Tip SPM Dari Pelajar-Pelajar Cemerlang Straight A+

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This morning, I attended Kapten Talk 2.0: Student Edition.

After feeding my baby & tucking him in for his late morning nap, I finally had time to look at my messages. Lo' & behold, a friend sent me a poster about a webinar by straight-A+ students. Interesting! I sheepishly looked at the date, what? TODAY! Heart racing, I quickly glanced at the time, 11 PG. Oh, petang. Wait a minute, MANA ADA 11 PETANG? PAGI LA BODO!

My eyes darted to the upper right corner of the screen. 10.45AM! I quickly forwarded the poster + some ulasan to ALL my students' groups as well as to my school staff's chatgroup on WhatsApp. Feeling bad that I gave them so little notice, I knew I had to attend, take notes & share those notes with my students. Since I'm doing that, I might as well share it with everyone. The notes are written in my broken BM to include my lowest-performing students.

"How much you achieve is how much you prepare"
- Luqman Nawar, 9A+

===Persediaan Untuk SPM===
- mula bersedia awal, ada yang mula dari Form 4
- mesti ada perancangan yang baik
- sediakan jadual belajar harian
- memahami diri sendiri - kekuatan/kelemahan diri - subjek lemah/kuat - luangkan lebih masa/usaha dengan yang lemah
- jangan lupa berdoa


===Di Sekolah===
- bersarapan supaya bertenaga
- bila cikgu ajar, tumpukan perhatian penuh dalam kelas - jangan ambil sambil lewa
- bila balik, baca balik - faham betul-betul
- sebelum exam buat latihan tubi terus, tidak perlu baca & faham lagi


===Kerja Rumah===
- dianggap sebagai persediaan - membantu hafal apa yang dipelajari dalam kelas
- jangan tangguh - habiskan dalam hari yang sama
- jangan sekadar siap sahaja - cuba faham betul-betul


===Kawan-Kawan===
- cari "study buddy" - semua yang telah anda belajar, ajar/terangkan kepada kawan itu
- ada seorang yang aktif pertandingan ragbi - walaupun kerap tak datang kelas, minta tips dari kawan-kawan


===Menyediakan Nota===
- guna peta minda - tulis semula nota/buku teks dalam peta minda
- ekstrak kata kunci - bina yang lain daripadanya - huraian - contoh
- lekatkan maklumat penting atas dinding
- buat nota "flash cards" - boleh dibawa kemana-mana


===Waktu Ujian===
- jangan buang masa untuk soalan KBAT yang tidak dapat dijawab - buat yang lain dulu - lepas itu kembali lagi
- baca soalan - bulatkan kata kunci - tulis segalanya yang difahami tentang kata kunci tersebut - guna teknik ini waktu buat latihan tubi supaya senang waktu exam


"Masa itu emas & masa itu sentiasa ada untuk mereka yang berjaya"
- Luqman Nawar, 9A+

===Masa Belajar===
- Masa Belajar boleh fleksibel - tak semestinya 1-2 jam - 5 min / 15 min jadi juga
- waktu tunggu bas/Grab - waktu makan / koko / tunggu cikgu - bawa nota kemana-mana untuk baca/hafal
- ada yang bangun belajar pada 5am - kalau baca saja mengantuk - buat latihan tubi supaya tidak mengantuk
- buat latihan tubi dengan "Past Year Questions" & "Trial Papers" - paling berfaedah
- ada yang hafal skim jawapan dibelakang buku rujukan "Past Year Questions" & "Trial Papers"


===Teknologi===
- "phone addiction" agak serius - ada yang skrol gambar tanpa arah - baca mesej lama-lama tanpa sebab
- "distractions" diperlukan untuk waras - tapi perlu juga kawal agar tidak hilang focus
- guna sebagai sistem ganjaran - belajar 1 jam, main hp 10 minit
- gantikan hp dengan benda lain - main guitar - sembang dengan kawan-kawan -  bersiar-siar
- ada yang padan semua app media sosial
- ada yang bagi hp kepada orang lain untuk disimpan
- ada yang minta kawan tegur bila ditangkap main hp


===Emosi / Motivasi===
- faham & terima bahawa, waktu persediaan exam nanti, emosi tidak akan stabil - amat stress - kalau boleh, luahkan kepada seorang kawan karib
- walaupun banyak tanggungjawab/benda lain menggangu - jangan hilang fokus
- cari motivasi dari pelbagai sumber - sentiasa cari motivasi untuk diri sendiri
- setiap orang ada cara lain bermotivasi - cari cara diri sendiri
- skor tinggi-tinggi penting tapi bukan segala-galanya - jangan terpengaruh orang lain - Walaupun orang lain dapat keputusan yang lebih baik, tetapi anda sekadar mencapai target anda, bersyukurlah - Kalau rakan berprestasi rendah, ingat target anda & teruskan berusaha


===Tusyen/Seminar===
- ada yang tidak ikut tusyen / seminar sebab takut percangahan maklumat dengan guru sekolah - percayalah guru di sekolah sebab mereka berpengetahuan & ingin membantu - tanya / minta tolong kalau ada masalah
- ada yang ambil tusyen untuk subjek lemah
- ada yang menerima faedah daripada seminar pemeriksa / guru berpengalaman


===Soalan Ramalan===
- bagus untuk ambil tahu, tetapi jangan percaya sangat - selalu juga benda yang diramal tak keluar
- jangan lupa bersedia untuk topik yang tidak diramal


===Subjek Sains Tulen===
- Biologi menerangkan bagaimana badan berfungsi - bab dalam buku teks tidak disusun dengan baik - susun semula untuk memberikan gambaran penuh bagi topik-topik besar
- Fizik berada di sekeliling - fikirkan tentang segalanya yang terjadi di sekeliling kita - daun jatuh, itu fizik - lampu menyala, itu fizik - selalu bawa kertas nota untuk buat refleksi & kalkulasi - cuba fikirkan bagaimana benda itu terjadi
- Kimia - buat peta minda - belajar tentang eksperimen - ingat perbezaan warna - terutamanya dalam logam
- Mate Tambahan - buat latihan tubi dengan kertas percubaan

"I salam all my teachers & told them this A is for you"
- Puteri Hannah, 10A+
Thank you, Meisha Nurallyssa, Puteri Hannah, Lau Weing Yean, Saiful Azhar, & Luqman Nawar! All the best in your future endeavors!
I hope that your generation will bring Malaysia into the future & shine for all Malaysians!

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