Becoming fully involved...
Even the best course in the world can't do the learning for you. That's your job!
In order to take advantage of your brain's natural ability to learn, you will need to get involved in what you are doing. Feeling a sense of personal involvement in what you are doing will help you to keep motivated.
Your studies are not isolated from the world around you; just the opposite in fact. Every time you go out in the car, ride a bicycle or take a walk along the road, you are exposed to the subject of road safety. Becoming a knowledgeable and well-informed road user can be a source of (healthy) pride in addition to increasing your skill and enhancing your safety.
The more you integrate your studies into driving and other areas of your life on a daily basis the more interesting your course will become and the quicker you will learn.
For example, you can start to look out for the location of road signs, sequences of traffic lights, road user behaviour, etc. every time you go out driving. A good way to do this is to start your study of The iCourse programme while studying for Part-One - you can work through the course sequentially or chose the elements that fit with the aspect of Part-One that you are studying at any given time. However, please ensure that iCourse Driving does not slow down your study iCourse Theory - treat it as additional study if you start it before completing iCourse Theory.
If you are learning about non-driving skills such as question and answer technique, look out for opportunities to practise using it. Do this in your everyday life, when chatting, shopping, making a phone call, etc. You needn't limit yourself to driving topics!
Take an interest
Take an interest in road safety matters by reading newspaper articles and magazines about topics connected with driving or teaching.
Read the SmartDriving Weekly News
Search out teaching and driving material on the internet.
Start a scrapbook with articles from newspapers, leaflets etc. (this can become a very useful teaching aid later on).
In addition to learning, think about how you are learning and get into the habit of asking yourself. "What can I do to make my home learning more enjoyable, easier and quicker?"
This experience will be invaluable when you start teaching others.
Use 'visualisation' as you study
Later on you will learn a bit more about visualisation but it is worth mentioning it here.
Visualisation is a technique used by all sorts of people ranging from sports professionals to top management 'gurus'. It is simply a form of daydreaming – but with a focus on the things you are learning about! Visualisation can help to bring 'boring study' to life!
When studying questions, spend a few moments imagining yourself doing or watching something that is relevant to the correct answer.
This might be driving / teaching / seeing or acting out the content of the question in whatever way is appropriate for you when you are thinking about the answer. Experience the situation in your mind, seeing what you would see, hearing what you would hear and feeling what you would feel.
Next: Step 11 - Measure your progress. Keeping track of your successful study will motivate you to do more.