The whole category in one page.
FAMILIARITY IS NOT KNOWLEDGE
Test yourself from memory, space the work, and return most often to what you get wrong.
Every effective study method feels worse than the ineffective ones.
THE COMMONEST FAILING IN WRITTEN WORK
Not answering the question asked. Keep it visible, and check the finished work against it.
If you cannot state your answer in one sentence, you are not ready to write.
EVIDENCE DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ITSELF
Present it, then explain what it shows. That explanation is what is being assessed.
Address the obvious counter-argument fairly — ignoring it is noticed.
MARK QUOTATION, PARAPHRASE AND YOUR OWN THOUGHT DISTINCTLY AS YOU TAKE NOTES
Most accidental plagiarism comes from notes that failed to, and intent matters less than people expect.
Reference when in doubt. There is no penalty for over-referencing.
IN EXAMINATIONS, ALLOCATE TIME BY MARKS AND KEEP TO IT
Note the instruction word — describing when asked to evaluate loses most of the marks.
PROFESSIONALLY, SAY THINGS EARLY
Problems, delays, disagreements and mistakes all cost less when raised early than when discovered late.
The surprise is worse than the problem.
WHAT MATTERS ACROSS ALL OF IT
Doing what you said you would, and being honest when you cannot.
