Ep. 141→ Get the Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.___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! FEATURED ON THE SHOW: Smarter, Faster Research Workshop: Get better information, in half the time - and actually understand what you find. Ep. 140: How to Figure Out The Focus of an Assignment www.rocksolidstudy.com/140Ep. 114: Don't 'Write About', 'Respond To' www.rocksolidstudy.com/114Follow Rock Solid Study on FacebookFollow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
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How to Figure Out the Focus of an Assignment
Ep. 140→ Get the Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.___The focus of an assignment or project is not always what it first appears to be.Take this example:> Design a Photo Story about a particular topic related to food security. It would make sense for a student to put a lot of time, effort and focus into the photos part of this assignment.However, this is not the focus of the assignment.It's not where the student should be putting their focus.As proven by the fact that NOT ONE of the mark scheme criteria even mentioned 'photos' (or images, pictures or anything else like that).And that mark scheme, rubric or success criteria is precisely how your teen can figure this out for themselves.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! FEATURED ON THE SHOW: Ep. 118: What's the Point? (No, really - what is it?) www.rocksolidstudy.com/118Follow Rock Solid Study on FacebookFollow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
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Creative Tasks Still Have Specific Requirements
Ep. 139→ Get the Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.___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! FEATURED ON THE SHOW: Ep. 137: [Part 1] 3 Things That Totally Changed How I See Study and Exams: www.rocksolidstudy.com/137Ep. 138: [Part 2] "Miss... This is GOLD" www.rocksolidstudy.com/138Ep. 24: The Skill WebFollow Rock Solid Study on FacebookFollow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
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"Miss... This is GOLD"
Ep. 138→ Get the Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.___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. FEATURED ON THE SHOW: Ep. 137: 3 Things That Totally Changed How I See Study and Exams: www.rocksolidstudy.com/137Follow Rock Solid Study on FacebookFollow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
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3 Things That Totally Changed How I See Study and Exams
Ep. 137→ Get the Free Parent Guide: 3 Huge Mistakes (Even Smart!) Students Make in Exams and Assignments - and how to fix them immediately so your teen confidently achieves their best ever grades.___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. FEATURED ON THE SHOW:Get all the episode resources at: www.rocksolidstudy.com/137Follow Rock Solid Study on FacebookFollow Rock Solid Study on Instagram
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