My Study and Reading Strategies

By Lady Ejiro Umukoro

STUDYING is often a strenuous activity for many individuals; it is considered tasking, difficult to keep up to, time consuming, and sometimes, unproductive. This article is targeted at helping you create an effective study technique that transcends those feelings.

To study effectively and meet your desired goal, you need focus. One effective technique that can greatly help you is setting a clear goal of what you plan to achieve at the end of a stipulated timeframe. While keeping the goal behind your studying in mind, create a smaller and achievable goal that brings you nearer to your overall focus and examine them after each study session to help you track your progress.

A well-known but disregarded technique is creating a study schedule that aligns with your goal. Often, it is easier to create a study schedule than to follow it. So, you must tell yourself it is worth it.

Developing a consistent study schedule ensures regular and manageable study periods to prevent last-minute cramming. Discipline is mostly needed for you to create a study schedule and achieve its intended purpose. To remain on track, visualise the poor outcome that can emanate from not being disciplined and the disappointment that it could bring. Create a study schedule that aligns you with your goal and be intentional about the discipline necessary for its success.

Active listening is an effective study technique you must embrace. A firm starting step that could immensely aid your retention and studying is the stage of active listening. As earlier mentioned, some people find studying time consuming or even unproductive; this may have emanated from not paying enough attention when the subject matter was being taught. Active listening reduces the struggle of having to study for a long time, forgetting information easily, and feelings of low productivity. Active listening will also help you incorporate learning strategies, such as summarising information, teaching others, or discussing topics with peers, enhancing your comprehension and retention.

Employ the Pomodoro technique in effectively aiding your studying. The Pomodoro technique involves incorporating a five-minute break after every 25 minutes study session. To maximise the Pomodoro technique, create a to-do list and a timer, and assign 25 minutes to each task on the list. When the timer rings, take an immediate break, and go on a longer 15-30 minutes break after four Pomodoro sessions. Do this to reduce burn out, build consistency and establish routines, enhance productivity, and boost concentration.

Take notes while studying. Although writing may not be considered a preferential activity for you, it is of prime importance in measuring what you really know and can remember. Explore taking effective notes through methods such as Cornell or mind mapping. They enable you to identify and link similar concepts that could aid in understanding and remembering areas of emphasis or importance. If you do not like to write, consider drawing different structures or illustrations close to you and mindfully link them to what you study about. This can help you recollect information faster and effectively.

Always engage with, practise, and test your knowledge. Regularly create quizzes or activities to test the knowledge you have gained after every study session. Practising tests or quizzes helps you to solidify your knowledge, see areas where improvements are necessary, and equip you with the format and pressure of actual exams. As you study, list out questions or quizzes to go over, always practise after every study session, and stop at your exact timer for honest assessment or evaluations.

Eliminate distractions while reading. Create an environment for yourself that is free from distracting activities, sounds, gadgets, or occasions. Consider using noise-cancelling headphones or a quiet study area in maintaining concentration and interest. Rather than allowing distractions to be a setback, you can incorporate these distractions – if they include some activities you like or gadgets you enjoy – in your short breaks for more rejuvenation or morale boost. Some, however, say they enjoy reading with some noise around them.”

Do what works from you. To achieve that, learn more about how you enjoy studying and reading.

©LADY EJIRO UMULORO IS A MEDIA PERSONALITY (LIGHTRAY MEDIA), POLICY ADVOCATE, KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AND AUTHOR.

#GoDoYou! #DISTORTIONbyEjiroUmukoro #unlearning

My Study and Reading Strategies

By Lady Ejiro Umukoro

STUDYING is often a strenuous activity for many individuals; it is considered tasking, difficult to keep up to, time consuming, and sometimes, unproductive. This article is targeted at helping you create an effective study technique that transcends those feelings.

