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10 steps to mind mapping

I remember in my previous posting on How to study for exam lesson 4, I have advocated mind mapping as a great study tool to help you remember stuff. Well here are 10 simple steps to creating your mind maps. You all can make use of the holiday to practice creating mind maps for past topics.

1.Start with a blank sheet of paper. It can be any size. A blank one not the one with lines to restrict how your mind map grows.

2.Start with the Central topic at the center of the paper. E.g Kinematics. Use images to enhance the idea.

3.Branch out the Main ideas from the Central topic. E.g Dist/ Disp, Speed/velocity, Acceleration. Use thick branches for the main ideas. Subsequently, use thinner branches for sub ideas.

4.  Use different colours for different branches. This will make it easier to link and connect ideas.

5. Maintain one word per branch and keep the word on top of the branch. Keeping it to one word will allow generation of additions ideas.

6.Add images whenever you can instead of words. You know a pictures speaks a thousand words and you can remember pictures better than words.

7.Add arrows or connectors between branches and ideas showing the linkages between related concepts.

8.Use capital letters and be creative with your mind map to help you retain it much better and easier.

9.Don't be too bother by repeated ideas or points. you can link them up later.

10. Lastly HAVE FUN DOING IT. if not you will not do it the next time.

Below shows an example of a mind map. Yours don't have to be the same as it. Don't restrict your creativity to this example. Enjoy creating your first mind map!!!




So the above are the 10 simple steps to creating your first mind maps.
Below is a pretty good book for mind mapping.



If you are keen in furthering mind mapping and use it to help you in your studies or business you can get the book and learn more on mind mapping.



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How much should a physics tuition teacher charge?

So how much should a Physics tuition teacher charge?

I was discussing this question with my friends on the fees of tuition nowadays getting higher... Especially those that are better and charged a premium. Not that it's bad since im a tuition teacher myself. Haha.

But i am wondering if this is healthy. Would this means that only the rich can afford a good tuition teacher and the poor cannot. Won't this means that the poor cannot compete at a fair level? Isn't a meritocratic society all about competetion at a level playing field?

So how much should a tuition charge?  I know there are certain market price for tutors of certain level and qualification. You can refer Here to have a feel of what market rate is like.

NEW FEE SYSTEM
Here i would like to propose a new system for the tuition fee!!! Charging the tutee based on the effort and work the tutee is putting in. The more the tutor has to do, the more the tutor should charge right? Haha....

If the tutee is more proactive and takes more initiative to learn, then we tutors should charge less...

This will ensure that if you are will to work and learn, you still can have the assistant you will need to succeed...

Well its just a suggestion.

Maybe someday, someone will put it into practice... Well maybe me.... Who knows....

Examination are over for most and almost over for some. Now its Holiday time!!!!
Take this time to relax and enjoy but dun forget to feed your mind as well. Can take this time to learn somethings useful...

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Physics Tuition

Was busy the last 2 weeks giving Physics tuition. I would say that this is the most challanging assignment yet.

Was left with 2 weeks to coach a secondary 4 boy from F9 to A2. Well at least thats the target that i gave him and myself....

Its not 2 weeks actually. It was only 6 lessons of 2 hours. Thats only 12 HOURS !!!!!

Those was the most stressful 12 hours i had with any students. trying to cramp everything that i know about physic into his head within such a short time.

But the good things is, after coaching him for 6 lessons, I think he have a very good chance of passing the paper and probably get an A.

Hopfully he will put in all his effort into studying for paper 2 and paper 1and i wished the best for him.

Will post his results when its released. Hope it will improve after my Physics tuition

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How to study for exam lesson 8

How to study for exam lesson 8: Look Forward

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Now i suppose many of you are in the mist of your examination already.
Many times after exam, students like to compare answers and see if they got things right or to find out how to do a particular question. Well its good to find out what your mistakes are and how to do question. But..... don't do this if you have got other paper coming!!!

Look forward and concentrate on the next paper. I understand its difficult.... I do it as well when i was taking my Os and As.... Hahaha easier said than done. But a tutor got to preach the right thing to do what...

This is the last installment on How to study for exam.
Enjoy the examinations!!! Be focus!!! Energy flows when and where you focus!!!

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Please leave me a comment or email if you have any problem studying or tutoring. I will try my best to reply you ASAP.

How to study for exam lesson 7

How to study for exam lesson 7: How to tackle MCQ

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MCQ is a very important and curcial part of the examinations. It is one of the part that the student should aim to score as much as possible.
Why? because there are options for your answers. So it is relatively easier to answer than the structured and essay type question.
But dun think thats it easy and hence you can dun study too much for it. In fact, because its easy, thats why you got to study more and make sure you get the most marks out of this section!!!

Ok end of How to study for exam lesson 7. Best of luck for the Exams again!!

How to study for exam lesson 8

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How to study for exam lesson 6

How to study for exam lesson 6: Answer Smart

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How much should i write, especially for science questions? Another common questions from most of my student.

My answer..... look at the marks given and see how much time its worth spending on. Don't write an essay for a 2 marks question. Make sense? Answer smartly and save the time for more 'valuable questions'.

But theres an official answer to that. Go Google and search for the O/A level syllabus for the subjects and look for the glossary of terms used. They have a guide for how you should answer when the question is phrased in a certain way.

For example, look at the 2009 chemistry syllabus below.



