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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 for yourself to study in.  Select the appropriate time, environment [...]

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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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Successful Student Tips

February 22, 2010

in Homework

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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Now that you have been back at school for a couple of days I want you to think about your homework.  Most students would have completed the homework really quickly the first night.  Teacher may have been nice to you and not given you much at all.
But by now it might start to pile on.  [...]

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Welcome home!  How was your first day of school?  Did you get any homework?
Well I have some homework for you to complete.  You see I want you to start the school year well and follow a few simple study skills from Day one.
Homework on the first day of school.

Find a place to work (desk, room, [...]

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Types of Homework

December 8, 2009

in Homework

The US Dept Of Education in May 2003 created a brochure for parents on Homework Tips for Parents.  What I found really useful in the PDF document was a description of the different types of homework.
Practice Homework
This is homework that helps reinforce skills learnt at school.  It normally includes drill work and lots of exercises.  [...]

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