To study effectively and meet your desired goal, you need focus. One effective technique that can greatly help you is setting a clear goal of what you plan to achieve at the end of a stipulated timeframe. While keeping the goal behind your studying in mind, create a smaller and achievable goal that brings you nearer to your overall focus and examine them after each study session to help you track your progress.

A well-known but disregarded technique is creating a study schedule that aligns with your goal. Often, it is easier to create a study schedule than to follow it. So, you must tell yourself it is worth it.

Developing a consistent study schedule ensures regular and manageable study periods to prevent last-minute cramming. Discipline is mostly needed for you to create a study schedule and achieve its intended purpose. To remain on track, visualise the poor outcome that can emanate from not being disciplined and the disappointment that it could bring. Create a study schedule that aligns you with your goal and be intentional about the discipline necessary for its success.

Active listening is an effective study technique you must embrace. A firm starting step that could immensely aid your retention and studying is the stage of active listening. As earlier mentioned, some people find studying time consuming or even unproductive; this may have emanated from not paying enough attention when the subject matter was being taught. Active listening reduces the struggle of having to study for a long time, forgetting information easily, and feelings of low productivity. Active listening will also help you incorporate learning strategies, such as summarising information, teaching others, or discussing topics with peers, enhancing your comprehension and retention.

Employ the Pomodoro technique in effectively aiding your studying. The Pomodoro technique involves incorporating a five-minute break after every 25 minutes study session. To maximise the Pomodoro technique, create a to-do list and a timer, and assign 25 minutes to each task on the list. When the timer rings, take an immediate break, and go on a longer 15-30 minutes break after four Pomodoro sessions. Do this to reduce burn out, build consistency and establish routines, enhance productivity, and boost concentration.

Take notes while studying. Although writing may not be considered a preferential activity for you, it is of prime importance in measuring what you really know and can remember. Explore taking effective notes through methods such as Cornell or mind mapping. They enable you to identify and link similar concepts that could aid in understanding and remembering areas of emphasis or importance. If you do not like to write, consider drawing different structures or illustrations close to you and mindfully link them to what you study about. This can help you recollect information faster and effectively.

Always engage with, practise, and test your knowledge. Regularly create quizzes or activities to test the knowledge you have gained after every study session. Practising tests or quizzes helps you to solidify your knowledge, see areas where improvements are necessary, and equip you with the format and pressure of actual exams. As you study, list out questions or quizzes to go over, always practise after every study session, and stop at your exact timer for honest assessment or evaluations.

Eliminate distractions while reading. Create an environment for yourself that is free from distracting activities, sounds, gadgets, or occasions. Consider using noise-cancelling headphones or a quiet study area in maintaining concentration and interest. Rather than allowing distractions to be a setback, you can incorporate these distractions – if they include some activities you like or gadgets you enjoy – in your short breaks for more rejuvenation or morale boost. Some, however, say they enjoy reading with some noise around them.”

Do what works from you. To achieve that, learn more about how you enjoy studying and reading.

©LADY EJIRO UMUKORO IS A MEDIA PERSONALITY (LIGHTRAY MEDIA), POLICY ADVOCATE, KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AND AUTHOR.

#GoDoYou! #DISTORTIONbyEjiroUmukoro #unlearning

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FG Re-adjust Minimum Age for JAMB, Tertiary Institution Admission

By Tobouke JEMINE

The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has revised his earlier directive regarding the minimum age for admission into tertiary institutions.

The Minister on Thursday, in the ongoing policy meeting organized by JAMB, in Abuja, announced that only applicants who were 18 years and above were eligible for admission.

However, following feedback from stakeholders at the JAMB policy meeting in Abuja, the minimum age has been adjusted to 16 years for the current year, with the 18-year rule to be enforced from next year.

Additionally, JAMB has set the cut-off marks for 2024 admissions: 140 for universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education.

This decision was made during the annual policy meeting on admissions, which followed the successful conduct of the 2024 UTME, where 1,904,189 candidates out of 1,989,668 registered sat for the exam.