Subject:  STUDY SKILLS

Teaching Staff:

Mrs Rosemary Norrish

For many years we have realised that some students at Maktab Duli fail their A Level exams, not because they are unintelligent, lazy or lacking in will - power, but because they do not know HOW to work properly. They rely on lower - school methods like memorising and copying etc. This maybe alright for BJCE and O Level, but will not work for A Level which demands enquiry, discussion, argument and wide reading.

Therefore, the main aim of the Study Skills course is to increase the efficiency of our students in their academic work by giving them practice in certain basic techniques. Many students complain that they do not have time to complete their work. One of the things that they learn in Study Skills is how to manage their time so that they can complete all the work they have to do. They also learn how to use resources like the library, how to take notes, to read efficiently, to write essays, and how to study for examinations. We hope they will then apply the skills they have learned to their A level studies, and end up as successful students who pass their final exams.