Study Partner

DarraghFitz98

Are study groups or study partners a good idea? I think it might be good to help me study

In 5th year hoping to get into the swing of things!

German
Geography
History
Business
Biology...if you want to know :P

robman60

The only thing I think it'd be really useful for is maths. Working together you might be able to solve the more difficult problems. Can't see much value beyond that tbh.

emersyn

It really depends on the person and how they study individually, personally when I study with other people I never get anything done but I know lots of people are the opposite and need people around them to help motivate them and prevent them becoming distracted. You need to try different study methods out yourself to see what works best for you

randylonghorn

I think Emer has hit the nail on the head tbh ... for some they're an excuse to vacillate and chat and call it "study"; for others who are easily distracted on their own, pairing up with someone who is more focused and disciplined can be very beneficial.

thelad95

If you can find someone who will take it seriously, it can actually be extremely beneficial. You can fill in each others gaps in knowledge, share hints and tips for remembering things.

However, if I sat down with any of my friends to 'study' in 5th year, we would've just spent most of the time talking about beer, women and football and drawing knobs on each others books.

Edit: To think about it, we'd probably still do the same now. :P

spurious

Teaching someone else how to do something is a great way to reinforce your own learning. I could see lots of plusses with a study partner.

RoRo979

i wouldnt "study" together, I would purely only test one anothers knowledge, do it verbally with the other person looking at a marking scheme and its useful