Bisa student study habits

1.

STUDY
HABITS
Learning To Learn: Essential Skills for Success at BISA middle
school and high school students of 2024-2025 Academic Year.

2.

Learning to Learn
1. Self Management
a. Manage your health
b. Manage your time
2. Developing Effective Study Habits
3. Self Motivation and Goal Setting
4.Reflection and Continuous Improvement
5. Conclusion & Additional Resources

3.

1. Self Management
Health management
Time Management

4.

1.1. Health Management
Physical Health: Sleep,
Diet, Exercise
Social / Emotional
Health: Stress,
Communication Habits,
Self Reflection

5.

Exercise
Experts recommend that pre-teens and teens
get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous
activity daily.
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02
03
Physical
Mental
Cognitive
Strength training,
Mood and emotional
Better memory, focus,
dexterity, mobility. Muscle
regulation and stamina.
sharpness of mind.
and flexibility are
Muscle is an
Muscle is protein food for
preventative healthcare.
antidepressant
your brain.

6.

Stress
Great for our survival
Muscles tense, beads of sweat appear,
heart beats faster, brain function changes.
Fight or Flight
Long-term stress
Evolved as a survival
However when unchecked
mechanism, so stress is why
it can help our health and
we’re alive!
cognition.

7.

Reduce Stress by
Recognizing it
Trouble sleeping & eating
First signs for stress is impact on basic functions like
regular sleep and good diet.
Irritability, Lack of Focus, Mood
Swings
Stress can further manifest in behaviors that can be
tracked.

8.

Reduce Stress by
Decreasing Screen
Time
No social media till 15
No phones in bedrooms
No screen 1 hour before bed
Parental controls till 15

9.

Short-term & Long-term
Stress Management
Mindfulness = Recognition of stress
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02
03
Breating Exercises
Healthy Habits
Support
Give oxygen to your to
Regulate your sleep, diet
Talk to your school
your brain. Two breaths
and exercise and stress
administration, family and
in, one slow breath out.
relief will follow.
friends.

10.

1.2. Time Management
● Time cannot be
managed.
● Time management is
Self Management
● Self management is
self discipline.
● Self discipline is
freedom.

11.

Study Schedule
You become smarter by having a
consistent schedule!
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02
03
Consistency
Regular short studies
Same time for
Our brains respond well
30 minutes a day is much
studies
to schedules and
better than 3.5 hours a
wires your brain for it.
consistency.
week.

12.

2. Effective
Study Habits

13.

How does
learning happen?
Most common ways are reading, rereading and repeating to memorize.
Hence, most common ways to
check learning is to check
information retention rather than
knowledge.
This is passive learning.

14.

Active Learning:
● Summarize
● Feynman Method
● Self-quizzing
● Mind-Mapping
● Group Study

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3. Self Motivation
and Goal Setting

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SMART
Goal Setting
Progress journal is great for regular reflection
on your achievements and challenges. It also
helps adjust goals and strategies based on
what is and isn't working.
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-bound

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4. Reflection &
Continuous
Development

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Growth
Mindset
• Do not compare yourself to others:
compare your performance to your
own performance in the past.
• Our abilities can be developed through
consistency.
• Challenges are often opportunities for
growth and can lead to greater
resilience and academic success.

19.

Growth
Mindset
• Do not let your mood affect your
discipline and consistency.
• Take action, ask for help or
advice.
• Regular practice, even in small
amounts, leads to significant
improvements over time.

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4. Conclusions
and resources

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Don‘t Worry
We’re here for you!
• Challenges are Ok!
• Mood swings are Ok!
• A low grade here and there is
not an indicator of your abilities.
Keep pushing!
• Ask questions and ask for help!
• Cultivate autonomy and
independence through
discipline!

22.

THANK YOU
Head of Learning & Development
Ofelie Muradyan
[email protected]
Academic Director
Arevik Yezekyan
[email protected]
Co-founder / Business
Development Manager
Lusine Shahnazaryan
[email protected]

23.

THANK YOU
Head of Strategic Development
Iza Nazarian
[email protected]
Administrative Director
Anna Tadevosyan
[email protected]
Administrative Support
Tigran Sahakyan
[email protected]