How to Complete Syllabus chapters quickly
what if I told you that you only need one hour, yes only 60 minutes to read understand, and master any chapter completely with exams around the corner.
it’s a race against time to complete the syllabus.
you’re gonna get three things first a three-point pre-plan for cracking this chapter. second a four-step 60-minute detailed plan of how to master this chapter and finally two bonus tips
let’s begin with the three-point pre-plan
- is getting ready before you start doing a little deep breathing play a sport or simply read a book to unwind and loosen up.
- before starting our chapter we must ensure that we have all the things that we need right in front of us textbook pen notepad pencils and a bottle of water. this will avoid waste of time and help us maximize each minute of our learning time needless to add keeping the phone and gadgets out of sight would go a long way at number
- focus on the core similarly each chapter can be divided into core material from where 80 percent of the questions are asked and elaborative material that makes about 20 of the question paper if you focus on the core material like important principles, theorems formulae important diagrams graphs, and less on the elaborative material like examples codes illustrations you will easily be able to learn the chapter effectively in the stipulated time and
now let’s begin our exciting journey with the four-step 60-minute detailed plan of how to master a chapter.
- five minutes with your textbook spend the first five minutes acclimatizing yourself to the new chapter go through the chapter overview skim through the main points read a quick summary, to familiarize yourself with what you’re going to be learning.
- studying a new chapter the first few pages are basically going to be a breeze and there’ll be a quick recap and revision of ideas that you’ve previously studied you should be able to cover these pages effortlessly and give yourself a jump start 10 minutes of complete concentration should do the trick
- now before taking on step number three stop and celebrate two minutes
- 25 minutes once the easier parts are done you need to start tackling the tougher concepts of our chapter here is what you can do first focus and read each concept in detail once using a highlighter to mark the important points. you can spend time reading the difficult parts again till you’re able to understand better two next you can convert each sub-topic into a question and make bullet points to learn it easily use mind mapping to remember topics better research shows that the smartest students use techniques like analogies and acronyms to memorize effectively.this is the time now to reflect on what you have learnedask yourself questions every now and then especially with the most difficult concepts now slowly and surely from one difficult concept to another you’ll reach the end of the chapter in no time
- stop celebrate and enjoy the view three minutes break now let’s get to step number four the descend chapter do a quick revision of all that you’ve learned you
can do this revision in three ways:
- take your textbook and skim through the main points of each subtopic.
- you can use your handwritten notes and read through them.
- another way to revise is to test yourself with the practice questions given at the end of the textbook.
The bonus tips:
stay hydrated keep a bottle of water close to you keep sipping on it every now and then to boost your memory cells and give yourself a short breather two munch breaks it’s always fun to munch and snack on your favorite food like cereal nuts and roasted tidbits to stay alert and active through your study session and finally at the end of the one-hour session keep all your books away and take a well-earned