Below are some easy to print handouts and checklists which you can use to help improve your study.

Exam check list

These journal articles have been chosen to give you a deeper understanding of the topics covered in this chapter and to help you read more widely. Click on the link below to access the journal article.

Investigating the Relationship between Student Engagement and Transition, Don Vinson, Sarah Nixon, Barbara Walsh, Cath Walker, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Elena Zaitseva, Active Learning in Higher Education, July 2010; vol. 11, 2: pp. 131–143

Developing First-year Engagement with Written Feedback, Andy Cramp, Active Learning in Higher Education, July 2011; vol. 12, 2: pp. 113–124

Improving Learning through Meta Assessment, Betty McDonald, Active Learning in Higher Education, July 2010; vol. 11, 2: pp. 119–129

Mapping the Maze of Assessment: An Investigation into Practice Andy Gillett and Angela Hammond, Active Learning in Higher Education, July 2009; vol. 10, 2: pp. 120–137

Student video: Z to A is student video about a students’ university experience http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mnZ1vfzgMI&feature=share

All learning is self study in the end – this website can accompany this book. Twelve dozen places to educate yourself online http://www.marcandangel.com/2010/11/15/12-dozen-places-to-self-educate-yourself-online/

Student website reflecting on what it takes to be a successful student: LearnHigher bursary project – the secret of our success http://prezi.com/ssuuvqkdx9uz/uni/

Student Conference: This is a record of a conference on successful studying – and on getting a good job – that we held at our university. Look through for information to help you right now. Offer to organise and run such an event at your own college or university http://www.catsconsulting.com/getahead2010/

Readers are urged to set up their own reflective blogs – here are some from other students:

Student Cycle blog http://www.thestudentcycle.co.uk/

Online Literature Review Blog http://onlinelitreview.blogspot.com/