Additional Study Skill Apps, Books, Guides and Site List 

Apps

• • Dragon  Anywhere - Just start talking into Dragon Anywhere and it’ll convert everything for you digitally, which you can paste into other apps, send as an email message, or save it for later.

  • Evernote - Widely considered one of the most useful apps for college students, Evernote is perfect for taking notes in class and then organising them for studying purposes. From bookmarking to clipping and everything in between, you can manipulate the notes you take to fit the most effective study method for you. 

  • Oxford Dictionary – The mobile version of the Oxford University Press English Dictionary. 

  • Microsoft Office Lens - This app from Microsoft takes pictures of documents, whiteboards, blackboards, magazines, receipts, and more and converts them into editable, shareable text. It can read images event from an angle and cleans up glare and shadows too.

  • Classify -  Free digital student planner that lets you track your classes, homework, tests and projects so you never forget an assignment again.

  • SimpleMind  Lite– Create mind maps to help you organize your thoughts, remember things and generate new ideas. 

Nearly all these apps are available in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.  

Books and Guides

• • Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide (Bloomsbury Academic) 12th Edition by Richard Pears and Graham Shields ISBN-13: 978-1350933453 - Cite them right is renowned as the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide to referencing text available to students and authors. Academics and teachers rely on the advice in Cite them right to guide their students in the skills of identifying and referencing information sources and avoiding plagiarism. Comprehensive and accessible, it provides readers with detailed examples of print and electronic sources, business, government, technical and legal publications, works of art, images and much more. Packed with practical tips and example sources in both citations and reference lists, it makes referencing manageable and easy to follow for everyone. 

  • The Study Skills Handbook (Bloomsbury Academic) 6th edition by Stella Cottrell ISBN-13: 978-1350421271 - This is the ultimate guide to study skills, written by million copy bestselling author Stella Cottrell. Her tried and tested approach, based on over 20 years' experience of working with students, has helped over a million students to achieve their potential. When it comes to studying, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. This engaging and accessible guide shows students how to tailor their learning to their individual needs in order to boost their grades, build their confidence and increase their employability. Fully revised for the fifth edition, it contains everything students need to succeed.

  • UCAS Study Help Guides – A series of study skills guides to help you successfully make the transition to higher education. https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/student-life/study-skills-guides 

  • University Of Lincoln Referencing Handbooks- Useful referencing handbooks for different types of reference types e.g. APA and Harvard Referencing. https://guides.library.lincoln.ac.uk/learn/referencing   

Websites

• Open University Study Skills - The Open University provides open access to some of its study skills resources. These cover general undergraduate study skills but also include sections on using maths and statistics and preparing and giving presentations. www.open.ac.uk/skillsforstudy

• Skills You Need – This website is another useful site on developing your study skills. https://www.skillsyouneed.com/learn/study-skills.html

• Skills 4U Uni - https://www.skills4uni.bham.ac.uk/ 

• University of Sheffield Research skills and Critical Thinking Tutorials - https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/study/schoolsandcolleges

• Newcastle University Sixth Form Study Skill Resources: - https://sixthformstudyskills.ncl.ac.uk/