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How To Make Self Tuition Successful
Is it possible to study successfully on one's own? Certainly.
Being taught something by someone else is usually the easiest
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possible or just difficult, self tuition is a means to the same
end that can be made to work for you.
There are four principles which one needs to remember to be
successful: STRATEGY, MOTIVATION, APPLICATION and PERSISTENCE.
These, in fact, are not too different from the requirements for
success in any form of study. But their essentialities are all
tightened up in achieving goals in self study.
SRATEGY A carefully devised strategy before considering
anything else will pay great dividends later. So undertake it
carefully at the start.
One needs to be clear about the ultimate objective. Ask yourself
: where I want to finish up? What are the essential stages in
getting? How do I keep my options open in case I need to make a
change of direction or objective later on?
Most strategies in education and training will involve sitting
and passing examinations. Make sure at the outset what the exact
requirements are. Approach the organising body and get all the
information you can. The same advice really applies also to
examinations run by any official body which will validate your
qualifications.
Setting Your Pace This is where the self-tuition student
can score an advantage. You are not constrained by the set
progress of tuition classes. You can go faster or slower
according to your own preferences and the date the examining
body sets for its exams. But be honest with yourself in setting
these time objectives.
Exam Strategy An examination system sets (usually) rigid
frameworks within which you must operate. Try to make them work
for you. For example, exams often have elements of
predictability. The subject areas are fixed and the syllabus is
known in advance. The areas for exam questions can often be
predicted from a study of past papers. Get hold of as many as
you can and spend time studying them - just as important as
studying your subject!
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Programme Of Study Buy whatever books are recommended for
each subject. Don't skimp on this because they take the place of
the teacher/lecturer and are essential.
Look at the number of areas within each subject. Compare these
to (a) those which have come up most regularly in past exam
papers. Then set out a programme for covering the areas you have
selected for study. This programme must be completed well
in advance of the date of the exams to allow time for revision.
As a general guide, allow about two months to revise a subject.
MOTIVATION Only you can establish and maintain this.
Do not let the subjects become boring. Find ways to stimulate
your interest, to break down and attack the subject matter.
Simply reading is difficult when trying to maintain
concentration.
Try making concise notes of chapters and sections within them.
Or use a text highlighter to pass over important passages - but
don't use yellow because it fades too quickly and is difficult
to see in some lights. Also, do not use a colour you dislike.
APPLICATION You may have seen or heard of the film The
Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner. That is what you
are! And that is what self tuition is like: a lonely activity.
All study is ultimately the same, but in your case even more so.
You need to give priority to your objective or, unless you are
exceptionally intelligent and capable, you are likely not to
succeed. Always remind yourself of your ultimate objective
PERSISTENCE So keep the winning postalways in view
- and remind yourself frequently of where you are heading and
what you are going to achieve. Whatever it is you want the exams
for, keep that as your motivator - and keep applying yourself to
that objective. Get used to the loneliness and even find
enjoyment in it. This is just part of finding within yourself
the quality of persistence.
Remember that exams are not the winning post and is
not the ultimate objective. Exams are only a means to an
end. It is whatever you want the exams for that is your ultimate
motivator. Persistence in pursuing that is what will lead to
success.
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About The Author A K Whitehead Web Site:
www.christianword.co.uk Has passed examinations as a result of
formal tuition but also many public examinations through self
tuition, and even examinations set directly by universities.
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