6 tips for students studying to change your focus of control.
You’ll see how can you shift your locus of control from external to an internal?
– Take control of your environment.
– Control your calendar
– Be self-disciplined
– Chunk your work
– Control your attitude
– Reward your success

Many students fail to take mock exams seriously or to really look at their results. But they can be a great learning tool, providing valuable insights into where you need to improve your study habits and techniques in the lead-up to exams in order to get the best possible results.

In an ideal world, you should have been studying and revising for ATAR exams all year. But if you have left things to the last minute, it’s no excuse to quit. There are still effective study techniques you can utilise to help you make the most of the time you still have in the lead-up to exams.

Sometimes it’s really hard to find the motivation to study. We might be feeling tired, unwell, or maybe just apathetic. But, whether we feel like it or not, the work still needs to get done. So, lets look at the most effective study techniques to help you boost your motivation.

Many students fear the external ATAR exams and the unknown elements in them. Focusing on the best study techniques to put you back in control will remove much of the stress and fear that surrounds them.

Almost 1/3 of teens report feeling stressed and overwhelmed. But a little bit of stress is necessary to keep us motivated, focused and healthy. The trick is to learn to manage your stress levels and use it to your advantage.

Many students engage in all-night study sessions in an effort to stay on top of their heavy workloads. But sleep is actually an important part of the study process, providing an opportunity for the brain to consolidate, categorise and store new information. Without enough sleep, no amount of study will enable us to improve our results.

If you or your child is in year 11 or 12, no doubt you will have heard of cognitive verbs and how important they are in the new syllabus. In order to respond to an assessment item, students need to have content knowledge. This is obviously subject specific and topic specific. The cognitive verb tells students how they are required to respond. So, what exactly is a cognitive verb and what role do they play?

Whenever I talk to young people about school and their potential results, I am horrified to hear some of the misconceptions and misunderstandings they have about the ATAR system.

This is a final school grade that most students believe to be important, and about which many are worried. Yet few of them actually take the time to learn what it is really all about.

Most of us know that we need to be better organised. We know that organisation can save us time and energy.
Many of us would write ‘get organised’ if asked to list our goals for the year.
But what does this actually mean and how do you actually do it?
For many of us, calendars and to-do lists lose their effectiveness as the year progresses and become a record of what we fail to achieve! Follow these 5 techniques to use calendars effectively and stay in control of your life.