Study Skills for Secondary Students

Study Skills for Secondary Students (8 Hrs) INTERMEDIATE

Our online course provides the skills and strategies you need to succeed in secondary school. Learn study habits, time management tips, and how to maximize test taking for success in the classroom. Enrol today!

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1. Welcome
2. About Course Author
3. Our Approach to Learning
4. The Path to Future Success™
5. About the Course
6. Activity—Goals and Program Survey
1. Introduction to Foundation to Study Skills
2. What are Study Skills?―Definition
3. Styles of Learning
4. Download―Questionnaire
1. Activity—View a Video: Tips for Managing Your Time
2. Where to Study?
3. When to Study?
4. Create a Study Plan
5. A Schedule Saves Time
6. Download―Devise a Study Plan Timetable
7. Your Study Goal
8. Activity―Identify Your Goal
9. How to Set Your Study Goal
10. Activity―Devise Your Goal
11. Unpacking Your Goal
12. Your Future Self
13. Developing into Your Future Self Can Be Challenging
14. Activity—View a Video: Your Future Self
15. Plan For Your Future
16. Steps to Developing Your Future Self
17. Activity―Referring to Your Future Self: Write a Future Self-Journal
18. Activity―Timeline or Vision Boarding Your Current and Future Self
19. Activity ―View a Video: How to Plan for Your Future Self
1. Procrastination
2. Activity―View a Video: Why Do People Procrastinate?
3. Activity―View a Video: Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Start Studying
4. Time Management Issues: Distractions, Interruptions, and Time Wasters
5. Download―Rate Your Time Management Issues
6. Activity—View a Video: Planning
7. Activity—View a Video: Organizing
8. Activity—View a Video: Discipline
9. Difficulty Prioritizing Time?
10. Download―Complete the Time Management Matrix
11. Activity―Planning Your Tasks
12. Using Your Energy Level to Maximize Your Studies
13. Download—Graph Your Energy Level
14. Activity—How to Improve Personal Energy
15. Manage Stress
16. Activity—Self-Rating: How Stressed Are You?
17. Download—Questionnaire: How Stressed are You?
18. Activity—View a Video: 29 Strategies to Deal with Stress
1. The Power of Positive Thinking When Studying
2. Experience Social Learning
1. Three Secrets of Study Success
2. 1. Stay Resilient
3. 2. Build a Strong Network
4. 3. Rest Your Body and Mind
5. Activity―View a Video: Five Things You Need for a Successful Mindset
1. Introduction to the Five Pillars of Resilience
2. Pillar 1―Self-Awareness
3. Pillar 2―Mindfulness
4. Pillar 3―Self-Care
5. Pillar 4―Positive Relationships
6. Pillar 5―Purpose
7. Activity—How Do You Use the Five Pillars of Resilience in Your Life?
8. Download—Quiz: Rate Your Resilience Level
9. Activity―View a Video: What Influences Resilience?
10. Activity—View a Video: How to Build Your Resilience
11. Activity―View a Video: How Volunteering Builds Resilience
1. Introduction to Learning Strategies
1. Identify Your Learning Style
2. Learning Style 1—Left and Right Brain Learners
3. Right Brain
4. Left Brain
5. Activity―Right-Brain/Left-Brain "Test"
6. Activity―View a Video: The Difference Between the Right Brain and Left Brain?
7. Download―Questionnaire: Identifying the Dominant Side of Your Brain
8. Learning Style 2―Sequential and Global Learners
9. Sequential Learners
10. Global Learners
11. Activity―Are You a Sequential or Global Learner?
12. Learning Style 3―Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic (VAK)
13. Visual Learner
14. Activity―Are you a Visual Learner?
15. Auditory Learners
16. Activity―Are You an Auditory Learner?
17. Kinesthetic Learners
18. Activity―Are You a Kinesthetic Learner?
19. Download―Questionnaire: Your Preferred Learning Style
20. Activity―View a Video: The Criticisms of the Learning Styles
21. Learning Style 4―Reading and Writing Learners
22. Activity―Identify if Reading and Writing is Your Learning Style
23. About Self-Monitoring
24. Activity―Rate Your Level of Self-Monitoring
25. Download―Evaluate My Self-Monitoring Ability
1. What is Research?
2. Checking the Data
3. Principles of Research
4. 1. Check Your Sources
5. 2. Go Beyond the Surface
6. 3. Respect Copyright and Original Data
7. 4. Types of Sources
8. 5. Partake in Professional Conversations
9. 6. Organize the Research
10. 7. Evaluate the Research
11. Download―Check the Information
1. Notetaking
2. Aims of Notetaking
3. The Importance of Notetaking
4. Activity—Question: Why is Notetaking Important to You?
5. Activity―View a Video: Features of Good Notes
6. Five Methods of Notetaking
7. 1. The Outline Method
8. How to Take Notes
9. Activity―Practice Writing Notes with the Outline Method
10. 2. The Cornell Method
11. How to Write Notes Using the Cornell Method
12. Advantages of the Cornell Notetaking Method
13. Activity―Practice Writing Notes with the Cornell Method
14. 3. The Boxing Method
15. How to Write Notes Using the Boxing Method
16. Activity―Practice Writing Notes With the Boxing Method
17. 4. The Charting Method
18. How to Take Notes Using the Charting Method
