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Course Content
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The
content of our teacher-led and e-learning courses follow the same
curriculum. Each module is a stand-alone unit which can be
studied individually or as part of the whole course.
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Modules
Individual Learning Styles
You
will discover your unique learning style through a series of exercises,
and then look at strategies to enable you to tailor your learning to
suit your individual style.
We recommend that everyone takes this module first.
Revision Strategies
Find
out about your own study strengths and weaknesses, and how to play to
your strengths and improve your weak areas.
How to plan your revision.
How to prioritise when revising.
Learn a variety of active
revision techniques.
Exam Skills
Learn how to:
- improve your exam marks
- work to your full potential in the exam
- demonstrate your competence to the examiner
- write an exam essay
- manage your time in an exam
- cope with stress
Essay Writing
Discover
and practise the five stages in writing a successful essay.
Become aware of the pitfalls to avoid when writing.
Making Notes
Learn
a variety of ways of making notes, both from written material and from
talks.
Learn about spider diagrams - how to create them, and why
they are
so effective.
Organising Your Time & Improving
Concentration
Find
out where most people go wrong in trying to manage their time, and put
strategies in place to avoid these problems.
Learn how to
organise your study time.
Find out how to increase the time spent
at maximum concentration, and why this is so vital for study success.
Memory
Discover how to
improve your memory and increase retention.
Learn memory
techniques to match your individual learning style.
Active
Reading
How
to attack a book or article quickly and get what you need from it.
Skimming and scanning techniques.
A variety of
speed-reading methods.
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