Just like I said it would, this first term has whizzed by. It's mid December and you can already smell the Assessment stress in the library air, aaaaaaah (one day this'll be nostalgic, apparently). I'm going to use this post to take a look back on the past few months of being a third year … Continue reading First term reflection
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Preparing For your Final Year of University
Going into final year has always seemed daunting. “Everything counts now” is heard on average at least three times a day which doesn’t make it any less daunting. There is definitely a shift in student attitudes in final year. For instance people are still showing up to all of their 9ams! Each year at university … Continue reading Preparing For your Final Year of University
Reflection on Group Work Assessments
Deadline season is in full swing, which comes with additional stress, worry and excitement to be done with deadlines for another semester. In a similar fashion to first year we haven’t had many big assessments in the first 10 weeks of term. Only one presentation worth 10% of the module. Types of Assessments To add … Continue reading Reflection on Group Work Assessments
Personalised Learning
Knowing your individual learning style is really important, as we all process information differently; your learning style is often consistent throughout your life, and once you know how you learn best you can adapt your revision techniques accordingly. For example, though I often forget to fully utilise my learning style in a way that most … Continue reading Personalised Learning
Top ten tips for preparing for an assessment
No matter what year of university you are in, you will definitely have a variety of different types of assessments throughout the year. Here are ten brilliant tips to help with time management, motivation and getting that initial kick-start. 1. Start early! Whatever type of assessment you have looming it is always a good idea … Continue reading Top ten tips for preparing for an assessment
Quick tips for finding essay materials
For me, one of the most stressful things as a Psych student is finding references papers for essays. At A-Level I could pretty much get away with typing a subject matter into google, and pull information from random pages without it needing to meet any specific criteria or needing to reference it. *Melodramatic sigh*… Those were … Continue reading Quick tips for finding essay materials
5 Simple Steps To Completing Your Essay Assignment
Completing assignments tend to follow the same sequence of events every time round, where you have loads of time, have loads of time then, gasp! The deadline is in a week and you're aiming for a first (because why would you aim any lower)! Now in my opinion the best and only way to succeed … Continue reading 5 Simple Steps To Completing Your Essay Assignment
How To: Using Resources
What I thought I already knew At the beginning and even mid way through the term I thought I could survive on the textbooks I had already purchased. I was getting good grades in my exams from following the essential reading list and was progressing nicely through all my modules. This then changed in the … Continue reading How To: Using Resources
Essay Quest: How to find the best sources
Within Global Studies, having essential readings as an online resource is a godsend! With so many different readings from different journals and authors, buying books would very quickly result in shedding out hundreds of pounds for a one time read. However when that oh so great (really not great) time comes when you have to … Continue reading Essay Quest: How to find the best sources
5 Hardest Things about Psychology Dissertation
I've discussed my dissertation quite a lot in my previous posts, from gathering resources to tips for writing a perfect psychology paper. Now that I've finally submitted it, I thought it would be useful to discuss things I've struggled with. Here's my list. 5. Referencing Referencing is one od those things that you know you don't … Continue reading 5 Hardest Things about Psychology Dissertation