There are many ways to revise and you will find out what works best for you. Exams can be an extremely stressful time, but so long as you revise well and avoid feeling stressed on the day, you should be able to succeed. Here are some tips to help you: 1) Learn and revise your subject - the basics Don’t study late into the early hours on coffee or the latest stimulant. Studies have shown that you will remember things more clearly and effectively if you revise when you are fresh. Practise … [Read more...]
5 Quick-Fire, Must Know Study Tips for Your Teen
Sometimes I can babble on for way too long about just one tiny aspect of studying. Whilst this can be a good thing when I’m trying to explain something really important, I also think it’s sometimes best if I (try to) keep things short and snappy. So here’s me trying to be short and snappy – 5 Quick-fire must know study tips for you to relay to your teen: 1. Studying EVERYTHING is not the answer First and foremost your teen needs to study what is central to their subjects. There’s no … [Read more...]
How To Get Your Teen To Study
Do you feel like you’re fighting a losing battle every time you try and motivate your teen to study? Do you have the same fight over and over again? Have you gotten to the point where you simply don’t know what to do next? You’re not alone! Lacking motivation to study is by far the biggest problem for teens at high school. How can you show your teen the importance of trying their best at school? Well, it’s not by nagging. That’s for sure! Your teen needs to understand WHY it’s … [Read more...]
Four Professor-Tested Study Strategies to Use With Your Teen
This week we're delighted to share an article written by Professor Ellen Bremen. In this article she shares her experiences as a parent as well as a professor with us on how to encourage great study. Ellen is a tenured professor of Communication Studies at Highline Community College. She is dedicated to helping students develop better relationships with their teachers and professors with the aim of prospering better student-professor relations, higher grades, and improved skills. You can … [Read more...]
Our Study Concepts Vindicated
As you may very well know, there’s almost too much information regarding studying on the internet. It’s hard to know what advice might actually be beneficial to your teen, and what is a load of codswallop. (We’ll filter out all the terrible stuff for you!) In our never-ending search for better advice, we’ve found an article on the Readers Digest website about the findings of a study conducted by a professor of education at the University of Illinois. His findings show that top grades don’t … [Read more...]
How to Maintain Concentration While Studying (Part 2)
Hopefully your teen is using these tips to build their Study Formula. This means they’re figuring out what study techniques work specifically for them. A Study Formula is basically a study routine. We want your teen to get in the habit of using the same study techniques every time they sit down to study. Once their study habits are set, studying becomes a whole lot easier. As your teen’s Study Formula takes form they should find that studying is no longer a horribly daunting task, because … [Read more...]
How to Maintain Concentration While Studying (Part 1)
Effective studying is all about routine. This is why we go on and on about how important it is for your teen to have a ‘Study Formula’. Your teen will develop their Study Formula as they get better at studying. It's the set of study techniques and processes they'll eventually use every time they study. Meaning, they'll acquire a strong>strong studying routine. One of the greatest benefits of having a set Study Formula and solid study routine is that it will do wonders for your teen’s … [Read more...]
Does Death Metal Help Your Teen Study?
Should your teen be allowed to listen to music when they’re studying? Or should the iPod be banned? This is a question we get asked by a lot by parents. Chris goes nuts without music when he studies. Without it his brain wonders off and he starts to focus on everything but the books in front of him. But some students can’t stand the slightest bit of noise when they’re studying! They need complete silence before they can really focus. As it so often is when it comes to studying - whether your … [Read more...]
Study Advice for Visual Learners
Visual learners are those who learn best through what they see. They learn best when they use graphical ways to represent what they are studying. They prefer it when information is represented in diagrams or graphs. Teaching at school is predominantly based in visual learning - a great advantage for a Visual Learner. This may be because Visual Learning is one of the most common learning styles. Is your child a Visual Learner? Here are a few characteristics common to Visual Learners. … [Read more...]
Study Advice for Read & Write Learners
Read & Write Learners make good traditional studiers. They fit in with the conventional, school-taught study method of reading textbooks and writing notes. Read & Write Learners are good at taking notes during class. They study best by reading over these notes or copying them out. Is your child a Read & Write Learner? Here are a few characteristics of Read & Write Learners. See if your child fits into this category. Read & Write learners: enjoy reading (funnily enough!). would rather … [Read more...]