Intensive Study Secrets of A students By Edwin Kiester Sally valentine Kiester Alex, now a first-year student in natural sciences at Cambridge, played football for his school in Manchester and directed the school production of a play. He left school with five As. Amanda, reading English at Bristol University, acted in plays at hers, and played tennis regularly. Yet she still managed to get fourAs
Secrets of A Students By Edwin Kiester & Sally Valentine Kiester 1 Alex, now a first-year student in natural sciences at Cambridge, played football for his school in Manchester and directed the school production of a play. He left school with five A’s. Amanda, reading English at Bristol University, acted in plays at hers, and played tennis regularly. Yet she still managed to get fourA’s. Intensive Study
Intensive Study 2 how do a students like these make it? brains aren't the only answer. The most gifted students do not necessarily perform best in exams. Knowing how to make the most of one's abilities counts for much more 3 Hard work isnt the whole story either. Some of these high-achieving students actually put in fewer hours than their lower-scoring classmates. The students at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can easily learn. Here, according to education experts and students themselves, are the secrets of A students
2 How do A students like these make it? Brains aren’t the only answer. The most gifted students do not necessarily perform best in exams. Knowing how to make the most of one’s abilities counts for much more. 3 Hard work isn’t the whole story either. Some of these high-achieving students actually put in fewer hours than their lower-scoring classmates. The students at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can easily learn. Here, according to education experts and students themselves, are the secrets of A students. Intensive Study
Intensive Study 1. Concentrate! Top students allow no interruptions of their study time. Once the books are open, phone calls ge unanswered, TV unwatched and newspapers unread. " This doesnt mean ignoring important things in your life, Amanda explains. "It means planning your study time so that you can concentrate. If lm worried about a sick friend i call her before i start my homework, Then when i sit down to study, i can really focus
4 1. Concentrate! Top students allow no interruptions of their study time. Once the books are open, phone calls go unanswered, TV unwatched and newspapers unread. “This doesn’t mean ignoring important things in your life,” Amanda explains. “It means planning your study time so that you can concentrate. If I’m worried about a sick friend, I call her before I start my homework. Then when I sit down to study, I can really focus.” Intensive Study
Intensive Study 5 2. Study anywhere or everywhere. A university professor in Arizona assigned to tutor underachieving college athletes, recalls a runner who exercised daily. He persuaded him to use the time to memorise biology terms Another student stuck a vocabulary list on his bathroom wall and learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth
5 2. Study anywhere — or everywhere. A university professor in Arizona assigned to tutor underachieving college athletes, recalls a runner who exercised daily. He persuaded him to use the time to memorise biology terms. Another student stuck a vocabulary list on his bathroom wall and learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Intensive Study
Intensive Study 6 3. Organize your materials. At school, Tom played basketball,"I was too busy to waste time looking for a pencil or a missing notebook, I kept everything just where I could get my hands on it, he says. Paul, a student in New mexico keeps two folders for each subject one for the days assignments, the other for homework completed and ready to hand in. a drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on time-wasting searches
6 3. Organize your materials. At school, Tom played basketball. “I was too busy to waste time looking for a pencil or a missing notebook. I kept everything just where I could get my hands on it,” he says. Paul, a student in New Mexico, keeps two folders for each subject — one for the day’s assignments, the other for homework completed and ready to hand in. A drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on time-wasting searches. Intensive Study