due to school maybe you can sleep more after this post ;)) okay so continuing, yes my best advise and first step for you is to pay attention in class, don't sleep, don't daydream and do other stuff.
Second tip - study only THE IMPORTANT THINGS
Okay so baiscally you need to ask your teacher for this - not everything in ur notes/textbook are important/ in your syllables. Teachers may put some irrelevant content in your notes just for your information, it is not tested. (Like, seriously I know they did this for our own good etc but we already have 6/7 other subjects to worry about we need empty brain space okk. And also we do not have to how this formula is make so don't teach us!) When you have a textbook just highlight the main points of the topic and when you're studying, just read the highlighted part - this will save you shit load of time. (This also works when you're making notes, okay this is for third tip)
Third tip - keep your notes tidy and SHORT
Okay so what are notes for? To tell you the important and main key ideas of the topic right? For example under geog we have "places of scenic beauty" so the key ideas are "natural beauty, volcanos, honeypot tourism, crowded during peak season - eg cherry blossom in Fuji, Japan" so during the exams you will just need to form all these key point into sentences when they ask questions like "Name one factor that affects the trip of a tourist" also, remember to put in ONE exmaple for each FACTOR as examples are needed for humanity subjects.
IMPORTANT - Fourth tip - TALK TO YOURSELF/ A FRIEND TO TEST YOURSELF ON YOUR CONTEXTUAL KNOWLEDGE
For exmaple after you study a factor, cover the text and test yourself what are the main idea of the topic. And if you're able to name all - WELL DONE YOU'VE MASTERED THE FACTOR WOOTZ!!!
Fifth tip - For language, JUST READ BOOKS/NEWSPAPER IT HELP A LOT!! AND MAKE A VOCABULARY BOOK.
Okay maths and sciences is easy as you can just learn on the spot and master it. However for subjects like English it is not a over night thing. You have to consistently practice and build up over a period of time to be good at it. This is why after 30 years people are still bad at a language - because they did not practice anything.
Sixth step - EFFORT IS EVERYTHING MAN EFFORT!!! As the quote says "We are what we consistently do."
Yes if you everyday write an essay and improve on it everytime your teacher gives you the advise and correct your errors - you'll be a great essay writer in no time! This is just an exmaple. If you want to score As you gotta practice and put in effort. Once you put in effort everything will come easy.
Seventh step - Find your dream course
If you do know what you course you want look back at what subjects you enjoy or what are your interests. Do you like maths and science? Biomedical is a great choice for you, scientist and so on. Do you like English/writing? You can be an editor. Do you like sitting down? Accountant is great for you. Do you like sports? You can apply the sports school or study sports related courses! So just look back at what you like and decide from there! If you still do not know yet, study really really really hard and get below 10 for O levels because you can baiscally go anywhere and you won't have to worry! Alternatively, you can go JC! :)
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