"Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand" - Chinese Proverb
The secret in the mastery of ANY subject is for Understand + Involve.
It is called experiential learning :-)
Learning Tools
I Am Really Excited About This Online MindMap Tool!
When I first chanced upon it, I was absolutely blown away!
When I used it, I was totally amazed!
MindMapping has been a tool which I used it often and encourage students and everyone else to use it for getting ideas, organizing thoughts, planning... basically everything. I read quite a number of books on mindmapping published by renowned authors like Tony Buzan and a list of other in this field.
One of the stopping factors which used to stop me from creating my mindmaps was that I cannot draw. Students who have seen my "drawing" know that I am best at drawing lines and curves. My drawing subjects usually involved less than 5 lines/curves. LOL. I know.
When I saw this online mindmap, it is totally a gift from universal for me. I strongly everyone is used it. There's a free trial for 30 days for you to evaluate if this is the tool for you.
By the way, I do not recommend anything unless I have personally used and tested it to be effective.
Effective Learning Tips from SimpleChemConcepts
Recently I was following SimpleChemConcepts Effective Learning Tips Series by Sean. They are extremely useful if and only if you apply them on yourself.
Though the learning tips are more towards Chemistry, there are a few tips which I think are applicable for any subject you are learning.
This is one of them:
"Ask questions about anything you are not clear about or require further information or clarification about.No questions are stupid"
Learning is about understanding new concepts and clarification of thoughts which will then lead to true mastery of the subject.
2 Learning Strategies I Live By Personally
- I take every chance to share with others on what I have learnt. By sharing, not only do I reinforce my understanding, I gather more insight and new perspectives sometimes, adding on to my wealth of knowledge.
- Whenever I learnt something new, I find opportunities to keep applying them and see the outcomes I get. If the outcome is desirable, I will keep using the new strategies.
If you have more learning strategies which have helped you to learn better and faster, share with us on the comments section below. We would love to learn more, wouldn't we? :-)
F-r-e-e GCE O Level Mathematics Exam Questions Papers For Download?Just Buy A Copy In BookStores
I thought I should say a little more with relation to the earlier article I wrote on How To Create Math PowerNotes For Revision of Tests & Exams
Now, you can easily get access to Cambridge GCE O Level Elementary or Additional Maths exam questions .
For those in Singapore, just head towards any of the major bookstore to get a copy. A copy is usually less than $10. And you can use it for Sec 3 & 4 ( otherwise known as Grade 9 or 10). Buy a copy here.
Yes. It is compulsory to finish the what we called it the Ten Years Series as it consists of usually 10 years of exam questions. Some students do it several times again and again too.
If you find that you have totally done and understood everything in the Ten Years Series. You may get other schools exam papers to work on which are definitely more exciting and thus burnt more calories in the process. ;)
Personally, I suggest you to just get a copy of the Ten Years Series and Get Into Action Consistently! GCE O-Level questions are not available for free due to copyright of Cambridge.
All the best!
7 more months to go!
How To Create Math PowerNotes For Revision of Tests & Exams
I was looking at some of the ways readers found this website and one of the search terms was f*ree gce o level math notes and exam questions.
Well, personally during my school life, I was "spoonfed" with lots of notes! Gosh, I wonder how many trees we have to sacrifice for this. Of all those notes, the irony is that I realize those which I have added on my "personal touch" in terms of my own sidenotes, post-it-notes, tea-stains and perhaps sometimes, the faint residue of saliva mark LOL....these are the notes which have proven to be very effective in helping me to learn well and score in exams.
Now, my point is that ALL students should have your own set of notes. Something that is unique to yourself only and not just notes you get from your teachers, tutors, guidebooks etc... I am not saying that these notes are not good, in fact many have excellent content and structure but as each of us is unique in your own learning styles and patterns. I strongly encourage and urge you to make your own PowerNotes.
Making notes is really simple. For me in the subject of Maths, I use lots of diagrams and short abbreviations to help me to understand the abstracts. Here are 6 Simple Tips for you to make Effective PowerNotes :
- Use Colors, 3 colors are good. Too many colors are distracting.
- Write in point forms to allow easy understanding.
- Keep it to a A4 page for each topic
- Write it out yourself.
- Continously update with new realization :)
- Use it for revision of tests & exams!!!
Enjoy your PowerNotes!
How to prepare for Maths common test
Hi everyone,
The Chinese New Year is just over. Certainly hope you have received lots of gifts, plenty of blessings, many ang paos...
Well, I am certain amdist all these festive moods, many of you or perhaps just some are in fact using this holiday period to mug for your upcoming common tests, aren't you?
Today, I am going to share with you guys some tips on preparing for your Maths Common Test, Exams or Quizzes.