Complete methods to the students for preparing their exams and the steps to effective study.

1. Study Skills
Prepared by:
Muhammad Rohullah Abidi

2. Why Study Skills?
• This will help all of you overcome study
issues and identify common study
problems.
• you need better study patterns.

3. Learning is an active process.
• If you don’t participate in learning,
you will not be successful.
• Each step in the learning process
takes effort on your part.

4. Do you, as a student:
1. Have goals you want to achieve?
2. Know how to study?
3. Understand your learning style?
4. Understand time management?
5. Use a calendar or planner?
6. Plan to attend all classes?

5. Goal Setting(SMART)
• What do YOU want? A goal is something you want to
achieve. It can be either short-term or long-term.
• Short-term goal - something you want to achieve soon.
1. Set short-term goals for yourself
• Today
• This week
• This month
• Long-term goals – something you want to achieve in the
distant future.
1. Set long-term goals for yourself
• New Job?
• New Car?
• New House?
• College?

6. Effective Study Habits
Study Time:
1. Find a place to study that is best for you.
2. Have everything you need to study, nearby
while you study.

7. Effective Study Habits
1. Reward yourself for hard work. Set a goal for the work
time. When you achieve it, reward yourself with something
you like. Some examples are: food, TV time, video games,
phone time, etc.
2. Create a checklist of all the tasks you need to do before
you begin to study. Prioritize these tasks starting with the
most important tasks to be done. Check each item off as
you complete it. This gives you a sense of accomplishment.
3. Keep a “worry pad” while you study. Write down
anything that distracts you. These are the things that pop
into your head while you study. Each time a worry
interrupts your studying, write it on the pad to be completed
later.

8. Procrastination!
• Why do students procrastinate?
1. Perfectionism
2. Fear of Failure
3. Confusion
4. Poor Motivation
5. Task Difficulty
6. Difficulty Concentrating
7. Task Unpleasantness
8. Lack of priorities

9. VISUAL
Learner
• Prefer visual sense.
• Must see to understand.
• Learns best by reading and watching.

10. AUDITORY
Learner
• Prefers auditory sense.
• Must hear to understand.
• Learns best by listening to an
explanation.

11. TACTILE Learner
• Prefers tactile sense.
• Must touch or feel to understand.
• Learns best by engaging in hands-on activity.

12. Study Tips!
 Take notes in class
 Manage your time
 Study for tests

13. Find A Good Place
To Study!
This means a desk with nothing on it
except what you need for the task you’re
on: STUDYING!
Have a regular time and place for
studying.

14. Make sure you have the
following:
• Your assignment notebook or calendar
• Solid flat surface for writing
• Good lighting
• Chair
• Books
• Supplies

15. Make sure you have the
following!
Clock
Eliminate all distractions
Computer (optional)
Wear your glasses (if you are suppose to)
Good Health
Something to drink (if needed)

16. LISTENING
• Form a good habit – good listening in
class!
• Concentrate on what is going on in
class –do not daydream!
• You can not listen if you are talking!

17. .
QUESTIONING???

18. .
BREAK

19. CORE SKILLS
• Time management
• Critical thinking
• E-learning
• Reading
• Note taking
• Referencing
• Employability

20. CORE SKILLS
• Time
management
• Critical thinking
• E-learning
• Reading
• Note taking
• Referencing
• Employability
• Test Taking
• Memory
• Group Work
• Presentations
• Writing
• Research
Projects
• Dealing with
stress

21. What are your learning
preferences?
1. I learn best by reading on my own.
2. I get the best results from listening to lectures.
3. I enjoy courses where there is some physical activity.
4. I can learn how to do something by watching a
demonstration of how it’s done.
5. Class discussions are helpful to me.
6. I like to type and to use the computer.
7. Illustrations, charts, and diagrams improve my
understanding.
8. I’d rather listen to the teacher’s explanation than to
do the assigned reading.

22. The End
Thank You