How to write a study plan?

How do I create a study plan?

• I got an illness which has prevented me from returning to school but I really need to pass as I am on my last year at college. (form 7) How do I write/create an effective study plan ? I have 5 subjects thankyou

• Answer:

  - Schedule regular study time. To succeed in your college work, you need to establish definite study hours. If you do not set aside and stick to such hours on a daily or almost daily basis, you are probably going to lose control of your time. - Plan at least one-hour blocks of study time. If you schedule less than one hour, your study period may be over just when you are fully warmed up and working hard. - Reward yourself for using study time effectively. Positively reinforcing a certain behavior will likely lead to an increase in the probability of its occurrence. In other words, if after a period of efficient study, you allow yourself to watch an hour of television or to telephone a friend (positive reinforcement), you will be more likely to use your study time effectively in the future. Remember that your reward system won’t work if you cheat! If you reward yourself with television and phone conversations with friends after not studying, you’ll be just as likely to repeat the negative behavior (not using your study time wisely) as the positive behavior (studying effectively). - Try to schedule study periods before and after classes. Ideally, you should read a textbook chapter before a teacher covers it; what you hear in class will then be a “second exposure,” and so the ideas are likely to be a good deal more meaningful to you. Similarly, if you take a few minutes to review your notes as soon after class as possible, you will be able to organize and clarify the material while it is still fresh in your mind. - Work on your most difficult subjects when you are most alert. Save routine work for times you are most likely to be tired. You might, for example, study a new and difficult psychology chapter at 8 p.m. if you are naturally alert then, and review vocabulary words for Spanish class at 11 p.m., when you may be a little tired. - Balance your activities. Allow free time for family, friends, sports, television, and so on in your schedule. - Keep your schedule flexible. When unexpected events occur, trade times on your weekly timetable. After two or three revisions, you will have a realistic, practical weekly schedule that you can follow honestly.