{"id":39094,"date":"2016-07-27T17:20:09","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T07:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=26046"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:30:00","slug":"july-2016-study-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=39094","title":{"rendered":"July 2016 Study Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row][vc_column]\t<header class=\"wssc-post-banner wssc-post-banner--focal-center wssc-post-banner--has-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__media\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wssc-post-banner__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1024x469.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-768x352.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1536x703.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-2048x938.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__meta\"><span>Special Announcements<\/span><time datetime=\"2016-07-27T17:20:09+00:00\">27 July 2016<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t<h1>July 2016 Study Skills<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"wssc-post-banner__breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/announcements\/\">Special Announcements<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span aria-current=\"page\">July 2016 Study Skills<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\nAs we approach the second semester now is a good time to do a bit of a check-up to see if you can improve your approach to school:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Have you set yourself goals to strive for over this year? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you know what motivates you to do work? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you try to take a positive approach to your studies? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you make an effort to make the thoughts in your head positive ones? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Are you making the most of class time, listening and focusing and completing all work? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you been asking for help if you don\u2019t understand something? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you been writing all your homework into your diary or online planner and getting it done? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you been breaking down bigger tasks and scheduling the work in your diary\/planner? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you been keeping track of what you complete and rescheduling unfinished work? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you organised your folders for papers and digital resources for school? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you have folders or somewhere at home to file away all your work for your topics? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you decided what you will keep or do your study notes in? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you been working on study notes each time you finish a topic for a subject? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you have a term planner above your desk where you can easily see the heavy weeks? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you set up a good study environment at home, a place where you can focus and work? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Are you doing around an hour and a half of schoolwork most nights (2-3 hrs for seniors)? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you thought realistically about whether you have too many outside school activities? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you allocated set periods of time for school work (eg at least 3 x half hour blocks)? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you remove all distractions etc. when you are focusing on your schoolwork at home? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you prioritise each afternoon what you will work on that night? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0When you make study notes, are you making them visual with mind maps, highlighting etc? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0When you study for a test, do you both \u2018learn\u2019 the content and \u2018practise\u2019 the skills? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Do you try to do lots of the practise under examination conditions? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you reviewed the different study techniques that you should use for your learning style? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Are you doing more than \u2018just reading\u2019 when you study for an assessment? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you thought about how you will overcome the obstacles you face in achieving your best? YES \/ NO<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Have you set up some routines to try and create habits that will help you this year? YES \/ NO<\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about being more effective and efficient in your schoolwork at <a href=\"www.studyskillshandbook.com.au\" target=\"_blank\">www.studyskillshandbook.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] As we approach the second semester now is a good time to do a bit of a check-up to see if you can improve your approach to school: \u2022\u00a0Have you set yourself goals to strive for over this year? YES \/ NO \u2022\u00a0Do you know what motivates you to do work? 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