Successful learning doesn’t just happen. For some students learning is easier than others. Whether you are a student who finds learning easy or one who finds it difficult the following keys will reduce study time as you become more focused and proficient.

1. Keys to Successful Learning
By Marguerite Clancy
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2. Have a positive mindset.
 Believe that you can learn and master
each new concept. Change the mindset
by saying, “I can do it” or writing positive
affirmations such as “I’m getting better at
Maths” etc. Success comes not just from
having a great brain but more
importantly from having a positive
attitude. The most successful people are
those with positive mindsets
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3. Have a motivational system.
 This could be a colourful poster hung
above your desk with pictures of what
you can have by achieving goals
successfully. It could be picture of more
friends if that is what you would like to
aim for.
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4. Have Specific Goals
 Have daily, weekly, monthly achievable
goals. These do not have to be
academic goals, but can include social,
friendship as well as health and fitness.
 Success in each area of life leads to a
balanced life.
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5. Revise, Revise
 Revise work frequently, this could
be by constructing mind maps to
summarise what has been learnt. At
examination or test time these mind
maps are great as they summarise
the topic in a nutshell.
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6. Use Preferred Learning Style
 Students learn more efficiently when they use
preferred learning style. Visual learners need
colourful images, charts and diagrams to
enhance learning. An auditory learner needs
to listen to tapes, to read work aloud or have
work read to them. A kinaesthetic or physical
learner needs to be actively involved in
learning by moving or dramatising.
Kinaesthetic learners also need to write what
they are learning over and over.
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7. View Mistakes as learning
experiences
 If you make a mistake, forget or don’t
keep to your timetable don’t beat
yourself up move on, view it as a
learning experience. Success is just
around the corner and even small
successful steps are invaluable.
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8. Have a timetable
 Have a timetable for homework or any
type of revision or learning. This helps
you to keep focused. You will also be
more successful if you have frequent
breaks for example every 50 minutes
take a 10-minute break. Research has
shown that people working this way are
more successful than those who work for
longer periods without a break.
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9. Use Humour
 Whenever possible use humour in
learning as humour uses the
emotional middle brain. We find it
easier to remember events with an
emotional connection.
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10. Persevere
 Persevere. Never give up, never give up.
Keep on keeping on remember that
many people who achieved outstanding
success did so after a great number of
failures. They just kept trying until they
succeeded.
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11. In Summary
 Successful learning doesn’t just happen.
For some students learning is easier
than others. Whether you are a student
who finds learning easy or one who finds
it difficult the following the above keys
will reduce study time as you become
more focused and proficient. Having a
system can make all learners more
efficient.
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12. Contact us
Marguerite Clancy
http://cararevitalisationcentre.com
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