19. Activity―Practice Writing Notes with the Charting Method
20. 5. Mind Mapping Method
21. How to Take Notes using the Mind Mapping Method
22. Activity―Practice Writing Notes with the Mind Mapping Method
23. Common Notetaking Mistakes
24. Activity―Question: What Common Notetaking Mistakes Apply to You?
25. Activity―View a Video: Tips to Help You Write Notes
26. Activity―Question: What Notetaking Style Do You Prefer?
1. Brainstorming
2. Activity—View a Video: The Value of Brainstorming is Asking the Question
3. Mind Mapping
4. Aims of Mind Mapping
5. How to Construct a Mind Map
6. Principles of Mind Mapping
7. Reasons to Learn Mind Mapping
8. Benefits of Mind Mapping
9. Activity―View a Video: Mind Mapping
10. Activity―Draw a Mind Map
1. Revision
2. Activity—View a Video: ARMS Revising
1. Questioning
2. Activity―Identify the Type of Question
3. Activity—Interview a Person of Interest
4. Activity—Role-Play
1. Reading Strategies to Assess Content
2. Why Are Reading Strategies Important?
3. Eight Different Types of Reading
4. 1. Skimming
5. 2. Scanning
6. 3. Light or Extensive Reading
7. 4. Preview Reading
8. 5. Intensive or Detailed Reading
9. 6. Revision Reading
10. 7. Loud and Silent Reading
11. 8. SQ3R Technique of Reading
12. Activity―Identifying Reading Strategies for Your Studies
13. The Active Reading Process
14. Strategies for Active Reading
15. Activity―View Videos: Active Reading Strategies
1. Features of Academic Writing
2. Six Stages of Writing
3. Stage 1 of Writing―Plan Your Document
4. The Purpose of Your Document
5. Suggested Format to Write an Aim
6. Activity―Write the Aim of Your Document
7. Clarify Your Ideas
8. Stage 2 of Writing―Collecting Information
9. Checking and Assembling the Data
10. Download―Collect Data for Your Document
11. Rating the Data Collected
12. Activity—Rating the Data Collected
13. Stage 3 of Writing―Organizing the Information
14. Structure Your Writing
15. Sequence Your Writing
16. Use Headings and Subheadings
17. Structure a Paragraph
18. Linking Ideas
19. Activity―Organize and Structure the Document
20. Prepare an Outline
21. Use of Visual Aids
22. Stage 4―Writing the Document
23. Principles of Writing
24. Characteristics of Effective Written Communication
25. Activity―View a Video: The Writing Process
26. The Assessment Writing Process
27. Tips to Help You Write Your Document
28. Activity―View a Video: Writing Tips for Academic Writing
29. Activity―Write Your Document
30. Stage 5―Editing
31. Tips to Editing
32. Proofreading
33. Activity―View a Video: The Difference Between Editing and Proofreading
34. Download—Writing Checklist
35. Stage 6―Presenting the Document
1. Introduction to Preparing, Researching, Writing, and Reviewing Assignments
2. Activity—Checking Your Confidence in Writing Assignments
3. Activity―View a Video: Characteristics of a Quality Assignment
4. Stages in Writing Your Assignment
5. Stage 1—Preliminary Tasks
6. Analyze the Words
7. Review the Marking Guide
8. Stage 2—Preparation
9. Download—1. Task Words
10. 2. Content or Topic Words
11. 3. Limiting Words
12. Activity—Analyze an Assignment Question
13. Planning the Assignment Before you Write
14. Stage 3—Research
15. Activity—View a Video: Primary Versus Secondary Sources
16. Activity—Undertake Research for Your Assignment
17. Stage 4—Writing the Assignment
18. How to Meet the Word Count
19. How to Overcome Writer’s Block
20. How to Use Your Voice in the Assignment?
21. Tips to Write Your Assignment
22. Activity—Write Your Assignment
23. Stage 5—Editing and Proofreading the Assignment
24. Activity—Edit Your Assignment
1. Introduction to Studying for Exams
2. Give Yourself Time to Study
3. Organize Your Study Space
4. Understand the Content
5. Structure and Organize Your Learning
6. Set a Study Goal
7. Organize Your Notes
8. Improve Your Memory
9. Avoid Cramming
10. Social Learning
11. Practice on Old Exam Papers
12. Take Breaks and Self-Care
13. Study to Suit Your Learning Style
14. Support Before the Exam
15. Preparing for the Exam
16. Activity—View a Video: Tips to Prepare for Exams
17. Download―Prepare for Your Exams
18. After the Exam
1. Conclusion
2. Download—Write Your Action Plan
3. Do You Need a Career Coach?
4. The Next Step Is...
5. Program Survey and Feedback

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Study Skills for Secondary Students (8 Hrs) INTERMEDIATE

Course curriculum

Welcome

FOUNDATION TO STUDY SKILLS

SECTION 1—TIME MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT YOUR LEARNING

Barriers to Studying and How to Overcome Them

Study Behaviors that Produce Great Results

Three Secrets of Study Success

Five Pillars of Resilience

PART 2—LEARNING STRATEGIES

1. Identify Your Learning Styles

2. Develop Your Research Skills

3. Effective Notetaking Skills While Studying

4. Brainstorming and Mind Mapping

5. Revision

6. Questioning

7. Reading Strategies to Assess Content when Studying

8. Writing Skills

9. Answering Assignment Questions for Great Results

10. Techniques for Studying for Exams

Conclusion

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