Method of Studying

sheeba7

Hi guy's ,
Do you guys just learn whatever the teacher does in school each day , or do ye have a different method of studying ,
Replies from anybody and especially from people who have gotten high points such as ChemHickey , would be greatly appreciated .

spurious

This will depend on your own particular style of learning.

Some people summarise topics on note cards, some make mind maps, some record themselves speaking about topics and listen to them over and over.

You will find a method that works for you.

FaoiSin

I found the best way was to learn by myself. By knowing the syllabus' and teaching it yourself means you can be more focused on exams. However as spurious said it really depends on the person. You need to try every style and see which works best.

For example for my oral exams I recorded myself talking on my iPod and played it back over and over and after a while it was a breeze

EmmetOT

It depends on the subject.

English - Become VERY FAMILIAR with the Shakespeare play you're doing, your books, your poems. Write off sheets of quotes and stick them on your wall, read them everyday. I found it useful to read analyses of the poems/play online, as bringing in a fresh perspective will catch the examiners eye. Also, READ BOOKS. The BEST way to get good at English is to read everything, preferably classics like Joyce, Dostoevsky, Orwell, Tolstoy...

History - Write essays. I can't stress this enough. Write essays, get them corrected, rewrite them and then learn them off point by point (not necessarily word for word, obviously.)

Biology, Chemistry, Maths - DO PAPERS. Do so many papers. Do papers and then mark yourself using the scheme and then do the same paper the next day. This will help you know exactly what the examiner has on his/her marking scheme for the real thing!

French, Irish - Gaeltacht/Exchanges are almost necessary for a good grade. Force yourself to "think out loud" in the language. Carry a dictionary (or better yet, find a good dictionary app) and look up words whenever you encounter them. Go over the tenses beyond just what you're taught in class. In French, write "essays" frequently and focus especially on knowing how to write about current events.

(I got 580 including an A1 in English, Biology, and Chemistry and an A2 in History. These were my methods and obviously may not work for you!)

sheeba7

For example a subject like Biology , from the start of fifth year , do you just learn it at the pace the teacher does it in school , and just learn whatever the teacher does in school each day .

spurious

sheeba7 wrote: »

For example a subject like Biology , from the start of fifth year , do you just learn it at the pace the teacher does it in school , and just learn whatever the teacher does in school each day .

I would do it at your pace. You never know how much others in the class might slow the teacher down.

Everyone is different, but what I used to do was before we did a particular chapter or section, I would have already gone over it myself and then when the teacher did it with the class, it clarified things for me. I always made sure I asked questions if I didn't quite get something.

When it came to revising, I found it relatively easy.

moosemann0001

For irish, my teacher had us have a notebook and we would nite down words or phrases in the book we didn't know, we would note down proverbs(seanfhocail) and we would also note down verbs and rules and all that jazz. It became incredibly useful and I found that I could study most my Irish just by flicking through that notebook! Although I am just out of 3rd year so it may have been a bit easier.!!

For English, I suggest reading a fair bit, a bit a night is fine, and keep KEEP handing in essays or stories or anything to your English teacher, I did this and it great improved how I answered questions and wrote my essays.!!

I would do the same with French as Irish and just note down words unfamiliar to you, and listen to French radio/tv ( I'm pretty sure there's a French news channel if u have UPC?).
This is a great thread for websites on just about every subject : http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2054983277?page=1

sheeba7

Just say , you start off learning the first chapter in biology , the scientific method , in the first week of September , when would you revise it ?

EmmetOT

Just revise things on the basis of what you think you need to revise. If you don't know, try a paper and then revise the things you're worst at.