Resources for Students
Five Fatal Study Traits – How to Help Struggling Students
Is your child struggling at school? If the answer is yes, then you have found the right article! If the answer is no… keep reading as you never know when this issue may raise its ugly head. It is normal…
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6 Study Hacks You Need To Do To Get Ahead At School
Do you sometimes struggle to stay focused in class or while completing assignments at home? Don’t worry if you do, just keep reading to learn some study hacks!For those of you who…
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Social Media and Studying – An Unlikely Match
Social media and studying.. it all seems counter-intuitive, right? Social media is a part of everything I do – why not include schooling in that! I had just posted about…
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7 Ways ATAR Will Change The Way You Apply For University
For Year 12 students – the end of your high school experience is near. However, it’s important not to drop the ball just yet. With half of your senior year already gone, the final semester is still your canvas and now is the time to paint the picture of your future! Term 3 is undoubtedly one of the most stressful terms for Year 12 students. Your final OP predictions are released, university applications open and students are required to sit the Queensland Course Skills Test.
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Academic Personal Training in our Academic Performance Center
After almost a decade in the industry, we’ve been exposed to the faults that currently exist in the education system. Australia was ranked 39 out of 41 countries for achieving quality education in 2017 by the United Nation’s Children’s Fund (UNICEF) which analysed the performance of students in reading, maths and science.
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Early School Leaver Dominates at University Going From Credits to High Distinctions in One Semester
There is one core belief that differentiates those who learn and succeed, and those who don’t, and that is the belief that every failure is an opportunity to grow, not a measurement of your limited ability. The colloquialism that claims, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” is indeed a myth. The mind is characterised by lifelong plasticity; it has the capacity to continually grow and rewire itself. Even if you stumble and fall, time and time again, the power of a growth mindset will always prevail.
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Holiday Study Tips – The Secret to Success at School
At A Team Tuition we’ve noticed the portion of our clientele who tend to succeed academically are the students who don’t stop working just because schools out. I know, I can hear the groans and see the eyerolls already, nobody wants to work during their holidays, but the kicker is: a little work makes a LOT of difference. We also noticed that there were quite a few misconceptions about what these students do during the holidays and what benefits you can achieve.
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How to Get an A in an EEI – Part 2
The first and foremost section to tackle in your report is the hypothesis. A hypothesis is an educated guess about the outcome of your experiment based on the independent variables. Your hypothesis should be based off a gap in the research that you have found. It is importance, when writing an EEI to distinguish between your hypothesis and a research question.
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7 Effective Time Management Tips For Students
There are lots of students who I see on a weekly basis who are jam-packing their week with so many extracurricular activities that their studies are starting to suffer yet I also see others who thrive under pressure. I also regularly come across students who have minimal obligations and don’t even know where to start when it comes to planning their day to day commitments (aside from making sure they have time to check their snapchat streaks)!
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How To Get An A In Maths C [7 Steps]
Universally recognised as the hardest subject in Queensland’s High School curriculum, succeeding in Maths C is no easy feat. Forget about succeeding, even surviving at the start might seem impossible. I still remember the start of Year 11 Maths C. A few lessons in and I (and the whole class) already felt like we were drowning. It just moves so fast, and it felt so easy to get left behind. But there is light at the end of the tunnel! By following the 7 steps to happiness outlined below, succeeding in Maths C just became much easier. Following these strict principles myself landed me a VHA by the end of Year 12, and there’s no reason you can’t achieve the same too.
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How to Get an A in Primary English [7 Steps]
Developing a good grasp of English at an early age is essential for successful learning and development in a student’s following school years. Parents want to be able to help their children succeed in English as early as possible. However, understanding exactly what your child needs to know content wise per year level can be difficult when reading through the Australian curriculum. Not to mention, trying to comprehend a teacher’s comments on an end of term report is near impossible. So, we have broken down the basics for you, to help your child grasp primary English.
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How to Get an A in an EEI – Part 1
The thought of writing an Extended Experimental Investigations (EEI) often sends shivers down science students’ spines every single year. Whether you’re Year 8 or Year 12, a scientific report can be an intimidating piece of assessment for students to undertake, all tutors know that. We see the stress firsthand from our clients and we noticed they often don’t know where to start their EEI or what to do for each of it’s section let alone how to get a good mark.
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