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[22 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Week Three: Lesson Three – YourTutor Study Method

Once you have evaluated your learning style and reviewed your study methods based on our framework, you are ready to apply our unique study technique.
We provide a study method that uses both sides of the brain. By combining Mind Mapping and the Cornell Method, we give you the best of both worlds.
While Mind Maps naturally use both sides of the brain, we find that students battle to shift from their old linear ways. We therefore show you The Cornell Method as it can easily be followed if you come from …

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[22 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Week Three: Lesson Two – Overview of a Good Study Framework

What is the best Study Method?
You might be thinking that this person is very bold to even attempt to answer this question! The answer is quite simple though -  any method that utilises the whole brain!
Scientists have now almost universally agreed that the left and right halves of the brain largely have different functions. (For those of you that don’t know, the brain looks very much like a walnut, with two visibly distinct halves.)
The left side of the brain is the logical side and deals with lists, numbers and structured …

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[22 Jul 2009 | No Comment | ]
Week Three: Lesson One – Evaluate your Learning Style

We are all unique, so it stands to reason that we each have our own learning style.
While this may be true, studies have shown that most of us have a dominant learning style, which fits into only a few categories.
If you prefer to learn by someone telling you, you probably have an auditory learning style.
If you prefer to learn by images and being able to picture the material, you probably have a visual learning style.
Lastly, if you prefer to feel, touch and do, you probably have a tactile or kinaesthetic …

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[20 Jun 2009 | No Comment | ]
Week Three: Applying the skills

How do I apply my new found skills?
Having the skills that can make you a world class sportsperson does not help, if you don’t get out on the field and apply it. Simply learning the skills and talking about it, won’t win any matches.
You have to go out there and do it!
Many learners fail to apply the learning skills that they have acquired over the years because they don’t know how. It’s like playing a soccer game on your computer. You learn everything there is to know about playing soccer. …