Study Skills - Making the Adjustment Alison Shaw

What are study skills at Exeter University?

• A service which aims to remove your disability as a barrier to academic study

• Led by the student

• Personalised to the needs of the student – we do not take a ’one size fits all approach’

• A parallel service to other academic skills providers in the university

...and what they aren’t

• Worksheets

• Phonics programmes

• Prescriptive

• Proofreading

How we can help

• We offer one-to-one tuition for specific learning difficulties• Tuition is led by your needs but it can include

Help with finding research Unpacking assignment questions Planning Structuring of assignments Helping you proofread Time management Revision Essay planning in exam conditions Best use of your extra time – if you have it

Who we are

• Specialist Professionals

• A team of tutors with differing areas of specialism which allows AccessAbility to meet your specific needs

• A dedicated tutor

What does a study skills session look like?

• A dedicated hour of one-to-one tuition with a qualified and experienced professional

• These sessions are guided by your needs and can work on your immediate study requirements

• The emphasis is on giving you the transferable study skills to manage your disability

What other study support is available at Exeter ?• Your Personal Tutor in your College

• The Academic Skills Advisers at Student Skills Development offer non SpLD specific study skills to all our students

• The Library

Accessing study skills

• Study skills from AccessAbility are a paid for service which are awarded for eligible students

• Study skills should be taken up in conjunction with seeing an AccessAbility Adviser as only they can set up extra time in exams or other adjustments

Preparing for study at University

• A quick search on Amazon will find a range of study guides but this is a good starting point

This is good too ...

This diary has lots of useful tips

and finally...some Top Tips – using your extra time to your best advantageReview your past exam performance to identify your personal weaknesses...and strengths

If you tend to run out of time

Strictly work out your time limit for each question and stick to it...you will always do better if you finish ALL the required questions

If you tend to write down everything you know

Spend your time analysing the question so your response is relevant

If your answers are too brief

Make sure you provide supporting evidence for your answer

You miss part of a question

Often the first part of a question asks you to describe or outline but in reality most of the marks come in the analytical SECOND part –do the whole question.

You miss the key qualifier

Words like the MAIN, the SIGNIFICANT often indicate what you should be using for your judgment –make sure you use them to access the highest grade

Checking work for errors in Maths, Science or Multiple Choice Question Papers is time spent wisely.

Checking spelling should be confined to terms and names.

What would you like to ask us?