Study, research and reading skills

Strategies and skills to help with your studies, including how to research, and evaluate the information you find.

• Mind mapping

  Whether you need to plan an assessment, brainstorm or take notes, mind mapping is an easy way to organise your information and ideas.

• Active learning

  Tips and ideas for active learning to help you improve your memory and concentration, and make reviewing your work easier. 

• Researching

  The research you need to do will be different for each assessment. The steps on this page will help you focus your research and make it more effective. 

• Reading skills

  When you’re studying it’s important to be able to read effectively and efficiently. This page includes some reading strategies you could try.

• Evaluating information

  Find out how to evaluate information and decide what you need for your assessment.

• Critical thinking for reading and research

  Get tips for how to think critically and question information, ideas and arguments, so you can reach your own conclusion.