How to make quality notes from ICSE books

Preparing the right kind of personalized study notes from ICSE books is an important step towards obtaining a great score in the final ICSE exams. Quality notes from ICSE books not only promote effective understanding of all concepts but often re-kindle students’ interest in subjects they usually consider difficult. Therefore, while preparing notes from the ICSE books it is important for students to keep a few essential points in mind that will help make these notes effective and relevant for the final ICSE examinations.

To help all students studying under ICSE board prepare quality notes, here are a few important pointers on how to go about preparing such notes.

• Before starting to prepare notes from ICSE books, it is important for students to first go through the chapter and highlight all the important concepts, assess their understanding for all the highlighted concepts and then identify the learning gaps. Customizing study notes as per the current level of understanding will help students emphasize on areas/topics that require more attention. Such an exercise will eventually result in a thorough understanding of all concepts.
• While preparing study notes, students should make sure that it is not a word-to-word replication of what is actually given in the ICSE book. Students should try to prepare notes that are crisp and in their own language. This will facilitate a quick understanding and easy recall of all the concepts during the revision sessions. Such an exercise will also help students to optimize benefits from such an extensive note-making exercise.
• Student should also ensure that their ICSE book notes are complete. Students should practice caution that they do not miss out on any important concept/topic in the chapter while preparing such notes. Such comprehensive notes can aid as a ready-to-use booklet for anytime reference.
• While preparing notes from ICSE book, students should structure the notes as per their unique learning styles. For example, if a student is a visual learner and understands concepts faster through visual learning aids, he/she should try to include as many diagrams, illustrations, mind maps etc in his/her notes. He/she can also use colour highlighters to stress on important points in the notes. Notes that are customized as per the preferred learning styles helps students with an accelerated pace of learning.
• If students are not interested in performing such an elaborate activity to prepare notes and want some readymade curriculum-aligned study material/notes, they can seek help from websites that provide such online learning resources. ICSE study material for Maths & Science available at such websites are prepared by a team of highly qualified educationists. These notes are in easy-to-understand language supported with high quality, value adding graphics for a quick understanding. Along with the study material, students can also try their hands at curriculum-aligned interactive puzzles, tests, revision notes etc. to solidify their understanding in weak areas. 2D/ 3D/ real-life videos help students understand concepts much faster and ensure that their learning is permament.

If all you students out there preparing for ICSE exams keep all these essential points in your minds, the notes made from ICSE books will not only make learning fun and effortless but will also make scoring good marks easy.

How to Study Online

If you wish to add some zing to your monotonous study schedule, start studying online. Studying from textbooks has always been the norm for school students; however the concept of online studies is catching up fast. Innovative and multimedia enriched learning tools available online make the entire learning experience interesting and engaging. There are a lot of websites that equip students with the right online study tools that help make studying easy and scoring great marks easier. To ensure effective learning students are advised to refer to only those websites that focus on learning in the correct sequence. Students who are new to the world of e-learning, the following information focuses on the right sequence that is to be followed while planning to study online.

• Before starting to study online, the first step is to take a test that is geared to test your level of understanding of the chapters that have already been covered in school. Such diagnostic tests will help you assess your knowledge of related concepts that are important to obtain a complete understanding of the topic concerned. Such tests will also help you arrive at an understanding of your extent of mastery of the said chapter will enable you to plan your studies for that chapter.
• After taking a diagnostic test, the next step is to go through the multimedia enriched study material available at such websites. To obtain complete conceptual clarity, students should make it a point to go through the study material supported with relevant videos, 2D/ 3D animations etc. Such an extensive exercise at this step will help students solidify their conceptual understanding of the subject and will make them better equipped to take exams head-on.
• To make the most of your online study sessions, after going through the study material the next step is to try your hand at the chapter-wise practice tests. Try to seek help from websites that provide both MCQ and descriptive practice tests. Such an extensive testing exercise will help you test your learning at various levels. Also such chapter-wise tests will help you identify the learning gaps and will provide you ample opportunity to take remedial action to fill those gaps. While taking tests on such e-learning/ online study websites, students should try to resist the temptation of looking into the study material for answers beforehand in order to ensure that the assessment process is thorough.
• After taking all the chapter-wise practice tests, the next step is to take full-length model tests. Such model tests available at e-learning/online study websites help students gain the much required confidence to beat exam-related stress. While preparing for final examinations, students usually witness high anxiety levels thinking about their performance in final examinations. Such model tests will help students gauge their preparation levels and will also allow them to take remediation steps to ensure a high score.
• An ideal online study session should end with a sturdy revision exercise. Students should refer to websites that provide crisp revision notes in printable format that make it possible for student to refer anytime.

