1. N.Sudheer KumarM.A., M.Phil.
STUDENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM
Study Skills

2. Improving Your Study Skills
Time management
Find a good study environment
Reading textbooks
Take notes accurately and effectively
Revision

3. Time Management
Learn to say ‘NO’
 Make a timetable
 Plan most demanding activities for the
times when you work best
 Fit short tasks into spare moments in the
day
 Be realistic - don’t try to achieve the
impossible
 Prioritise important and urgent tasks

4. Avoid Time Wasters:
 Television
 Phone
 Visitors
 Ineffective planning
 Lack of self-
discipline
 Procrastination!

5. Procrastination
Why do we
procrastinate?
Perfectionism
Fear of failure
Fear of
success
Task difficulty

6. Tips on overcoming
Procrastination
 Break large tasks into small manageable
parts.
 Work on difficult or unpleasant tasks first.
 Reward yourself when you complete a
task.
 Try to study at the same times each day

7. Study Environment
 Keep regular study
hours
 Be comfortable, but not
too comfortable
 Use a clean, clear work
space
 Assemble all required
materials
 Limit distractions –
QUIET

8. Reading Textbook
 S = Survey
Look for structure & organization
of chpt.
 Q = Question
Turn each heading into question
 3 R’s = Read, Recite, & Review
Read to answer above question
Recite the answer to question
Review – immediate & delayed
SQ3R TechniQue

9. “What we learn with
pleasure we never
forget”
 Organized notes help you better understand the
important concepts and ideas of the subject
matter.
 Taking notes help you concentrate instead of
day dreaming.
 Physically recording the information can help in
incorporating it into memory.
Taking Notes- Advantages

10. THE CORNELL NOTE TAKING
SYSTEM
Recall Column
--2 Inches--
Reduce ideas
after class into
a few words.
Record Column
--6 Inches--
Record the lectures as fully as
possible.
Reduce Column
Reduce the main
points of this page of
your lecture notes.
--21/2
Inches--

11. Record
•Record in Class
•During the lecture, write as many facts
as you can.
•Use shorthand to get the full idea.
•Leave spaces between ideas so you
can fill in more later

12. Recall
Recalling what you wrote in your notes, write
questions in the Recall column of your
notes to quiz yourself on the material.
 Write your questions as close as possible to
the beginning of the section in your notes you
are quizzing yourself on.
 Write a question for each new idea presented
in your notes.
The questions you write in the Recall column
will become your best method for checking
what you have learned

13. Reduce
Reduce after class
As soon after class as possible,
summarize these ideas and facts in as
few words as possible in the Reduce
Column.
This helps show relationships between
points and strengthens memory.
It also prepares you for exams gradually
and well ahead of time.

14. Revision
Learning is all about remembering
(Aristotle)