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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 I am going to teach you MARKER. This acronym [...]
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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 a set of steps
Make sure they stay organized [...]
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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 and exam revision.
The Online School Planner was developed by Mike. Mike [...]
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The best reason to be a successful student at school is that you will do less homework, assignments and exam revision at home.
That’s right!
Work your butt off at school and you won’t need to use many of my study tips at all.
I am not asking you to be perfect or boring. But I am asking you [...]
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I am a big fan of To Do Lists. I write them everyday. The problem is that I never seem to cross everything off my list at all. Then I just give up and stop writing lists. Does that sound like you?
There is an easier way!
Use Post It Notes. These work because they are small [...]
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Highlighting is an important study skill. It is a strategy that should be taught. This study technique can help with exam revision and assignment writing.
Now think about that for a moment. Have you ever been taught how to highlight information?
I’ll ask another question. What percentage of your page is commonly highlighted? If it is more than [...]
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