Few more weeks to go!!! Final lap for the year!!!! GO GO GO. This is the end of How to study for exam lesson 6. All the Best!!

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How to study for exam lesson 5

How to study for exam lesson 5: Study Smart

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Sciences
When studying for science subjects, look out for key words in the concepts. These are the words that the marker will be looking out for in answers. For example, in the chapter on types of bonding for O level. For ionic bonding, some key words are transfer of electons, strong electrostatic attraction between + and - ions. You don't have to spend time memorizing the whole paragraph on ionic bonding. Just understand the concept and remember the key words.

Maths
Perfect practice makes perfect. Always practice. Unfortunately, there are no short cut to mastering maths. However, there are some things you can do to speed up your practice. What i usually advice my student is for the questions done durig school work/homework, mark down those questions that you find difficult or had problem doing. Then during revision for the final year paper or O/A level, you can zoom in right to those difficult question and see if you can solve them. As for those simple questions, just choose a few representative ones to make sure you still remember the formula and stuffs.

Hope this helps. Do drop a comment if you have other better studying technique. Different technique may be more suitable for different people. Share them with one another and learn more from each other.

That's the end of How to study for exam lesson 5. Bestest of luck for the Exams!!!!

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How to study for exam lesson 4

How to study for exam lesson 4: Mind mapping

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I believe many of you out there have heard of mind mapping and its common being taught in school. However, this is an under emphasized and under utilized learning technique among students in Singapore.

The reason being that its not being practiced in students daily work. As a result, students are not very proficient in it and hence find it time wasting and not very useful.

However, mind mapping is a very powerful tool if being used properly and efficiently. It can help you link up different chapters and topics of the subject together and allow the students to have a clearer view of the entire subject. This will enable kids to understand the subject better and remember what they have learnt better.

I refer to all of you an easy to read book which can help you all in mind mapping technique and some tricks to power memory. The book is by Adam Khoo titled "I am Gifted, So are You!". An easy and good book to read.

Ok thats the end of How to study for exam lesson 4. Stay tune to more.

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Best Luck All of your Exam!!!!

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How to study for exam lesson 3

How to study for exam lesson 3: Doing the exam paper is also an important aspect of studying. So lets see what's the strategy in that.

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Usually the questions in exams are divided into few types.

1. simple and straight forward. Its just straight forward applicaiton of formula or knowledge. not much thinking involve. This includes definition questions as well

2. Slightly more difficult questions that require some thinking and applicaiton of knowledge

3. Super difficult question to differntiate out the A1 students.

And these 3 different levels of questions are spread out throughout the entire papers.
So when you are doing the exam, dun be intimedated or stuck at 1 difficult question.
Skip the question first and move on. do those that you know how to do first and after that go back to those difficult one.

Doing this will ensure that you will not miss out any level 1 and 2 questions which are easier to tackle and secure you marks first.

This marks the end of How to study for exam lesson 3

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How to study for exam lesson 2

How to study for exam lesson 2: How should i study?

How to study for exam lesson 1

Most of the time students will not know whether to study the text books, guide book, notes or just practice the assesment book.

My tips for student is revise what your teacher uses to teach you. If your teachers use notes/powerpoint slides, uses them as the main guide to your revision. If you don't understand whats in those notes/powerpoint, then refer to your textbooks/guide book.

The reason is because usually your school teacher will have a very good idea of what's in the syllabus and what are the main things that will be tested. Hence, they will tend to emphasize those points in their notes and teaching aids. So for those who wants to do well in their test or exam, the best and efficient way is to pay attention in class to what your teacher is teaching you.

This will end my How to study for exam lesson 2. Please look at more tips on how to study for exam below.

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How to study for exam lesson 1

For the first few installament of my post,I will be posting some useful tips on How to study for test or examination for students . Some of them from my own experiences, others from the feedback from my tuition students. (Note: may not be useful to everyone. Its important to fine whats suitable and comfortable for you).

How to study for test lesson 1: How to plan the study time table.
Well it is usually more effective to revise a few topics of different subject daily.

For example, you can plan 2 chapters of A math (5 hours), 2 chapters of chemistry (5 hours) and 1 chapter of humanities (2 hours) for a day. Usually i spend 12 hours or more for revision during the examination peroid. it will be good if you have more.

However please always get ample rest so that your brain can function optimally every new day. This is expecially important on the eve of your exam. Usually, a revision on a mixed of subject daily is good so that you will not get bored with 1 subject and lose interest in your revision.

So this is my first installment on How to study for exam lesson 1. Good luck people for your coming examination!!!

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Physics Tuition

Welcome to my blog on Physics Tuition.

This is a first post and i would like to introduce myself.

I am a Singapore Tuition Teacher specialising in Physics tuition for secondary 1 - 4, JC 1 - 2.
I also do Math tuition (all maths from secondary 1 - 4, JC 1 - 2).

Throughout my academic life, i have gotten straight As for all maths and sciences subjects and I have graduated from The National University of Singapore (NUS) with a first class honors.. I attribute this consistently good results to my ability to simplify theory and concepts so that i can understand and remember them easily. My tutoring method focuses on identifying the weakness of the students and adapt my teaching style to make the students understand the subject better.

I hope to teach this to the next generation of student so that they can benefit from it.

Please send me an email: Physics Tuition if you would like a trial lesson on physics tuition and/or math tuition.