Revision and study skills

• AS Guru - English, General Studies, Maths, Biology, study skills to help with AS levels from BBC Schools, range of resources, including interactive assignments, course books, interviews and message board.
  
  
• BBC Bitesize Revision - one of the best GCSE revision sites from the BBC, includes an email question service.
  
  
• BBC Revision Guide - links to all the revision and study sites at the BBC for all levels.
  
  
• BBC Learning - links to subjects and other learning support information.
  
  
• Bitesize Revision KS3 - BBC site for key stage 3 students, usually in year 9 secondary school, on English, Maths and Science with a Game Zone and resources for teachers.
  
  
• Dr Ah-Clem's Webpages for Students - reviews of mainly American websites on study skills, exam skills, writing skills, test anxiety and financial aid.
  
  
• GCSE Help - Physics tutorials - for GCSE Physics and Science students.
  
  
• GCSE RE site - revision and course information.
  
  
• Learn.co.uk - large site from the Guardian, includes revision guide and planner, including tips for parents, also articles on exam techniques and a section on dealing with stress. Site also includes online lessons and national curriculum tests, including key stage 4 and AS level subjects.
  
  
• Maths Help - useful links for revison from UK site.
  
  
• NGfL (National Grid for Learning) - links to many useful study skills sites.
  
  
• Revision Central - general revision site mainly for GCSE subjects, also some useful revision tips.
  
  
• Revision and Exam Tips - clear advice on revising, exam skills, motivation, exam nerves and lifestyle, from the Counselling Service at Goldsmiths College.
  
  
• S-cool! - GCSE and A-level revision, online discussion groups, some careers advice including work experience and placements, sponsorships and sandwich placements and education links.
  
  
• Schoolzone - learning games - variety of links to sites across a range of subjects and ages, also links to various exam and revision sites.
  
  
• Topmarks - good set of links to curriculum areas, exam help and reference sites.
  
  

• Active Reviewing - very useful site for teachers, trainers and facilitators, including tips, skills and articles on active learning and facilitating.
  
  
• Critical Thinking - useful list of resources on developing critical thinking skills.
  
  
• DISSC - Study Skills - very useful help with writing essays and dissertations, including mistakes that lose marks, planning before and during exams, online tests.
  
  
• Edvisors.Com - US site with links to useful study skills resources.
  
  
• e-mail Top Tips - general advice on organising emails and good practice in using email communications.
  
  
• Favorite Study Skills Websites - reviews of most useful websites by students in City College of San Francisco's College (US).
  
  
• Glossary of educational terms and approaches - very useful and understandable selection of educational terms and theories used in learning approaches and methodologies, including learning cycles and skills, accelerated learning, multiple intelligence, experiential learning, mind mapping, thinking hats, transferable skills and more, from Bradford College.
  
  
• Guide to Effective Learning - study skills elsewhere - study skills links chosen by Birmingham University.
  
  
• Indispensable Writing Resources Page - US site with section on reference books, writing style guides, writing and journalism jobs, internet reference resources, writing related websites, writing reference sites on the web and web search engines.
  
  
• Information and Study Skills - from Mind Tools, including using mind maps, active reading, speed reading, reading strategies, also many more sections for learning, including time management, good references also for people in work.
  
  
• Institute of Communication Studies - Study Skills - includes a user's guide to lectures, very useful guide to essay writing, a short guide to note-making and researching film with computer-based resources.
  
  
• Leading Discussions - interesting advice on leading discussion groups, though it does not include issues to ensure inclusion for disabled students.
  
  
• Learning Styles and Strategies - the Effective Teaching and Learning Network - helpful study skills suggestions for different learning styles, useful once you know your preferred styles from other learning style sites.
  
  
• Managing time, exam anxiety and panic - preparing the ground, organising your time and stumbling blocks, also other health related resources, from Oxford Brookes University.
  
  
• Mindtools - well established set of resources with simple but helpful introduction to the use of mind maps, reading strategies and reviewing skills, also practical strategies for time management, dealing with stress and for project management.
  
