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You know the old saying that a change is as good as a holiday don’t you. Well the same can be said for studying. If you study in the same place, at the same time every night your brain will get bored.
And when your brain gets bored you are going to be Read More...
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Would you like to buy Study Skills Mentor?
After 12 months I have decided to sell Study Skills Mentor. This was my first attempt at blogging and I am really happy with what I created. However, I have moved on to other blogs such as Cutting Horse Link Read More...
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If you are a student you know that you need to study. You understand that you have to get the homework done, complete the assignments and study for the tests. And to do that you have to make time to study.
Making Time to Study is not Simple
Making time Read More...
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That’s right! A great study tip is to get a life. By that I mean there is more to life than school and studying. Make sure you spend time: Reading for fun
Watching Tv
Hanging out with your friends. This down time is so important. It is a chance to rest Read More...
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Learning Styles
An awareness of your learning styles can help you with assignment planning, note-taking and exam revision. I just came across a new Learning Style System online called Vark.
VARK stands for Visual – Aural – Read (and Write) – Kinesthetics. Read More...
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Ferris Bueller’s Day Off!
“Bueller! Bueller! Anyone!” Best quote every and I often use it in my high school classes, especially if no one is listening. My students don’t often get the joke! But I have a chuckle.
Anyway, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is a classic Read More...
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This post is for all the readers in the US, UK and Europe. The students who are starting to count down for school holidays. Yes, holidays are great, but I am sure you have a few more assignments to complete and exams to study for before you reach the Read More...
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A SWOT Analysis is a tool you can use to assess how well you have be using the study skills I teach on this site. It is an opportunity to work out what you do really well and find out where you need to improve. I wanted you to start thinking about this Read More...
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I was sitting with a student today going over his schedule. He had 3 assignments due and a mountain of homework to complete. He had been sent by his english teacher to learn how to manage his time better.
I started asking him a few questions about his Read More...
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Scribd is an online publishing company where I am now storing all my handouts and lesson plans. You will still see that I am posting them on here under Study Tools and Teaching Study Skills. but I will also be uploading the same study skills resources Read More...
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Study Skills Strategies help students stay organized and on top of their work. In previous posts I have shown you LEAN and MARKER.
Today I am going to teach you MURDER by Kerka (2007). This acronym will help you revise for exams.
Mood – Set a positive Read More...
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Here is a new acronym that you can use to teach study skills. In a previous post I gave the example of LEAN which can be used to teach students good listening skills.
Study Skills Strategies help students stay organized and on top of their work. Today Read More...
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When we ask students to study we are really asking them to do some work or action. We want students to: Work out what needs to be achieved (finish homework, plan an assignment or study for a test)
Decide on a plan of action to get the task done
Follow Read More...
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Mind Mapping is a very important study strategy. And I have just found an awesome, free tool that you can use to create your mind maps. It is called Wisemapping.
Wisemapping is a free online tool that you can start using today. What I really like about Read More...
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Today I want to introduce you to an excellent online organizer called Online School Planner. I have been using the planner for a couple of weeks now and really believe that it will really help students stay organized and on top of their homework, assignments Read More...
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