by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Oct 14, 2018 | Education, Research, Users
Why you should space and interleave your learning…. It may seem very tempting to leave all your revision to the last minute and just cram it in. But this isn’t the best way to get the most out of your brain. For about a hundred years psychologists have known...
by Get My Grades | Oct 14, 2018 | Events, Tutors
Come and see Get My Grades at the Barbican on Tuesday 16th October for The Tutors’ Association National Conference! As gold sponsors, we have a stand where you can come and try the Get My Grades platform! Our Co-Founder, John Nichols, and our Head of Research, Dr...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 14, 2018 | English, Key Stage 4, Revision, Students
In the English Language GCSE, many students fall into the ‘effect on the reader’ trap. The trap is that they have learned some basic phrases about what effects a writer can create, and then they use these phrases to describe the effect of any language device they...
by Jenn Linning | Oct 13, 2018 | English, Students
‘What is the effect on the reader?’ is the question that you will probably be asked most often when you are studying English Language – by both your teachers and your exams papers – so it’s very important that you know how to respond. So what does...
by Get My Grades | Oct 9, 2018 | Education, Tutors
Let’s dispel the media myth and sort the wheat from the chaff. Tutoring is not about educating rich kids on superyachts for thousands of pounds per hour. It is not commonly regular employment. It is not without sacrifices. There is little daytime work. Tutoring mostly...
by Dr. Charlotte Forrest | Oct 4, 2018 | Research, Teachers, Tutors, Users
Japan has one of the best education systems in the world. One aspect of their success may be down to their belief that what grade you can achieve is a matter of effort and very little to do with your genetics (Crehan, 2016). From a very young age, this idea is...
