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The main study skills this initiative focusses on are correct approaches to revision and then how to use the assimilated knowledge to create well organised and clear essay-style answers. These two skills are inseparable.
The initiative was chose chosen because personal marking experience indicated that even in final year, some students did not really understand all the factors that would help them produce a good quality, longer-style essay answer. I know students will have attended sessions at school and during lower years at University to improve essay writing skills, but problems still persist through to final year and they can adversely affect performance in final degree exams.
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