Course: Improving Your Study Techniques

The Topic Comment method is a way to get a good-looking summary that is clear and useful. Still, as this is your first experience with the TC method, it may …

In the downloads, you will find some good and bad examples of the previous summary exercise. The good examples have done a greater job of restructuring the keywords in the …

In this step you can practise in making a summary. For 3 reasons we invite you to give it a try: making summaries is something you have to practise to …

This video shares five tips for making a summary using the Topic Comment method. The most important goal of the method is to make sure that you are actively processing …

While studying, it’s good to develop the habit of taking notes: that way you are not only consuming, but actively processing all the information. This animation shows you an effective …

In step 2 of the Three-step model you will learn to how to study in an active way, resulting in a useful summary. In this video Andrew, Ruyi and Raphael …

That’s the end of the first week of Improving Your Study Techniques! This week we discussed: The importance of preparing for your study session. Step 1: previewing, is very important! …

Before learning how to make a plan, you have to know what you spend your time on. There are three proposed methods to keep track of your use of time. …

So far, we have been discussing preparation for your study session and Step 1 of the three-step model: Preview. Besides these study techniques, there is another thing useful to look …

Disappointed that the Jakhtilus doesn’t exist? It is the perfect exercise for previewing, since none of the information can trigger some existing information. That way the focus remains completely on …

So far you learned that Step 1 – previewing – is a very important step, and in the previous exercise you could practise this with a short text. But now …

In this video our students will share their experiences with the previewing exercise. Previewing is something most people skip but is needed to give your brain an outline. By previewing …

In the previous video you learned that Step 1, previewing your study material, is a very important step. And that’s why we are going to do an assignment to practise …

After your preparation, it’s time to start with your study session. In this video you learn how to do step 1 of the three-step model: Previewing. Previewing is a technique, …

In this video our students share conclusions about how they could improve their preparation for a study session.