Self-study & Group-study: which one is more recommendable for students?

Self-study & Group-study: which one is more recommendable for students? Sep. 15th Hee Chae, Kang    It is important for students to set up their customized habit of study. There can be many ways to do, I would like to present two methods to you in this paper; Self-study & Group-study. Of course each of them has their own merits related to the one’s concentration, good study surroundings, study strategies, and so on. But if I must particularly choose only one thing between the two ways of studying, I’ll lay more stress on the former.  Studying has one precondition. That is, the proper and efficient learning circumstances should be given to students which make an improvement in their learning ability as soon and as much as possible. So, there is no doubt that we must consider High-quality learning environments as one of the important measure of the choice. Above all, studying with others has lots of the risk to harm the study atmosphere. Maybe the members in the group do their task eagerly in the opening part. They have full of confidence, because of the active atmosphere and lively communication. If one member has a question, other member can answer to that. They can also practice immediately about what they learned. Fixed time and place for the study help each member live regular and uniform life. Beyond all dispute, those are strong points of the grouping. However, as an inevitable consequence, the persistency of the members’ activity gets considerably lower. The members often more and more interested in a mutual friendship. In the group, they even misjudge that they know everything about the subject what they discussed in such a short time. At last, when the one study is all over, their motivation for learning is melt away like a snow and will loaf along a street again. On the contrary, first, self-study has almost no factors of interruption. It leads the students to concentrate their energy on studying. Second, studying alone do not restrict time and space. It is available to change one’s own schedule according to the condition. Third, the students can experience the full sense of achievement in the learning. Feeling of achievement is the most essential power to move forward when studying. Organize the plan, grasp the weak points and make the self-conquest. If the students make a hard effort to fulfill a goal with the will and consistence of their own and have the fun in the process of knowing, they’ll feel best pleasant and successful in the learning.  Group-study has lots of positive and attractive factors because it makes progress with other people. But we should remember that the primary goal of a study is ‘certain learning’. In group-study, there exist a number of insecure points for the intense study. If believing themselves, having the firm and steady studying habit, the students get better efficiency and result by self-study rather than studying with many persons.