Study Skills: Study Tips From Students
These study tips, from students, are taken from the Tumblr "Study Tips for Me"
- Read….repeat…read again
- There is no such thing as a stupid question. If you don’t know, ask!
- While preparing for, and writing an assignment, it is always worthwhile to reflect upon the overall module outcomes. Every assignment is incorporated into a module for a reason. As such, understand what, specifically, the assignment is expecting you to demonstrate and how the assignment relates to the module itself.
- I would recommend planning properly for an essay,
- Give yourself plenty of time researching topics and essay background
- Be confident and believe in yourself
- Use the library!
- I think the one thing you need to remember is anything is possible, We all learn in different ways
- I find notes easier to memorise when I re-write them out neatly and colour coded. (John)
- Revisit past exam papers (Adam)
- Form study groups with other students- a few heads together may help with the learning process (Aisling)
- Keep up with the studies and make good notes rather than having to go back over texts. (Marie)
- Embrace it. Critical thinking is a transferable skill. (Erika)
- Don’t waste time between assignments. Start assignments asap when you receive them. Study continuously throughout the year. (John)
- If the material is hard to understand at first, ask your tutor to explain it further (Mary)
- Work Hard from the start! Don’t sit back as the year is very short! (Stephen)
- Make a plan for your assignment - narrow the scope and work out the topic in detail (Deborah)
- Start reading as early on as possible as there is a lot of reading and work to learn. Prepare for the exam during the year, likewise, as there is loads of content.
- If possible be somewhat prepared before the course starts. Lots of resources and tutorials on YouTube.
- Use google calendar to help manage your time and set reminders
- Apply what you learn to practical everyday work- that helps a great deal in understanding the module a whole lot better and everything tends to become clearer. (Patrick)
- Make sure to read your required reading text and units before your tutorials, if not you may find that you are playing catch up on yourself. Divide your time in advance :) (Elizabeth)
- Set aside time for reading and take good notes as you go. I found myself reading loads and then having to read again if I had not taken notes - good time wasted! (Sarah)
- Everybody falls in the procrastionation trap at one or more occasions. I have found using the ‘pomodoro technique’ to be very helpful. Especially when there is a lot to read and do. (Anita)
- Complete your reading on a weekly basis and manage your time well for assignments. (Ryan)
- Don’t attempt assignments without a deep understanding of the module concerned. (Michael)
- Join a social whatsapp group. Get into a study routine. (Louise)
- Ask your tutor questions, that’s what they’re there for!
- Speak to tutors and other students to learn about techniques to search existing online journals and research databases. Having the ability to find relevant material for specific assignments can save you a significant amount of time (Seamus)
- I would advise all students to go to the face to face tutorials and participate in the online tutorials too (Melanie)
- be sure to ask plenty of questions so that you know whats required - the more questions that are asked the more information you will gather. (Charles)
- think if at all possible to keep on top of things throughout the year and to take good summary notes as you go along so as you don’t have to reread the text towards exam times. Basically, keep your studies and course work evenly spaced rather than leaving things to the last minute, which is what I did! (Martin)
- Allow plenty of time to study for the exams. I knew all along what date the exams were on but I still did not study as hard as I should have. (Shirley)