Techniques for Learning Happily: Certain Games Lead You to Discover Your Skills in Learning

Copyright © 2015 by Adel Habeeb Hassan Qumbar. 716452

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Rev. date: 12/03/2015

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Contents

Introduction

Part I

1.1 Preparation For Study

1.2 Student’s Tendencies And Motives

1.3 How To Choose A Specialization

1.4 Developing And Enhancing Motives

1.5 The Motive Game

1.6 Summary

Part II

2.1 The importance of breathing, relaxation, and rest

2.2 Breathing exercises

2.3 Relaxation exercise

2.4 Sleep and the unconscious mind

2.5 Summary

Part III

3.1 Preparing to study

3.2 Time management

3.3 Preparation for exams

3.4 Nutrition

3.5 Sports

3.6 Summary

Part IV

4.1 The importance of learning skills

4.2 Skills that activate the mind

4.3 Skills of attention, concentration, and observation

4.4 The Mind Map skill

4.5 Skills using different means

4.6 Summary

Part V

5.1 The importance of reading

5.2 Speed reading and normal reading

5.3 Summary

Part VI

6.1 Mental games

6.2 The Mind Map game

6.3 Summary

Part VII

7.1 The skills of studying for exams

7.2 Final revision

7.3 Summary

Important note:

Techniques for Learning Happily can help you study, succeed, and exceed while learning through play. I can’t guarantee you success and excellence in any way, because that depends on your comprehension, understanding, and application of the information I’ll share with you. The outcome is your responsibility and depends on your personal behaviour.

Introduction

There is no doubt that students these days face a lot of problems during the learning process at different educational stages. The most common instructions on how to study leave even the smartest students to suffer during learning. Many students fail to make good marks as a result of inadequate teaching methods.

Some of these methods are correct some of the time; others are always incorrect. I’ve written this book to touch on many different ways to activate the mind, including exercises and mental tricks. Learn about these tools, and find the right way to study.

In these pages, you’ll find out about food that enriches students’ minds and enables them to obtain high marks; sports that activate the mind and body for learning; and the use of modern technology such as computers, tablets, and mobile devices for educational purposes. The alerts I’ve provided throughout should be taken into consideration by the student who wants to reach high levels easily. This book is a rich source of skills and information that give students many options and strategies. Choose the ones most suitable for you.

This book includes educational experiences and trials that will help students make amazing progress in learning. All of this comes as a result of many years spent in research and from observation of the basis for suitable learning and problem solving during advanced educational stages, from the secondary stage to the graduation stage. I can assure you that the application of 10 per cent of the skills in this book by the student or reader will lead to high levels of ongoing improvement in learning.

My educational programme is different from others. It is based on combining learning with play and fun, providing students with educational and entertainment tools at the same time. It includes a game prepared and invented by me to improve the learning process: the Mind Map game. This method is not found in any other educational programme in the world. It actually makes learning fun.

I have used the Mind Map game with many students in the Kuwait Science Club. It has met with great success, even with a group of lazy students who had no motive to learn and face many problems. When I tested them after playing, I found that they had a greater ability to absorb information, and they achieved amazing results in recalling that information, scoring more than 90 per cent. They also experienced joy, delight, and the wish to learn. All these factors distinguish