Now that all you students know the right approach to online studies, make a note of it to be sure of an enriching study experience.

Online Education

Now a day’s more and more people are getting familiar of online education. Online education not only helps in the development of your child but also enables him to enhance his knowledge in a simplified manner.  Studying online makes your search more advanced and expanded. Detailed description of every topic and well explained diagrammed helps even an average student to excel in his respective subject.

Moreover, the chapters are explained in the most simplified manner than it is given in the books. Also, the self assessment questions have been provided to assess your child’s knowledge i.e. how well he has been able to grasp. Besides, additional links are also given along with the topics so as to widen your knowledge. Your child will get in-depth knowledge of every subject without any scope for doubt. The online education augments the way of studying as proper study materials are provided. It is better than what your child study in classrooms. Further, online education is informative, interactive and entertaining.

Due, to this the child will certainly develop their interest in studies. Also, the performance of your child will improve because of the increased curiosity in the studies. Parents can undoubtedly rely on the online education and can anticipate for the excellent performance of their child.


With the introduction of the internet technology, term online has gained so much of popularity these days. Everyone is switching online sites and internet to get an access to the information. With this continuous advancement the term online study has become so popular that people are feeling more comfortable in getting information online.  Online study has made the eats very simple as you don’t have to acquire the heavy notes and handbooks. On just a single click, you can get the desired study material.

Various online sites have started submitting the online study material that is helping a huge number of people.  Earlier it was bit tough to get an access of the online study material, but with this technological improvement now it’s not that difficult. Various students from India as well as from abroad can get the desired information whenever they required. Various online sites are providing the online study material keeping in mind the student’s demands. Now, everything and every material one can easily get on the internet.  Various educational sites providing online study material to provide a help to all the students so that they can get a proper help assistance on the particular subject or topic.

Children's Bestseller books Online - Educational Articles

It is a tough task for the parents to find good books for their children. Often they are depressed with stock at the book stores as they do not maintain surplus stock for children books. From picture books to short stories children find themselves in the plot and identify with the characters making them go crazy for the books. Online book stores are a boon for the children, parents and publishers as well. Parents can pick their titles and search for the availability with the online book stores inIndia to place an order sitting in the home itself.

Bestseller children books on the stands are ‘Through My Eyes: A Quarterback ‘s Journey by Zonderan', ‘I want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen ', ‘Guinness World Records 2012 by Guinness world Records', ‘The Heroes of Olympus, The Book One: Lost Hero by Rick Riordan', ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It Yourself Book (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Jeff Kinney', ‘Harry Potter by J.K Rowling', ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick', ‘Good Night Ipad: A Parody For The Next Generation by Anne Droyd' and many more to name.

Now with these catalogues parents can follow up and guide their children with best books and new release children books. Be it a rhymes or short stories, cartoons and comics, biographies and autobiographies, drawing books or a simple mathematics book that could drive kids the whole day keeping the brain engaged is all what we need. Sources from researches say that kids' brain function well during 3 – 7 years and they are fast grasping. Parents should take care during these years and feed well. Their imaginations are on high and parents should fuel them. Children will be acknowledging themselves what the world would be from their books. They experiment whatever they feel in every way and books teaches them a lot in this phase. Parents should keep an eye on the latest book releases for the kids and online stores would definitely help them. Few of the new releases on the stands are ‘The 39 Clues: Cahills Vs Vespers: Book 2 by Jude Watson', ‘Big Nate and Friends (Big Nate Comic Compilations) by Lincoln Peirce', ‘Magi Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last! By Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca', ‘A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens' and  ‘Once upon a time: A Collection of Classic Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm Kevin Tong'.

