Effective Reading
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Previous Page Next Page- Welcome
- Better Sentences
- Better Essays
- Introduction
- Step 1: Analyse the brief
- Step 2: Formulate a provisional thesis statement
- Step 3: Gather data (read and make notes)
- Step 4: Organise data and ideas, revise thesis statement
- Step 5: Write the middle paragraphs
- Step 6: Write introduction and conclusion
- Step 7: Edit and proofread
- Conclusion and bibliography
- Model essay one
- Model essay two
- Better Grammar
- Time Management
- Better Referencing
- Better Referencing Test
- Better Maths
- Critical Thinking
- Introduction
- Section 1: Self-evaluation checklist
- Section 2: Introduction to Critical Thinking
- Section 3: Types of thinking, styles of writing
- Section 4: Analysis
- Section 5: Critique and argument
- 5.1: Introduction
- 5.2: Critique of three aspects of formal academic writing
- 5.3: Formal and informal argument
- 5.4: Identifying and evaluating an argument
- 5.5: Formal argument
- 5.6: Validity in deductive arguments
- 5.7: Validity in inductive, conductive and abductive arguments
- 5.8: Common fallacies in informal arguments
- 5.9: Toulmin’s critique of conventional logical form
- Section 6: Other approaches to thinking
- Conclusion
- Better Tests
- Better Writing
- Reflective Writing
- Report Writing
- Laboratory Reports
- Scientific Reports
- Literature Review
- Introduction
- Demonstrating Your Knowledge
- Drawing on Credible Sources
- Functions of a Literature Review
- Focusing Your Literature Review
- Searching and Selecting Material
- Incorporating the Key Ingredients
- Integrating Others’ Concepts and Ideas Into Your Own Writing
- Organising Your Literature Review
- Conclusion
- Better ICT
- Microsoft Word and PowerPoint Essentials
- MS-Word: Managing Long Documents
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Setting Up Styles
- Section 3: Preparing Sections and Section Breaks
- Section 4: Page Numbering
- Section 5: Table of Contents
- Section 6: Line and Paragraph Spacing
- Section 7: Add a Landscape Section
- Section 8: Bookmarks and Cross-reference
- Section 9: Character Spacing
- Section 10: Conclusion
- Microsoft Excel Essentials
- Introduction to NVivo
- Study Resources
- Top Tips
- Brainstorming
- Critical Reading
- Effective Reading
- Essay Writing
- Focus and Concentration
- Getting the Most out of Lectures
- Improving English Language
- Intercultural Effectiveness
- Managing Your Time
- Mature Age Students
- Note Making For Assignments
- Oral Presentations
- Numeracy
- Preparing For Exams
- Referencing
- Report Writing
- Studying Online
- Working In Groups
- Study Guides
- Workshop Handouts
- Group Work
- Make Your Own Study Group
- Top Tips
