Category Archives: Study tips
Top Study Tips to Help Prepare for Exams
From creating a study plan, to getting enough sleep, and seeking feedback, the following tips from the iCentre and the Learning Edge Academy (2022) will aim to give all students the skills required to minimise stress and aim for success!
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Using Online Textbooks
Access your textbooks from your device Online textbooks are an excellent resource for remote learning. The benefits of an online textbook are that you can access them on any device from anywhere that you are learning or studying. Digital textbooks
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Study Skills FAQs
Tips to start the academic year well Having run over 5000 study skills seminars over the last 20 years, Dr Prue Salter has been asked many questions about study skills. Below are some of the common questions she is asked.
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Analyse and interpret sources of information
The ability to critically analyse sources of information is essential in a world where the media may present information that is biased or even fake. Source analysis is also important in the Humanities department and comprises a significant portion of
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Making the Most of Class Time
Making the most of class time is one of the best strategies you can use to improve your learning outcomes. The following advice is from Enhanced Learning – a company who focus on skills for student learning. We highly recommend
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Improving writing
Writing is very important to classroom learning success. It is one of the key tools used to communicate knowledge, yet many students struggle with putting their ideas in writing. We would like to remind students that there are several resources available to
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Study Tips for Students: Overcoming Procrastination
It’s the start of Term 4. Some of us feel ready to tackle the books but others find it difficult to get going in this final term. Do you ever find yourself procrastinating? You mean to start work on an
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Study Skills Tips for Remote Learning at Home
We remind students of the section that has been added to the Study Skills Handbook: Tips for Remote Home Learning. You can find this useful resource here: http://www.studyskillshandbook.com.au/inside/remotehomelearning.php. This handy guide takes you through the following stages with helpful tips
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Review to Improve Results
STUDY SKILLS TIP FOR JULY Evaluating Areas to Improve Over the mid-year break, it is easy to put all thoughts of school out of your mind and just enjoy the holidays. This is not a bad thing, it is important
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Dealing with Distractions
As our Years 7 – 10 head into exams this week, it is important that students know how to avoid distractions so as to ensure effective exam preparation. Ask any student and they will tell you they can multitask with
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