Study Methodology

Presented byPresented by Dr. Patange Sanjay

M. S.(ENT) Sahyadri

Hospital Shivajinagar Nanded

Study environment at home

Separate place Same place Equipped with study

table and a back supporting chair.

Book case near Well ventilated. Adequate lighting

Some must have habits

Keep all necessary material at hand. Ex.

Pen, pencil, compose, loose papers, note book, required book,

Stapler, etc. before study.

Tidy all before finishing study session

Some must have habits - Posture

Erect sitting posture If needed Back

support. Distance of 25 cm at

least from book while reading or writing.

Never study sleeping

Must have habits

Fix Time to sleep Wake up at fixed time Breakfast and lunch,

dinner time fixed Fix time for starting the

study. Take adequate sleep Exercise regularly At least 12

Suryanamaskars daily

Kick out the idiot box

Routine division of the students day

School time six hours Sleep six to nine hrs Daily chores Two hrs. Exercise half hour. Playing and

entertainment two hrs. Mislleneous one hour. 5 and half hrs. study hrs.

available for class 8th student.

Study- basic understanding.

Home work is only minor part of study.

Study means self study –includes

1) Reading 2) Notes 3) Analyzing 4) Memorizing 5) Reproducing and 6) Adding ahead

Factors interfering in study

Out of five and half hours, Two hours goes for

home work

Remains only three and half hours for real study.

That too for a very serious study.

Tuition Classes Eats study time. Proves child is

having less I Q. School choice was

wrong. Teachers not good.

Self Study is the best.

How to Study?

Complete time table of the day

Target for the day Target for the month Target for the year. Decide the best time for

the Study. Follow the plan strictly Don’t wait for your mood

Planning The study

Plan Ahead. Plan blocks of 40 to 60 min. study. Gap of few min after each block

Walk or exercise or memorize, etc. Check back the target every one hour. Study the difficult in fresh mood. Figures, sketches may be taken in

between period of the blocks.

Study methods

1) Text book study 2) Problem solving method 3) Study groups 4) Mind mapping 5) Few techniques

Text book study

Know your text book completely Know what chapters contains Study each chapter as a whole First read through entire chapter. Fast. Then read Through Titles and subtitles. Read the subtitle, Stop. Think what is the

central idea. Mark few important items. Be selective. Work your way through each subsection,

Reading, thinking, marking. Go over it again…repeat, repeat, repeat.

Text book study-- Notes

Running lecture notes. Running study notes.

Stresses some important key words. Marks the important points and concepts.

Create your own notes Main heading on top. Subtitles in the margin. High lightened Points in front of them including definitions. Finally cover the points and see if you recollect

Example of good notes writing

Title– Digestion in humans Oral cavity: contains teeth, tongue,

salivary glands, palate,etc. Teeth : helps chewing and crushing food Tongue: moves the food in oral cavity . helps swallow the food bolus. Salivary glands: secretes saliva. saliva gives fluid medium to mix

the food digests carbohydrates.

Composition of saliva: S. amylase

Studying from book and notes

Be your teacher- prepare mock question. Answer without looking. Correct your errors. If you are reading functions of saliva, Then ask first what are the functions of saliva. If you are studying the transmission of the sound

then ask how the sound is transmitted. Never forget How, Why, What, When, Who,etc.

SQ4R Method for notes

1) Survey: Survey the book Survey the chapter.

Tables, charts, contents, questions at the end of chapter.

2) Questions: Answer all and more questions. Think which more questions can be asked

in examination. And prepare them.

4 R’s

Read, Recall, Write, Reviews. 1) Read: Keep the questions in mind as

you read and attempt to answer them while reading. Read again and again. The next day lecture should be read on

prior day. Immediately coming form the school the

home work should be completed and the taught portion should be studied.

4 R’s

Recall: recall what is read every 10 min. Write: Jot down the important points,

major ideas, clues, etc. Reviews: of what has been completed

and what is to be completed.

Other important methods

1) Cover and test method. 2) Problem solving method. 3) Teaching fellow students. 4) Spin a yarn or make a story out of the

chapter. 5) Study groups. Divide the work. Discuss. 6) Mnemonics. 7)Abbrevations. 8) MIND MAPPING

Abbreviations

Very useful to memorize the lists Helps to keep the sequence. Frequently used. For ex.

Vibgyor – Violet, indigo, green, yellow, orange, red.

Mnemonics

Are used to remember lists, names, etc.

Miss Venus eats maple jelly soup under nerds porch.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Mind mapping.

Write down the key Idea. Think up various key

points. Depict them as branches

flowing out of the main idea.

Use your own key words. Thickness should be

reduced from start to last. Use single color for the

one idea.

Mnemonic created by one of student

NAGAD BAJE N- nasal passage. A- adenoids. G- glottis. A- air pipe or wind pipe D- division. B- bronchi A- Alveoli. J- juxtaposition. E- exchange of O2 and

CO2