Revision
How to revise effectively
Why passive revision trains the wrong skill, and how to build a schedule around past papers and compression.
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Guides
Written by the academics who teach on our programmes, for students working at any level. Each one is about method rather than content: how to revise, how to sit an examination, how to build an argument.
The series
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Practical guidance for serious academic work.
Each guide isolates one demanding part of study and makes the method visible. They are designed to be read quickly, returned to often and applied directly.
Academic Guidance SeriesRead carefully.
Practise deliberately.
Refine your method.
Practise deliberately.
Refine your method.
Examinations
What to do in the exam hall
Reading the paper, dividing the time, and planning an answer before writing it.
Read the guideWriting
How to write a history essay
Reading the question, selecting evidence rather than accumulating it, and arguing rather than describing.
Read the guideGood academic work is not only a matter of knowledge. It depends on knowing what to do with it.
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