Study Skill Development
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First Year
First Year
In First Year, the focus is to guide students in developing practical techniques to assist them in settling into Christ King and to gain insight into techniques and tools that will help them learn better.
As part of our Wellbeing suite of subjects in Christ King offers all junior students a weekly timetabled period of a module we call Learning to Learn The focus of this module in primarily concerned with:
1. Transitioning and settling in to secondary school
2. Exploring what learning is all about
3. Developing techniques and skills on students can better manage information
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Second Year
In Second Year, students engage more fully with their own learning process. They build on the skills they learned in First Year and explore how and why it is important to set goals for their Junior Cycle learning.
A Second Year Christ King student is encouraged develop a study system that will support them throughout their junior cycle. The ‘Learning to Learn’ programme in Second Year places a focus on:
1. Identifying the student’s personal learning style
2. Setting goals and motivation for learning
3. Developing memory and study techniques
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Third Year
The focus of the Learning to Learn module for Third Year students in Christ King is on preparing students for assessments. T
his year, our students explore simple strategies that will help them better manage the pressure and stresses they may encounter or feel as they prepare to sit their first state exam. Lessons are based around:
1. Exploring the purpose of both formative and summative assessment practices
2. Developing resilience as a learner
3. Preparing for assessment and exams
Senior Cycle Learning
Senior Cycle
Throughout the course of their senior cycle the Ms McKeon and Ms Kelleher our Guideance Counsellors organise study skills presentations which places a strong emphasis on senior students learning to think, act and study independently. These presentations explore the following themes:
Efficient Learning – Core strategies to aid learning and revision; the optimum learning environment, note taking, interleaved practice and Retrieval Practice
Marginal Gains – Strategies to improve personal performance; collaboration, problem solving, research skills and time management tools
Mindset Matters – Examining ability beliefs and approaches to challenges
The Malleable Brain – The basics of brain biology and its link to learning; the differences in storage and retrieval strength in memory and why multisensory learning is important
Physiological and Psychological preparation in the run up to exams and coping with anxiety/stress
Self belief and success visualisation
Revision Strategies relevant to student learning preferences.
Exam Techniques
Planning and Time Management
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