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Explore practical guidance and support for academic, research, digital and study skills. Start with the assessment stage where you need help, or browse more skill areas.
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Work through your assessment
Use the four broad stages below to work through your assessment. Start with the stage where you need support; researching, thinking and producing your work will often overlap.
1. Understand and plan
Clarify the task, decide your focus and plan your approach.
3. Develop and produce
Use evidence and ideas to create the required work.
2. Find and evaluate information
Search for relevant information and judge its quality.
4. Acknowledge, check and submit
Credit what you have used, make final checks and submit your work.
1. Understand and plan your task
Clarify what you need to produce, decide your focus and plan an appropriate approach before you begin.
2. Find and evaluate information
Find relevant information, judge its quality and read it critically as your understanding develops.
3. Develop your response and produce the work
Use the evidence and ideas you have gathered to develop your response in the format the assessment requires.
4. Acknowledge, check and submit
Credit the sources and tools you have used, make final checks and follow the required submission process.
Study and revise effectively
Develop approaches to organise your learning, take useful notes and prepare for exams.
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