The tests knocked on the door of the students of primary and secondary schools Portuguese: since the end of classes, ten days ago, are head buried in books. For students of the 11th and 12th grades, the exams are the passport to enter higher education and herein lies the importance of evaluations.
The strategies to achieve good results are many. And the technology is becoming increasingly important. According to El País: there are applications designed especially for students, which facilitate learning. Pencil and paper on the desk or smartphone in hand, there are seven techniques that can be of great assistance during the time of study.
Earn concentration
But the evolution of technology tools has both beneficial time to study how potential distraction. Social networks, especially, tend to steal the attention of students and not let them disconnect from the virtual reality.
How to bypass mobile phones and computers is impossible these days, because these devices have become of the list of materials needed to any student, the secret is an application called OmmWriter:. “It’s your private office where you can close the door behind you to focares thine study in peace”
When enabled, this application blocks the reception of notifications to infiltrate the network. Does not fail to receive messages, but just do not know when someone is trying to contact you via social networks.
Organize study
The discipline is fundamental to study effectively in the examination phase. For this there are several applications that can help: from the typical Google Calendar to the more modernist Homework App, all aim to organize the tasks for this time, so there is time to study, but also to pause and rest.
Homework App is a calendar that helps to organize the time of study. Picture: Getty Images
First mark the dates of exams and the days will not be able to devote himself to the study. Then find out what the issues that will need more commitment and distribute them throughout the day. The feeling that the time of study is under control will allow to increase productivity.
Individual or collective schemes
Lay information is essential because it forces Us to separate the really important from what is dispensable. One of the applications that can help in this regard is the Mindmeister:. Works in a collaborative system online , where all participants can get an overview of the most effective way to issue
The maps They can be created by single or the entries of different people worldwide. The strategy is simple: people learn best when they try to explain the matter to others
Draw infographics
The methods used to study depend on the discipline and. subject matter. But the infographics are especially effective on issues where they must relate two or more threads, especially when we want to deepen an issue.
For this technique for many applications ready to help. One of them is called Easel.Ly and offers a range of captivating infographics for a student:. Has collected 1 million graphics, created by 800,000 users
Sign in forums online
If for some students it is best to isolate themselves during the time of study, others prefer to interact with other colleagues. The advantage of forums such as Wikispaces is allowing students to question the other on the matter. It’s very well taken advantage of by teachers who want to guide students during the study period they are away from school.
the home page of Wikispaces screen capture, the site for creating forums for students
Another positive point in this technique:. Motivation. “By realizing that someone knows more about them, tend to devote more time to study in search of a better understanding of the issue,” explains Ángel Sobrino, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Navarra.
investigate to improve the notes
Do not limit yourself to textbooks: look for new information on its own initiative. The documents that Google offers can be very useful in this regard:. Find data that complement those in the books serves to cement the matter and make it more clear
Exercise
The Bank of examinations and tests available probes made in past years, allowing the study applied.
The approach of the tests can be translated into anxiety immense for students, so deal with them earlier than the official date can help. The Ministry of Education provides the above evidence in the website so try to solve them in time required by the rules for filing edges – that is to say: learn to distribute the time for questions and seek more answers appropriate to each situation.
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