ADVICE ON STUDY,I MIGHT FAIL

smartboyz

I don't know how to study, especially not for like 11 subjects. The junior cert is apparently in 6 weeks and im lost. On the mocks I got 2 d, 3 c's, 3 b's, and one a(cspe lol). I left the study for basically the week before and didn't really focus. I probably wouldn't have even passed , maths or science . They tell us to make a study time table but I can't understand how you can make a time table with 10 subjects and fit it into a time table within 6 weeks. Can someone explain this to me, or has someone got one they made for themselves that I can see.

sryanbruen

smartboyz wrote: »

I don't know how to study, especially not for like 11 subjects. The junior cert is apparently in 6 weeks and im lost. On the mocks I got 2 d, 3 c's, 3 b's, and one a(cspe lol). I left the study for basically the week before and didn't really focus. I probably wouldn't have even passed , maths or science . They tell us to make a study time table but I can't understand how you can make a time table with 10 subjects and fit it into a time table within 6 weeks. Can someone explain this to me, or has someone got one they made for themselves that I can see.

You take a chapter / topic of a subject by step - not the whole subject in one night. Like if I study Indices in Maths one night, then I'll study Patterns and Sequences another night. At the back of each Revisewise book, there is a blank timetable in which you can fill in what you want to study in that subject (that the book is for) for a certain night. It's called STUDY PLAN and it works like this:

- Date
- Time
- Section to be revised

How you study is important. The first thing you need to do is to NOT get distracted. Turn everything you find fun off such as TV, video game consoles, computers etc because in this case, they're your enemy! If you don't have good willpower as in you can't resist touching the stuff then get someone out of your family to hide them away from you until you're finished study.

Remember that studying is not all about just reading the books. In this day of age, there are literally endless methods of studying - however, only certain ones suit you (like flashcards doesn't work for me but might for you):

- Reading from the book (probably the worst one, so I'd advise not to do)
- Flashcards
- Practicing exam questions (with the help of Studyclix in which you can make your own exams from)
- Quizzes
- Mind Maps
- Whilst reading or studying, reward yourself with a treat after! (at least then you have something to look forward to)
- Teach somebody else (this works 100% for me as the best method)

^ These are just many of the methods you can choose from.

Once you're done studying, why not meditate or take a deep breath? If you have a good sleep also you will remember a lot of the stuff that you studied easily!

smartboyz

i not really good at making timetables,i just put stuff that i like first and stuff i hate last.could you please make one for me if you are not busy.
thanks

sryanbruen

smartboyz wrote: »

i not really good at making timetables,i just put stuff that i like first and stuff i hate last.could you please make one for me if you are not busy.
thanks

You haven't even told me what the 11 subjects are yet?

Immaculata

Maybe just try to keep it simple - for example, if you have ten or eleven subjects, spend two hours each evening, 60 minutes on one and 60 minutes on the other. The next night, pick two more subjects, and do 60 minutes on each of them. If you do that each night for a week, you'll have done a solid bit of study on every subject by the end of the seven days.

Ask your teacher(s) to help you draw up a timetable if you prefer. They love it when their students show an interest so they won't mind (unless they're bad teachers).

smartboyz

subjects
maths. english.business.woodwork.cspe.history.geogaphy.french.science.

smartboyz

all higher level and i dont do irish

sryanbruen

smartboyz wrote: »

all higher level and i dont do irish

Yeah I just questioned for a second about the fact that was only 9 subjects and you said 11 - but now I know why you said 11.

smartboyz

sryanbruen wrote: »

Yeah I just questioned for a second about the fact that was only 9 subjects and you said 11 - but now I know why you said 11.

my school dosent have religion in junior cert and i dont do Irish. my mistake

sryanbruen

Here's your timetable smartboyz

Sunday 24th April

Maths - Sets
French - A vocabulary topic list

Monday 25th April

Science - Living Things
Geography - An example of River Erosion
History - Investigating the Past

