Learning Objectives

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. describe the importance of developing study
habits;
2. justify the value of study habits designed as a tool
in achieving optimum
learning in school; and
3. realize your effective and ineffective study habits.
Let’s Try This Suggested Time Allotment: 15 Minutes
Recall and write a situation where you were so happy,
proud and satisfied with your school performance. It
can be a high rating for a well-done project, wonderful
performance task, group work or even a high score in
exams in the previous grade levels or quarters. Try to
remember your feelings, reactions and if there were
simple celebrations or acts of joy you had. Try to
capture that moment as you write it on a piece of paper
to be followed by your answers to the processing
questions.
Processing Questions:
1. How did you feel after the activity?
2. What made the situation possible?
3. What specific things or actions did
you do to be in that moment?
Let’s Explore This Suggested Time Allotment: 30 Minutes
Now, let us have another activity to help you further
discover the importance of having a good study habits/methods.
Our activity is entitled “Me and My Study Habits”.
There are ups and downs in a student’s life. There are
times that you get your desired grades and there are times that
you feel you’re not making it. In the past 9 or 10 years of
schooling, try to reflect and write your personal study habits.
Classify them as effective and ineffective based on your
experiences. Make two columns on your piece of paper for your
answers like the one shown below. Write also your answers to
the processing questions after.
Processing Questions:
1. What were your considerations in
classifying your study habits?
2. Do you still have those ineffective study
habits with you today?
3. How do you intend to improve your
effective study habits and overcome the
ineffective ones?
 Keep in Mind Suggested Time Allotment: 15 Minutes

Break free from your Faulty Study Habits

Being a student for almost nine to ten years, you must have formed a
habit of studying your lessons and accomplishing the school tasks to
pass each grade level. Along the way, you got to test what works for
you and what’s not. It is important foryou to be mindful of those
patterns that bring you to your academic goals for the school year
while try to get rid of those proven to be bad for your school
performance. Hence,
we want to bring to your attention the faulty study habits that you
might still have in the hope of changing it with a helpful one.
1. Studying for the sake of doing it. When was the
last time you asked yourself, “Why I am studying?”
What do I intend to gain from it? Good grades? A
good job later? Personal fulfillment? Or acceptance
in college? You have to clarify your intention or
even your motivation because if you cannot see the
point in studying, it will only make it boring and
tedious. If your intention is clear, then studying can
be meaningful for you.
2. Studying by impulse. Have you experienced doing your
homework, reviewing for an exam and doing your project
without analyzing how they should be prioritized and scheduled?
If so, then, you must have felt overwhelmed, stressed or anxious
how to do it all at the same time. It may be a result of lack of
careful planning and assessment of your tasks to do. It would
help if you try to enumerate the things to do, rank them
according to date of submissions or even the time needed to do it.
You may also account for other considerations to strategically
sequence your activities. Keep in mind that the clearer your study
plan is, the more chances of accomplishing it well without feeling
too much anxiety.
3. Studying long but still unproductive. You
need to be mindful what time of the day you’re
mind works well and very receptive to learn.
Try to notice yourself when you are at your best
reviewing and in doing your project, among
other activities, while also considering the other
things like physical set up, deadlines and health
condition.
4. Organizing all requirements and tasks before you start
doing them. As a Junior High School learner, you have a
lot of subjects to take. Naturally, your teachers will give
you assignments, projects, paper works, exams and many
more. If you let those things pile up, you are creating a
gigantic opponent that will soon knock you out. Once the
tasks are given to you, include them in your calendar as
part of your schedule on a particular day. In this way,
you are doing it in piecemeal which prevents you from
harboring fear of failing the subjects.
5. Dismissing things that you don’t understand. There are times
that teachers ask you, “Do you have any questions, class?” and
everyone would say “None.” The truth of the matter is, it’s either
they just want to end the lesson and do something else or they
totally got the lessons. However, there are times that test scores
say otherwise. Because you missed that opportunity to clarify or
unlock your difficulty, it resulted in a failing score. You have to be
particular on the things that you don’t understand in a lesson and
have the initiative to deal it with your teacher during or even after
classes. Asking help from your high performing classmates would
also facilitate your comprehension.
6. Having random notes and confusing learning space.
Have you experienced writing notes on a random paper or
notebook? It is definitely not a good practice for someone
who wants their thoughts organized. It will give you
difficulties to retrieve your lessons and add up to your
tasks. Delegating a certain folder or notebook for each
subject will make you segregate and organize the lessons
well. It is also important to take notes of the modules/
learning kits as you read. Your notes will help you
remember the good points you may need during
examinations.
7. Having a crunch time for the exams the next day.
You might have experienced trying to absorb all the
lessons for a long test or even important
performance task the next day. It’s like you are
getting food that are hard to chew. Making it tidbits
by setting time to concentrate and focus on certain
parts of the test coverage would make your life
easier. It pays to be organized and disciplined in
carrying out these things.
8. Multi-tasking while studying. It’s typical nowadays for
some learners like you to go online on social media, watch
TV or even listen to music while studying. For some, they
claim that it works for them but it actually prevents them
from being 100% focused. Try to remove distractions from
your study area and be mindful of what you’re doing. You
will get to appreciate the details, and even the areas for
improvement if you are doing a school project or readings.
You will also easily understand the concepts and ideas of the
lessons if you turn off your TV, music, social media or
anything that distracts you.
9. Repeating the ineffective study habits and
mistakes. If you already know that certain actions
or behavior do not help you to get good grades, why
still do it in Grade 10? By now, you can project how
the patterns of your action lead you to a certain
result. You have to make use of those insights and
avoid putting yourself in a problematic situation.
Hence, the courage and willingness to break those
ineffective study habits and upgrade the effective
ones.
You can do it Suggested Time Allotment: 15 Minutes

Based on the discussion, try to identify the

ineffective or faulty study habits that you
have and suggest ways on how you can
change it that are doable on your part.
Write your answers on a piece of paper.
What I have Learned Suggested Time Allotment: 15 Minutes

Among the study habits that you have,

write an experience where it proves to be
effective in attaining your desired grade
and how you can still improve it in Grade
10. Write your answer on a sheet of paper.
Share your Thoughts & Feelings Suggested Time Allotment: 10 Minutes

On a paper, draw a symbol that would

remind you to become a better student
this year. It could be something that will
direct you to break the faulty study
habits or gives you a motivation to
pursue learning and finish your studies.
Try to use coloring materials if
available.