2022-09-13 Study Skills

Where? Recognise Jesus says 'when you pray go into your room and lock the door'

need to be a place and time to focus

(A) put in the diary and book days off on relevant Mondays.

Knowing when it’s good enough and time to submit

Amount to block out:

full day / week

minimum 1-2h chunks for actual study

reading can be more dip in and out

How to write a theology essay, Michael P. Jenson, Latimer Trust

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The study skills handbook, Stella Cottrell, Macmillan Study Skills

Ch10, 11, 12: effective reading, researching and critical thinking

Moodle study skills

Note taking

How to write an essay (4th Oct), theological reflection, exegesis

week by week

for a particular assignment - the bigger learning

choose assignment first and focus on that

serious academic bibliography

be selective, pick chapters based on contents, intro, conclusion etc.

pay attention to the end of the intro that may well list focus of each chapter

conclusion may tell you a concise summary

be careful about reading a middle chunk out of context, refer to the intro and conclusion to check

Own opinions ok, because …​

keep quotations short and use for evidence not to make own point for you

better to summarise and still footnote

credit is for own understanding not for point made by someone else