Dos and don’ts for MC exams
In this video, you will get some dos and don’ts to get the best out of yourself during a multiple choice exam. Just like the previous video, please answer the …
Course: Improving Your Study Techniques
Dos and don’ts for open essay exams
In this video, you will get some dos and don’ts to get the best out of yourself during an open essay exam. Do you have to do open essay exams …
Which technique would you use?
In this video the students explain their experiences with some of the revision techniques. What revision technique would you like to try out? Choose 1 of the 6 revision steps …
Six revision techniques
As a download in this step you will find six revision techniques, that can be useful for different types of studying. Please read them carefully. Please answer the following question: …
Why, when and how to revise
This animation explains the best ways to revise your study material, based on scientific evidence about memory and the human brain. The video recommends regular revision, as well as interleaving, …
Lecturers on getting the most out of lectures
In this video three lecturers will give you useful tips on how you as a learner can get the most out of their lectures. They give advice about the preparation …
Conclusions Week 2
Congratulations! You have finished Week 2. Topics you have been learning about: Making a summary using the Topic Comment method Analysing your use of time Why making a planning is …
The five most common problems and solutions
In this step, we discuss five of the most common problems when making a long-term plan and give possible solutions. PROBLEM 1 I don’t know how to plan in revision. …
Students make a long term plan
In this video students share their experiences with making a plan and working with it. The experiences might be different for you or other learners, depending on several factors, such …
Make your own long term plan
The previous video showed you an instruction on how you can make a long term plan. Now have a go at making your own overview from now until your exams …
How and why to make a plan
We all have a little bit of an animal instinct in us. If something is not needed right now, we tend to procrastinate. When you have a party and end …
Are you a short-term thinker?
This video will help you to recognise your tendency to procrastinate. Procrastination: The action of delaying or postponing things that should be done. Use the table you have made in …
Test: are you a short-term thinker?
Do you want to know if you are a long-term thinker or a short-term thinker? By doing this test you get a rough indication of your tendencies. But beware, this …
Students analyse their use of time
In this video students share the analysis of their time schedule. There are different tools to keep track of your time, and doing this will allow you to see exactly …
How much time do you spend on your studies?
How much time should you spend on your studies? Unfortunately there is no straightforward answer to this. It depends … How much time you should spend on your studies depends …
