The purpose of summarising is to compress or condense large amounts of information into a few sentences. This must be done without changing the original meaning. A summary must still include all of the main points and the supporting information but it does not include minor details or repetition of the same ideas.
Student Information | StirlingEd March 31, 2010 | 
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Careful listening is an important learning technique. As secondary students you spend a lot of time in a classroom listening to your teachers. Good listeners are generally good learners. Listening is a skill that you can develop. There are some simple strategies that you can use to improve your listening skills.
Student Information | StirlingEd March 23, 2010 |
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Taking notes is an important study technique. Taking notes in class makes you listen carefully to what the teacher is saying. Writing down the important points helps you to remember the information. Taking notes is re-framing information in your own words which gives the information personal meaning. When you record information in this way not only does it make more sense but you are much more likely to remember it.
Student Information | StirlingEd March 16, 2010 |
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Secondary students who have English as their second language are often tempted to copy sections of text in constructing responses to questions. There are many reasons why students are tempted in this way. To copy sections of text is easy and you know that the grammar and spelling will be accurate. Sometimes students may be unsure of meaning and try to mask their lack of understanding with copy. Sections of text may be taken from a book, a magazine or information that has been given to you by your teacher. To copy or plagiarise means to ‘take someone else’s words’ and is totally unacceptable in Australian education institutions. Students who do copy or plagiarise are heavily penalised.
Student Information | StirlingEd March 9, 2010 |
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