Category: University Students

Do you have Test Anxiety?

Posted on January 19, 2024December 15, 2024 by Arije-Aike de Haas

Test Anxiety can have a serious negative impact on your performance. But at the same time, feeling a bit nervous before a test is normal. So, at what point should you really start taking it seriously?

Constructive Feedback

Posted on November 17, 2023December 15, 2024 by Hayley Butcher

Receiving comments, advice, pointers and feedback is an immensely important part of human learning and development.

Mental Imagery and Reading Comprehension

Posted on January 27, 2023December 15, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

Recent research utilizing a new, objective measure shows a strong link between mental imagery abilties and reading comprehension among adults.

Dyslexia and My Academic Life

Posted on October 21, 2022December 15, 2024 by Aurora Cruz

I knew I was different long before anyone informed me of a formal diagnosis. Letters never flew in the same way to me, the way so many of friends seemed to have effortlessly understood them.

Reading for Understanding – The Dyslexic Way

Posted on July 15, 2022December 15, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

New research shows that in untimed conditions, dyslexic university students have markedly better comprehension skills than others.

Using Clay to Learn Subject-Specific Vocabulary

Posted on July 16, 2021December 15, 2024 by Shweta Soni

For students, subject vocabulary is hard and there is a lot to consume over a short space of time. Students may be introduced to 12-15 new words in a single day.

Phonological dyslexia? Not so much….

Posted on August 21, 2020December 15, 2024 by Abigail Marshall

Recent research studies cast doubt on the role of phonological processing difficulties in dyslexia. One study, from the UK, suggests

The Sociology of Dyslexia

Posted on March 13, 2020December 15, 2024 by Hayley Butcher

Dyslexia is often considered purely in a medical or biological sense. The social model also explores social, cultural and political concerns.

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