Thursday, September 21, 2006

Was doing this for my care group, but thought that it'd be great to share with everyone!

Process of Studying
1 Pray and Keep in Mind God's Promise! ^^ Don’t forget to depend on God who is our source of strength! Matthew 7:7 - Ask and God will give! Pray before you start mugging, could be as simple as - "God please bless me with wisdom and understanding! Help me to overcome Math!" Pray specifically for God to answer specifically and to see greater answered prayers! It works only when you believe in what you pray for.

2 Studying Methods. Try out as many different methods as possible! Eg: study in groups, study/memorize by writing notes, memorize by repeating everything in your mind or by saying, etc. At the same time, note which method works the best for you! Know yourself well, to achieve maximum effect in the future! [Like in the Sec 2 streaming or O levels. =D]

3 Association! <3 Think of stupid and funny things to link to certain facts or dates. Example, Iron(II) Oxide is green in colour, Iron(III) Oxide is brown. Remember, “tree” [referring to Iron(III) Oxide] is not green! And three and green rhymes. Something that would humour yourself and make an impression, so you remember things better.

4 Know yourself well. Know which time of the day you are most alert and can study the best for maximum results. For me is around 30 minutes after I just wake up, as my mind would be clear and can retain information quickly. What is yours? Know the best study environment, and the group of people to study with.

5 Plan! You fail to plan, you plan to fail! Nope this is not to constrict and stress you with what you need to study. This is so that you have a good gauge of how much time you need to finish studying your syllabus. [Also to know that your studying time is numbered and you should stop slacking! Hah! =P] Avoid cramming everything on one day. Even if your brain can take it, your body cannot, and it's not an enjoyable experience. Be specific and realistic when planning. Specify the topic and duration to cover it on a specific day. Take note of your physical state. Eg: Thursday got tuition, so more tired, so study less, etc.

6 Don’t cut corners. =/ Don't slack and omit certain things to study, unless out of syllabus or no time la. Whatever you study now will come in handy in your future years. Eg: your sec 1 syllabus don't just stay in sec 1, it links to Sec 2 stuff. It’ll make your studying in future years much easier. I loved Geography in Sec 2, and studied it really well. In Sec 3, Geography was so easy to study and understand, cause its just a little more complicated from Sec 2, just need to build up from where I already knew.

During the Exam
1 Pray and Keep in Mind God's Promise. Don't forget to depend on God who is our source of wisdom! [Wisdom is applied knowledge, how you apply what you know. Eg: In Math, in inferential questions.] James 1:5 – You need wisdom, ask with faith and God will give! I asked for wisdom in math, and I almost always know how to do after that when I ask with faith! ^^

2 Calm down, don't panic. If you have to, write down all the complicating formulas/facts before you do your paper. The start of the paper is when all the information is the freshest, so you won't confuse the facts with other things as you do the paper. When you panic, your brain cannot think, since its too busy being panicky. So say a little prayer, breathe in and out deeply and silently 3 times.

3 Recalling. The first thing that you remember of about something is usually the correct one, so just put what you remember about something first. Eg: Is this part of the heart named ABC? Or is it EFG? ABC should be the one since you thought of it first. Unless you know for sure that EFG is the one la.

Note: You have to know your stuff well to do well on a test. [Or by God's grace, what you study is what that comes out. Even so, you need to know what you study well to write about it!] You have to control test anxiety to show what you know.

After the Exam
1 Focusing on what is next. Once you finish the test and hand it in, forget about it temporarily. There is nothing more you can do until the graded test is returned to you. Turn your attention and effort to new assignments and tests.

2 Spirit of learning. When the graded test is returned to you, analyze it to see how you could have done better. Learn from your mistakes and from what you did well. Apply this knowledge when you take the next test.

PS: Some of us have parents who emphasize on academics. But do bear in mind that you're not taking the O levels yet. So do try out all the different studying methods and make "clever"mistakes. [Don’t make repeated mistakes] Mistakes do help you remember stuff clearer as well, especially when that 1 mark is needed to your next grade. Hah. =D

Overall
1 Matthew 6:33 Can't think of a better headin.. tis exam period 1 thing u SHLD nvr do is to abandon God! con't to keep close wit God thru cg n service.. dun shut God out when u need Him the most! Matt 6:33* --- Seek first His kingdom n his righteousness, and all these things will be given to u..*tis is NOT the exact verse (i typed it from memory) so some of the words might b wrong, but the meanin is the same


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