Tuesday 26th April

English - Studied poetry
Science - Cells and the Microscope

Wednesday 27th April

Maths - Factorising
Business - Household Budget
Geography - An example of River Deposition
Woodwork - Carving

Thursday 28th April

History - An ancient civilisation you have studied
Science - Food
Geography - Formation and features of volcanoes

Friday 29th April

Business - The Household Consumer
Maths - Trigonometry
Geography - Formation and features of earthquakes

Saturday 30th April

French - A vocabulary topic list
History - Ancient Ireland
Science - Digestion & Enzymes

Sunday 1st May

Geography - Formation and features of fold mountains
Business - Money & Banking

Monday 2nd May

Bank holiday - take the day off

Tuesday 3rd May

Science - Respiration & Breathing System
Geography - Rocks
History - Fascist Italy

Wednesday 4th May

Woodwork - Adhesives
Maths - Coordinate Geometry
English - Studied novel

Thursday 5th May

Science - The Circulatory System
Geography - Relief Rainfall
Woodwork - Woodturning

Friday 6th May

French - A vocabulary topic list
Business - The National Budget
Geography - Convectional Rainfall
Science - Excretion

Saturday 7th May

Business - Insurance
Geography - Cyclonic Rainfall
History - The Middle Ages

Sunday 8th May

French - A vocabulary topic list
Geography - Isolines on a weather map and formation of a Cold Front
Maths - Transformation Geometry
Science - The Skeletal & Muscular System

Monday 9th May

Geography - A warm climate you have studied
Maths - Applied Arithmetic
History - The Renaissance

Tuesday 10th May

Geography - A temperate climate you have studied
Science - The Sensory System
Woodwork - Veneering & Laminating

Wednesday 11th May

Maths - The Cylinder, Sphere & Cone
History - The Age of Exploration & Discovery
English - Studied short story
French - A vocabulary topic list

Thursday 12th May

Business - Foreign Trade
Geography - A cold climate you have studied
Science - The Reproductive System

Friday 13th May

Maths - Geometry (excluding Coordinate and Transformation Geometry)
Geography - Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect
History - The Reformation

Saturday 14th May

History - Social Change in the Twentieth Century (it will 100% come up in Q6 on your paper!)
Science - Genetics
Business - Forms of Business
French - A vocabulary topic list

Sunday 15th May

Woodwork - Trees & Growth
Geography - Two Irish soils you have studied & two weather instruments in detail
Maths - Probability
French - A vocabulary topic list

Monday 16th May

History - The American Revolution
Science - Plant Reproduction
Business - Business Finance

Tuesday 17th May

History - The French Revolution
Geography - An example of Mass Movement
Science - Microbiology & Biotechnology
Maths - Speed, Distance and Time

Wednesday 18th May

Woodwork - Tools & Sharpening
History - The 1798 Irish Rebellion
Geography - An example of Coastal Erosion
Business - Club Accounts

Thursday 19th May

Geography - An example of Coastal Deposition
Science - Ecology
History - The Agricultural Revolution

Friday 20th May

Maths - Number Systems
Geography - Formation of a Warm Front and a new town you have studied
Science - Photosynthesis
Woodwork - Seasoning

Saturday 21st May

Business - Communications
Maths - Statistics
Science - The Atom
History - The Industrial Revolution

Sunday 22nd May

Geography - Maps & Photographs
Science - Elements, Compounds and Mixtures

Monday 23rd May

Business - Letter & Report Writing
Maths - Functions
History - Plantations in Ireland
French - A vocabulary topic list

Tuesday 24th May

Science - Metals & Non-Metals
Maths - Simultaneous Equations
History - The Great Famine

Wednesday 25th May

Geography - Factors that influence population growth
History - Life in Urban Britain
Science - Solutions & Crystallisation
French - A vocabulary topic list

Thursday 26th May

Science - Separating Mixtures
Geography - Population Pyramids
History - World War 2

