Test your academic skills

By developing your academic skills you will... (click all the right options)

• Develop a strong line of reasoning based on sound evidence.

• Draw on diverse knowledge to find new ways of looking at an issue.

• Be able to search for and evaluate sources of information.

• Make you feel more in control of your studies and better organised.

When is the ideal time to read?

• Right after sessions or tutorials while the material is still fresh.

• While you are watching cat videos on YouTube.

• The night before an assignment deadline.

• Right before going to bed.

Paraphrasing means to ...

• Get rid of unimportant facts.

• Cut a phrase in half.

• Put someone else's ideas in your own words.

• Have an incredible free-fall experience.

Learning how to ----- is one of the most effective study skills.

• Make guesses.

• Memorise facts.

• Take good notes.

• Eliminate unreasonable choices.

Within the academic context, a critical evaluation means ...

• Making negative comments about each other.

• Making positive comments about other people's work.

• A confident oral presentation about your work.

• A complex process of deliberation which involves a wide range of skills.

What are academic skills?

• A range of skills required by teachers at university.

• A series of skills only achieved by senior academics.

• A wide range of skills that enable achievement in your studies and beyond.

It isn't cool to work hard and engage with all the support available because this won't help you to get better grades.

• True

• False

When you take notes you ...

• Get writer's cramp.

• Waste a lot of paper.

• Remember what you read and have a tool for effective studying.

• Forget what you wrote down.

Which of the following activities can help university students manage their time? (choose all the right answers)

• Scheduling their time into a planner.

• Finding out about resources, where and how to access them.

• Predict potential issues in project plans and develop alternative solutions.

• Accessing support available to develop time management skills.

Which of the statements below are correct? (Click all the right answers). The best students tend to...

• Take responsibility for their own learning.

• Actively participate during all the sessions.

• Ask lots of questions.

• Get plenty of sleep and make healthy choices.