Subjective Books India - Educational Articles

There always have been arguments between parents and children, regarding which book they should read. Where parents always give importance to the books, which are full of information, not minding how boring they look, children have always liked the one with more attractive looks (with diagrams and pictures and much more) and interesting in the terms of conveying different topics.And in all these arguments we forget the most important thing that we all are looking for a book which can help us in learning'.Of course this different outlook regarding book cannot be change in day,neither in parents nor in the children, but this can be smoothen by adopting some simple points while selecting a book.

Like parents can chose those book from stores which are not only good in information but also have an appealing quality in them as this will be a win –win deal for both the parties, for parents as their kids are learning something new and good, and for children because they are learning in a good and interesting manner.Not only the argument about choosing a book, but we people have certain miss concepts' about its basic terms also like ‘subjective book' we believe that they are the one which are used in schools and colleges for educating students, but this is not all.In true sense the term ‘subjective book' can used for any book which contain information on any particular topic or based on a themes, it can be any book like a mathematics books, religious books or a cooking book.

Now let's get back to our previous conversation about choosing a book, first of all we need to be clear about the age, as what most parents do is they buy a book for their kids which is not suitable for them according to their age.For example how a child in 5th standard can learn a totally different language, that too tough like French, but parents generally buy there kid's a book so they can start up learning early, but this ends nowhere other that, kid start disliking the subject completely.

Check for the liking and disliking of your child, if a child likes a particular subject, he/she will surely like to read about it.Try giving them book according to their interest, as in if they have an interest in Medical Books give them the same rather than giving them Mathematics Books.Books have always worked as a strong foundation for a child growth, correct guidance and supporting books can make them strong, strong enough to survive in any condition and at the same place wrong books or inappropriate book can ruin their complete future. It all depends on how we chose and select the ‘good book for our kids.

CBSE starts exam helpline to help students cope with Exam Stress!

With Board exams approaching, CBSE is leaving no stone unturned to help students put their best foot forward. The CBSE started its helpline on Feb 1 to help students deal with anxiety and syllabus issues, suggest time management techniques and also provide advice on career guidance.

The CBSE exam helpline can be accessed at a toll-free number 1800-180-3456 between 8 a.m. and midnight. The number will be operational till April 16. CBSE has planned its exam helpline in 2 phases-while the first phase is live now, in its second phase after the declaration of results, the helpline will be geared to counsel students who are feeling low after not performing well in the exams.

Soaring expectations, increasing levels of competition and a widening gap between parents and children are some of the factors that are contributing to increasing levels of stress among students. It is common knowledge that some amount of stress is necessary for students to perform well. However, if the stress levels go beyond what a student can cope with, it may result in visible behavioural changes such as the child may become withdrawn and non-communicative, he/she may lose interest in food etc. The core objective of all exam Helplines is to help students make a realistic evaluation of the situation and not to view these exams and their performance in the same as signaling the end of the world!

So, all you students preparing for your Board Exams, worry not cos’ there is plenty of ‘Help’ at hand. In addition to the CBSE Exam Helpline, there are NGOs such as ‘Snehi’ and ‘Aasra’ who are running exam Helplines for students in distress. While Aasra’s 24X7 helpline can be reached at 91-22-27546669, Snehi runs Disha exam helpline on the number 011-65978181. Disha is active from Feb 1 till March 3.

CBSE changes exam pattern for class XII History paper

News for all you students in CBSE class XII appearing for your History paper this year! Starting this year CBSE has modified the exam pattern for the class XII History exam. The following changes have been made in the paper that is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2012-

• Each question in the long answer section would now carry 10 marks as compared to 8 marks earlier and the suggested word limit for each long answer has been enhanced to 500 words (earlier word limit 250 words).
• The number of very short answer questions of 2 marks has been reduced from 5 to 3.

Weightage of Questions

Form of question	No. of questions	Marks for each question	Total Marks
Long answer (LA)	2	10	20
Short answer (SA)	8	5	40
Very short answers	3	2	06
Passage based questions*	3	8	24
Skill (Map work)	2	5	10
Total	18		100

Note: Each Passage based question will have 3-4 questions with marks ranging from 1 to 4.

Good Luck!