Friday 27th May

History - The Home Rule Crisis
Science - The Atmosphere
Geography - Two high population densities you have studied
French - A vocabulary topic list

Saturday 28th May

Woodwork - Deforestation
Science - Acids & Bases and Plastics
Business - Final Accounts
Maths - Algebra in general (excluding Factorising and Simultaneous Equations)

Sunday 29th May

Woodwork - Plastics
Science - Water & Water Hardness
History - Cumann na nGaedheal & Fianna Fáil in Power

Monday 30th May

Business - Chain of Production & Channels of Distribution
Geography - Tourism
Science - Chemical Bonding

Tuesday 31st May

History - Northern Ireland (1920-2000)
Business - People At Work
Science - Fuels

Wednesday 1st June

Geography - People on the Move (Migration, Immigration, Emigration)
History - The Irish War of Independence & Civil War
Science - Measurement & Density
Business - The Employer

Thursday 2nd June

Business - Industrial Relations
Geography - The North / South Divide
French - A vocabulary topic list
Science - Motion

Friday 3rd June

History - The 1916 Easter Rising
Science - Force
Business - Marketing
French - A vocabulary topic list

Saturday 4th June

Science - Moments, Levers & Centre of Gravity and Static Electricity
French - A vocabulary topic list and your postcard phrases
Business - Delivery Systems
History - The Cold War

Sunday 5th June

Business - Information Technology
French - A vocabulary topic list and your note phrases
Science - Pressure and Current Electricity
Geography - Karst landscapes

Monday 6th June

Business - Business Documents
Science - Work, Power and Energy
French - A vocabulary topic list and your letter phrases
Geography - A manufacturing industry you have studied

Tuesday 7th June

Science - Heat

Revise for English

You're a bit behind on Science if you follow this but remember that your Science exam is not until June 16th so you can do a chapter each night along with your revision of the subject that you have an exam for next day. Everything else, you're literally set!

smartboyz

thanks a lot.how long do you recommend i should study a topic for.30,40,50 minutes each?

sryanbruen

smartboyz wrote: »

thanks a lot.how long do you recommend i should study a topic for.30,40,50 minutes each?

It depends on the subject really. French vocabulary would easily take something like 10 / 15 mins (5 mins study, 5 min test / 10 min test).

For studying things like Science, you should join studyclix and make your own exam papers - and study the chapter / topic practicing past exam questions - always the best solution! Again though it depends on completion of these questions!

smartboyz

do i have to pay to make my own exam papers?

sryanbruen

smartboyz wrote: »

do i have to pay to make my own exam papers?

You pay an ANNUAL subscription of 25 euro and you get the following:

✓ All questions per topic
✓ All marking schemes
✓ Aural revision tool
✓ Print all questions on a topic
✓ Print your own past papers

Sometimes I can be lucky of knowing what the teachers put on my class tests - as they use studyclix to make them! Trust me it's worth it, I'm on it right now.

nermal15

It's a lot more useful to make your own study timetable as only you know what areas you're struggling with. Study/do homework in the subjects you find most difficult first as otherwise they'll be even more of a chore when you get to them after an hour or two of work.

Ask your SPHE teacher or tutor for help. If you have an SPHE book, there will definitely be a study timetable outline for you to work from.

sryanbruen

nermal15 wrote: »

It's a lot more useful to make your own study timetable as only you know what areas you're struggling with. Study/do homework in the subjects you find most difficult first as otherwise they'll be even more of a chore when you get to them after an hour or two of work.

Ask your SPHE teacher or tutor for help. If you have an SPHE book, there will definitely be a study timetable outline for you to work from.

Exactly, THANK YOU.

smartboyz

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why cant i post on other threads

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sryanbruen

smartboyz wrote: »

why cant i post on other threads

I don't understand?

smartboyz

i try posting on other forums or threads or whatever they are called and it keep saying i cant