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How to Study Maths Mathematics is a subject that you cannot avoid. Some love it but, if we’re being honest, most people hate studying maths. The importance of maths for students has never been greater. STEM subjects are the basis for technologies of tomorrow. Most university courses include some level… Read More

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We have scoured our brains and the internet for the best study hacks to help your brain remember information. Memory is a muscle.  Get it in shape. This well help you to remember quicker and more easily. This will help you in your exams and in your life. 1. Walk… Read More

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Education, as with other industries, has evolved in leaps and bounds in recent years. Traditional pedagogical techniques, based on a teacher explaining a topic and students taking notes, may still be useful on occasion, but education today revolves more around encouraging the student to awaken their curiosity and desire to… Read More

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How many student apps do you think are available right now? Between the iTunes App Store, the Google Play Store and the Amazon store, your mobile device will run out of space before you can download the really juicy finds to help you improve your productivity and learning. With so… Read More

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Alanis Morissette once said, ‘isn’t it ironic!’ (Ask your parents).  After years of struggle between teachers and students and the use of smartphones in school, new educational trends are actually encouraging the use of these devices.

The mobile, cellphone or smartphone is not just used for WhatsApp, Snapchat or RoBlox,… Read More

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Take note of what I’m about to tell you. You have spent years taking notes in class, right? But have you ever stopped and thought, “is this note taking strategy the right one for me”? Take a moment to reflect on your note taking strategies and figure out whether there… Read More

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How to Select Music for Studying : 10 Tips It is said that to study, it is necessary to have a quiet environment without distractions. Maybe this works for you. However, for some, studying in a quiet environment can backfire. This ‘quiet environment’ can make you end up fighting boredom… Read More

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For many of us, the new year represents the perfect opportunity to reflect on where we are, think about where we’d like to go, and make a plan for how we can get there. This is particularly true of students that are looking to make the most of their study… Read More

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The Best Time To Study What is the best time to study? It’s one of those endless debates among students; is it better to study at night or during the day? Each side has its own loyal advocates who will speak at length of the benefits of their preferred method… Read More

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The word ‘test’ alone is probably enough to strike fear into the heart of even the most nerveless of students. Yet research shows that tests can help improve our long-term memory and our ability to retrieve important information when we need it.

We all have our own study strategies, with… Read More

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For many of us, the new year represents the perfect opportunity to reflect on where we are, think about where we’d like to go, and make a plan for how we can get there.

This is particularly true of students that are looking to make the most of their study… Read More

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Education should be about sharing as much as learning. So with that in mind we’ve put together a selection of the best free online educational resources out there to use or share with friends, class-members, teachers and lovers of learning in general!

1. GoConqr If we’re starting off with the… Read More

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The idea of gamifying education has been around for a while now, so we decided to take a look at what makes games effective for learning and how you can gamify lessons as a way to get more from them.

Playing has become a serious business of late. Educators and… Read More

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“Neuro-what?” you say. Yes, neuroplasticity may sound like something you don’t want to know any more about, but you should, because learning theories tell us it makes your brain very special indeed.

Not long ago we wrote a blog about developing a growth mindset. Simply put, having a growth mindset… Read More

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When audiences first watched the movie Back to the Future, they journeyed from the then-present-day of 1985 to the “future” of 21 October 2015. Now that the moment has been and gone, we thought we’d do a little time traveling of our own…

Imagine the following scenario: You have an… Read More

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Perfection is an illusion, something for students to strive towards, which ultimately means that falling short is inevitable. But don’t worry, that’s actually a good thing. Let us tell you why.

Wouldn’t it be great if you could easily achieve perfect scores in all of your exams, essays and class… Read More

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Did you know that first-born children are apparently more intelligent than their younger siblings? In two studies published in the journals Science and Intelligence, researchers found that first-borns exhibit a higher IQ. But they aren’t simply born brighter; they’ve worked at it – their higher IQ is strongly linked to… Read More

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