Effective Study
10 tips for a top first year
This Academic Skills Unit flyer is for new students, but even if you've been here a while, it's good to refresh your memory on effective study tips!
This flyer downloads in both PDF and a web page format.
Free pamphlets to download
Collect a copy of one of our useful study pamphlets online.
Collaborative learning |
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Making your work station work for you |
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Tutorials |
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Time and task management |
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Active learning |
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Improve your memory (Science students) |
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Online discussions |
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Remembering scientific terms |
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Stress management |
These pamphlets are also available in hard copy from ASU
Useful Links
On this page:
- Effective study skills
- Time management
- Stress management
- Memory
- Learning styles
- Mind maps
- Public speaking
- Study skills publications
Effective study skills
Effective study skills (reading, writing, sitting exams, getting organized, learning styles) from St Thomas University, St Paul, Minnesota.
Allen and Unwin's Student Resources pages are packed with practical information and tips on all aspects of study.
Time management
Time management tips from the counselling service at George Mason University, USA, with suggestions on how to use a time diary to evaluate your use of time.
Ten tips to better time management from the Learning Centre, School of Liberal Arts, Purdue University.
Evaluating time use and managing your time, from Dartmouth University, UK.
Time management strategies for improving academic performance from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
Practical exercises to help you think about managing your time from Virginia Tech.
Stress management
http://www.utexas.edu/student/cmhc/booklets/stress/stress.html
Memory
Strategies to improve your memory. Includes information on the principles behind the use of mnemonics, individual tools that you can use to remember information and the application of these tools to remember languages, exam information, etc.
Learning styles
Find out more about your learning style by taking this very quick quiz from North Carolina University.
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter: find out more about your personality.
Learn more about learning preferences from James Cook University.
Mind mapping
A useful overview of how to create a mind map from the University of St Thomas, Minnesota, USA.
How to use mind maps for your essays or notes, from James Cook University.
Public speaking
Effective presentations for science research students
Presentation tips for public speaking
Public speaking: tips, techniques, training, humour & quotes
Study Skills Publications
These titles are the first of a study skills series published by Allen and Unwin in conjunction with the Academic Skills Unit.
Chesterman, Simon and Clare Rhoden. Studying Law at University: everything you need to know. Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 1999.
McLean, Patricia and Arthur Tatnall. Studying Business at University: everything you need to know. Allen and Unwin St, NSW, 2000.
Rhoden, Clare and Robyn Starkey. Studying Science at University: everything you need to know. Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 1998
Rhoden, Clare and Christine Tursky Gordon. Studying Engineering at University: everything you need to know. Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, 2000.
These books are available from the library or good bookstores.