What study pace do you think is recommended for your students?

Whether they should study for a while every day, take breaks... 

Do you think that teenagers today have any study patterns or that they don't know how to manage themselves when it comes to studying? 

Being a teacher, what do you recommend your students do to study? 

When you were a student, what techniques did you follow? Can you think of any way to motivate or incentivize studying today?

Graciela (English teacher at the French Lyceum):

1. The work rhythm I recommend is consistency. Review daily (if possible) and keep up with studies. Try to take short breaks every hour of study (more or less depending on age). It's important to rest before feeling exhausted to perform better and not develop a negative attitude towards studying.

2. Often, teenagers leave studying until the last minute, and this doesn't always work because there isn't enough time, or they are already tired and don't perform well. It's important to organize leisure and work time well.

3. My recommendation is to pay attention in class and ask questions. This way, you've already gained a lot. At home, review frequently.

4. What worked best for me as a student was consistency and personalization of study material, meaning making my own notes and summaries.

5. I think the best motivation is intrinsic, that the student knows why they are studying, what their final goal is, what they will achieve when they finish their studies.

María Faus (Teacher at the Santísimo Cristo school in Mislata) (It should be noted that her school is "special" because the students are socially disadvantaged, and families are not involved in their children's studies.)

1. For the profile of my students, I would be satisfied if they studied for a while every day. By organizing their time well, they can do many things.

2. My students don't know how to manage their time. They spend many hours on the street, playing on their phones or computers, and dedicate very little time to studying. Normally, they only study the day before the exam, and in many cases, not even that.

3. The habit of studying is very important. Every day, they need to review and consolidate what they've seen in class.

4. New technologies along with project-based learning are what motivates them the most, I believe.

Sonia (Teacher at the CEIP 8 de Marzo school):

1. It's good to study for a while every day. Ideally, review what was taught that day. The ideal is to take 5-minute breaks every 30 minutes; that's the maximum attention span.

2. The majority don't know how to manage their study time because they don't have study habits and always leave everything until the end.

3. The best way to study is to read it several times first, then make a summary, and finally an outline. To check if you know it, you should develop the topic through the outline or concept map.

4. I used the summary and outline technique.

5. Teaching students in class how to make outlines and concept maps using Genially and Canva is more attractive, and then they can make them themselves, studying while they do it.

Diana Expósito ( Cipfp Mislata)

The important thing I always recommend to my students is planning, trying to keep up with the material as much as possible for them.

In my case, when I was studying, I used summaries and outlines a lot.

I believe the best approach is to study a little every day with breaks, because if you study for 2 hours straight, for example, I don't think it's as productive, as your brain needs to rest.