  
• OWL - Online Writing Lab - respected US resource on writing skills, covering planning, writing, revising and genres, grammatical issues, exercises and employment and business writing information.
  
  
• Paradigm Online Writing Assistant - extensive resource US site on choosing what to write, organising your writing, revising, editing and docucumenting resources, covering informal essays, thesis/support essays, exploratory and argumentative essays.
  
  
• Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) - national project promoting student to student support in Further and Higher Education.
  
  
• Pre-course and on-course learning materials - questionnaires, quizzes and resources to help identify the skills you possess to support your learning, from Bradford College, including learning how to learn, identity, communication and learning communities, learning by asking, learning biographies, developing a learning contract, learning styles, assessment, study habits questionnaire, review and evaluation, optimism quiz.
  
  
• The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection - wide range of student support topics from a variety of US colleges and universities.
  
  
• Student Help - more study skills information, including group-working, critical reading, writing to a brief, exam techniques and more, from Geography for the New Undergraduate, Liverpool Hope University College.
  
  
• Study Aids - helpful list of other sites online including Education World Research Toolbox and sections on Copyright, Citation and Plagiarism, Undergraduate Study Aids and Graduate Study Aids, mainly American.
  
  
• Study Habits and the Ten Traps - useful advice on studying and preparing for exams and help with study problems.
  
  
• Study Skills for Business Studies - basic information, including using case studies, coursework and work experience, revision and exam techniques.
  
  
• Study Skill Guides - US site including note taking, time management, test-taking strategies, stress management and links to more sites.
  
  
• Study Skills for High School - ideas and checklists to help with preparation, time management, problems and more, useful for anyone.
  
  
• Study Skills Online - written as part of the Foundation of Science Study Skills modules at Brunel University, includes general advice and exams advice.
  
  
• Study skills online tutorials - for first year students who are looking for guidance on how to succeed in their university career. An overview of various aspects of Study Skills including Time Management, Note-Taking, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Giving Presentations, Revision and Exam Techniques. It includes interactive exercises with feedback and a booklist for further reading, from University of Strathclyde (UK).
  
  
• Study Skills - Self Help Information - a useful site with a range of help from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
  
  
• Study Skills Top Tips - a different approach which considers how you can improve your essay writing, do better in written, practical and oral exams, getting the most out of lectures, also useful advice on referencing.
  
  
• Study Skills and Time Management - from Humboldt State University (US) includes links to study skills resources from US universities.
  
  
• Study Skills Tipsheets - very clear guidance, with useful advice on studying to deal with problems, also useful structure for business report writing and essay writing and use of punctuation, from University of Wolverhampton.
  
  
• University of Sussex - study skills - advice on accademic essay writing, core concepts and assessment, and useful FAQs and guidance on seminars.
  
  

Revision and exam practice

• An A-Z of Exam Survival: Taking the Stress Out of Exams and Revision (MPW Guides) - Jim Burnett, Nick Higgins, Trotman 2002.
  
• Critical Thinking for Students: Learn the Skills of Critical Assessment and Effective Argument - Roy Van Den Brink-Budgen, How To Books 2000 (recommended for AS, A-level, GNVQ and degree level students).
  
• Learn How To Study - Derek Rowntree, Time Warner Paperbacks 1998.
  
• The Mature Student's Guide to Writing (Macmillan Study Guides) - Jean Rose, Palgrave 2001.
  
• The Student's Guide to Writing: Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling - John Peck, Martin Coyle, Palgrave 1999.
  
• The Student Skills Guide - Sue Drew, Rosie Bingham, Gower Publishing Limited 2001 (recommended for mature students).
  
• The Study Skills Handbook (Macmillan Study Guides) - Stella Cottrell, Palgrave 1999.
  
• Use Both Sides of Your Brain - Tony Buzan, Atlantic Books 1991.
  
• Writing at University: A Guide for Students - Phyllis Creme, Mary R Lea, Open University Press 1997.
  
• Writing at University: A Guide for Students, new edition - June 2003- Phyllis Creme, Mary R Lea, Open University Press 2003.