WHY SOME STUDENTS DO BETTER THAN OTHERS ACADEMICALLY

School serves two important functions in society. Firstly, it equips students with the knowledge and skills essential for them to successfully participate in society, for example, reading, writing and arithmetic. And secondly, school performance functions as a gatekeeper regulating student’s access to further education. That is, students who perform poorly in school are less likely to secure a place at university or other higher education institutions that place great demands on learning ability, compared to students who did well in school.

At Great Panaf Schools in our over 20 years of equipping students with the knowledge and skills essential for them to successfully participate in society, we have observed with keen interest the difference in academic performance amongst students.

We believe that, while some students are naturally able to concentrate better than others, most of one’s ability to study effectively comes from early parental guidance and scholastic expectations.

To support students who require special intervention, Great- Panaf- Schools introduced an Intervention Centre. Study skills are learned, which means an interventionist can help students develop relevant study skills, while helping the students improve their self-esteem.

We as educationist are sure that there are other factors that affect a student’s performance academically, but this is what we have observed as counsellors and educators. Some students get frustrated and lose focus when they think a particular subject is difficult.

So, how can we help…….?

• We Stimulate a healthy competitive mindset.
• We help build self-esteem (I can do it life force)
• We develop study skills and study plan
• We enhance teacher’s effort by reviewing the student has been taught in the classroom, by paying a personal attention to ensure effective learning.
• We assign priority arithmetic related subjects, English language etc.
• We offer consultancy services and career guidance.

Recently, one of our interventionist had a student come up to him and said, “This is the first time I have ever been in a class in which I couldn’t learn the material just by sitting in class, and I don’t know how to study. Can you help me?” They talked about different study skills she could work on and habits she could develop. We have seen giant stride in her academic performance.