As learners across the country prepare for their final examinations, developing good study habits and preparations are the keys to cutting out exam anxiety.
To address this, the I DIG Learning and Training Academy conducted a two-day workshop at Keetmanshoop with Grade 6 and 7 learners from five primary schools in Keetmanshoop.
The aim of the workshop is to equip learners with study skills to study effectively in order to obtain quality marks in the end-of-year examinations.
Seventy learners participated in the workshop facilitated by Wouter Louw, a former teacher with nearly 30 years' experience and founder of I DIG Learning & Training Academy.
Louw says that proper preparation methods are applied in order for learners to have the necessary confidence when they enter the examination room.
"One, you stick to your schedule that will enable them to be able to obtain good marks in tests and examinations, and since they are planning their studies, it is on paper. Parents can monitor it, and the parents can encourage them in that regard. If you look at our external results year in and year after, we have a very low past rate, and that is one of the reasons I started this initiative and this intervention in assisting learners to that they can study effectively in obtaining good marks in their examinations."
The initiative is supported by the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture.
"In our deliberations with the ministry of education, we got feedback in March this year that the minister is fine with what we are doing, and we include Grades 7, 8, 9, and 10, and then Grades 11 and 12. For all of the grades, the emphasis is on studying effectively, but for Grade 7 learners, it is also about for them to introduce and prepare them for what will be waiting them in the junior secondary phase and also that they can choose their subjects in Grade 8 in line with the careers they would like to do after Grade 11 or Grade 12."
Some of the topics include understanding learning curves, effective study habits, and adhering to their study schedule.