Ep. 141

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Research can be a HUGE time sap for students.

Whether it's researching information for an investigation, sources for an inquiry, or finding data for a report, finding relevant and high quality information, and then sifting and sorting through it all can lead to:

- hours spent down rabbit holes

- long evenings spend swamped and overwhelmed by info

- frustration trying to find studies that may not even exist.

Listen in to discover three steps that will help your teen find better quality information, faster, and have them actually understand what they find!

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Ep. 139

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The third thing that totally changed how I see study, exams and assessment:

- My experience as a NAPLAN Writing Test marker (and non-English specialist teacher).

Listen in to discover:

• What the marker training taught me about the task being set vs. the skills being tested.
• What's actually important in creative and open tasks (hint: it's NOT coming up with an interesting or unique idea!)
• Why your teen shouldn't 'hedge their bets' when they're unsure about something - with mark scheme proof!
• The overlap between skills that creates a double-whammy impact (positive or negative).
• And much more!

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Ep. 138

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Discover the unexpected reaction of one student when I shared the insights and training in exam technique, mark schemes and rubric criteria, with one particular class.

This was the moment I realised hardworking students really do want the stuff that is boring yet useful, dry yet impactful, tough to decipher yet critical to success in assessments.

They just don’t ask for it, because they don’t realise they’re missing it.

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Ep. 137

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These are the 3 moments that started and then led me deep into the world of exams, exam marking, assessment and the discovery that subject knowledge alone isn't the key to academic success.

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Ep. 136

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Discover the critical thing your teen needs to know about any text they’re studying or analysing in English.

Whether it’s for an analytical essay on a novel or they’re preparing for an unseen text analysis, this episode is all about exactly what it is that they need to know about any text in order to make their response clear and high quality as well as smoother and easier to plan, construct and write.

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Ep. 135

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One of the biggest hurdles, unintentional time wasters, and causes of lost marks is: lack of clarity on a task, essay question or assignment.

In this episode I share specific ways I check on students' clarity on various aspects of a task, from the genre-specific features they need to be using and showcasing, to what the specific purpose is behind their work.

Listen in to hear the real life examples and how you can take them and action them with your teen.

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Ep. 134

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If your teen's losing marks in exams due to small slips or silly mistakes under time pressure, then listen in to a real student story where we needed to dig deeper to identify the exact issues stopping them from getting the marks they could in their maths exams - and how your teen can do this too, for any subject.

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Ep. 133

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There are three groups of skills that generate the two outcomes almost all students and their parents want.

Discover what they are, why they create a double-whammy outcome and how your teen can master them!

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