Online Study Skills Handbook – www.studyskillshandbook.com.au
How do schools use it?
Any, or all, of the ways below:
1. PARENTS AND STUDENTS CAN BROWSE THE SITE AT HOME
Schools will give their login details to the secondary school students, parents and teachers of their school (schools can also create a direct link from the school intranet to the site or put login details in the school diary) so they can use the handbook as needed, submit study skills questions, print the summary sheets or explore ways to improve results at their own convenience. This is a great resource for all students, parents and teachers to have at their fingertips. There are also FAQ sections for parents and teachers to use (with extra material to download and use) as well as links to useful sites and articles.
2. SCHOOLS MAY INTEGRATE UNITS IN PASTORAL PROGRAMS OR 'LEARNING TO LEARN' PROGRAMS
Teachers may have students work through the topics systematically at school during pastoral lessons or other appropriate times to improve overall study skills. The units may be integrated into the school's pastoral program. Some schools print off all the worksheets and bind them into a workbook for the students. Throughout the year they then have the students work systematically through the topics (or allocate different topics to different year groups). Some schools have students complete all work online.
3. TEACHERS MAY SPECIFY UNITS FOR INDIVIDUALS
Teachers may direct students or parents to a particular unit when issues arise with respect to academic performance at school (eg. a teacher may suggest a parent work through the time management section with their student or the section on how to study).
4. TEACHERS MAY DIRECT CLASSES TO COMPLETE UNITS
Teachers may set particular units as homework for students to complete or suggest students review particular units at certain times of the year (eg. the section on examinations at examination time) or to meet particular class needs (eg. some classes might benefit from visiting the section on organisational skills). Some schools may expect all students to have completed all units by a certain year level.
