EDWORKS' TUTORING PROGRAMS

VCE/HSC PREPARATION AND STUDY SKILLS

Edworks Active LearningAt secondary level, students are often forced to rely solely upon their innate abilities to get them through VCE/HSC. Edworks’ innovative skill building provides a more reliable strategy by showing students how to ‘work smart’. That is, how to acquire the awareness, skills and confidence to overcome stress, to take control and to enhance productivity.

Students thus develop a consistent approach to:

arrow the active analysis of data
  • understanding the structure of written language
• actively targeting key words and concepts
• formulating predictions and hypotheses
• using time-efficient strategies
arrow precise note-taking
  • identifying main ideas and supporting details of complex texts
• preparing precise notes and avoiding plagiarism and time-wasting
• preparing notes in essay plan format
• using time-efficient strategies
arrow planning and writing of exam essays
  • structured brainstorming methods
• developing the ability to analyse issues from a number of key perspectives
• presenting relevant arguments in a coherent and fluent manner