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St/G/2004 Study Skills Guide Disability Support Service University of Newcastle

St/G/2004 Study Skills Guide Disability Support Service University of Newcastle upon Tyne© www.ncl.ac.uk/disability.services/ 1 Study Skills Guide Disability Support Service University of Newcastle upon Tyne© www.ncl.ac.uk/disability.services/ 2 Index Learning Styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Learning Styles Questionnaire. . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Study Strategies for Different Learning Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Multi-Sensory Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Time Management and Organisation . 7 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Study / Revision Planner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Making and Using Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 General Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Note Taking Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Lectures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Making Notes from Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Organising Your Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Reading Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Information Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SQ3R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Clue Words to Help You Read . . . . . . . . . . 15 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Essay Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Identifying Key Verbs in Essay Questions . . 18 Research Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Useful Words and Phrases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Report Writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Planning a Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Report Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Science Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Report Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Analyse the Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Look at the Methods Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Question the Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Other Points to Remember . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Key Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Dissertation Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Writing a Literature Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 A Critical Approach to Writing . . . . . . 31 General Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Signal Words. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 A Basic Guide to Referencing . . . . . . . 33 Harvard System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 British Standard System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Plagiarism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Timed Examinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Preparing for Oral Presentations . . . . 37 Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation . . . . . . 38 Multi Sensory T echniques for Spelling. . . . . 39 Basic Rules of Grammar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Punctuation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Information T echnology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 T extHelp Read & Write. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Inspirations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 3 Learning Styles At University you will be expected to be an independent learner. Therefore, it is advisable to think carefully about your learning style and how best you can use your learning strengths to support your academic studies. Use this part of the guide to help you: • T o think about the different ways you perceive and understand information; • Consider your most appropriate learning environment; • T o identify how you process information most effectively; • T o identify different strategies and skills that will benefit you as a learner; • T o understand multi-sensory techniques. Learning Styles Questionnaire Tick the response which best suits you. 1. Do you usually remember more from a lecture when: a) You do not take notes, but listen very carefully b) You sit near the front of the room and watch the lecturer c) You take notes 2. Do you usually solve a problem by: a) Talking to yourself or a friend b) Using an organised, systematic approach like lists, etc. c) Walking, pacing or some other physical activity 3. Do you remember phone numbers (when you can’t write them down) by: a) Repeating the numbers orally b) Seeing or visualising the numbers in your mind c) Writing the numbers with your finger on the table or wall 4. Do you find it easier to learn something new by: a) Listening to someone explain how to do it b) Watching a uploads/Litterature/ study-skills-guide.pdf