Study Tools For Students

Make AI teach you, not do the work for you

Students are already using AI. These two free resources help them use it to think, rather than to skip the thinking.

PROMPT BOOKLET

52 Ways to Make ChatGPT Teach You

A ten-page booklet of short prompts for learning, testing, feedback and writing. It includes longer prompts for when the work really matters, and notes for teachers on bringing it into class.

Download the booklet (PDF)

INFOGRAPHIC

How to Use AI Right

Ten prompts for exam and assignment success, from the Interrogator that asks you questions to the Long-Term Memory Architect that builds a 14-day study plan.

Download the infographic (PDF)

Six ways to study that actually work

Each one-page sheet explains one research-backed study method, with a real example, four steps to try tonight and the study behind it.

1. Test YourselfTesting yourself helps you remember far more than reading your notes again.Download the sheet2. Space It OutThree short sessions across a week beat one long session the night before.Download the sheet3. Mix It UpMix different types of questions together, just like the exam does.Download the sheet4. Teach It BackIf you can explain it simply, you understand it.Download the sheet5. Worked ExamplesWhen something is new, study a solved example first.Download the sheet6. Sleep On ItSleep is when your brain saves what you learned today.Download the sheet

Ready for exam day

Everything a student needs for the weeks before an exam, the night before, the morning of and the hour after. Print them, stick them on the wall and use them.

10 Study Tips That Actually WorkTen research-backed ways to study, from testing yourself first to being kind to yourself.Download the infographic7 Things to Do the Night BeforeYou have done the work. Tonight is about protecting tomorrow’s brain, from packing the bag to bed by 10.Download the infographicThe Night Before and the Morning OfA checklist for the evening before an exam and the morning of, with a 10-minute worry dump.Download the checklistThe Verb Is the Question (QLD)The QCAA cognitive verbs explained, so students answer the question the marker is actually asking.Download the decoderWhen the Pen Goes DownWhat to do in the hour after an exam, so one paper doesn’t shape the next.Download the sheetThe Final 30 DaysA printable kit for Year 12 coordinators for the last month before exams, for pastoral lessons and form time.Download the pack

My Morning RoutinePlan a morning that sets up a good day.DownloadMy Night RoutinePlan an evening that sets up good sleep.DownloadHow to Be a World-Class SleeperTen tips for better sleep.Download10 Ways a Lack of Sleep Impacts Your LifeWhat skipping sleep costs.DownloadWhy Sleep MattersSeven reasons to get some shut-eye.Download

YEAR 12

Reps Over Mood

Motivation comes and goes in Year 12, and that is normal. This one-page sheet helps students do the work anyway, with small daily reps that add up. There is a version for each state.

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Short lessons on how to study

Get OrganisedA little organising before you start makes the work itself easier.Read the lesson Defrag to Get CreativeDowntime gives your brain room to make new connections.Read the lesson The Perfect Study EnvironmentThe right space makes focus come more easily.Read the lesson

The study toolkit

These printable tips, planners, infographics and templates are ready to use at home or in class.

8 Tips to Smash ProcrastinationInfographic 10 Tips for Studying SmarterInfographic15 Ideas to Help You Become a Better StudentInfographic 7 Styles of Negative Self-TalkInfographic

Weekly Planning SheetExcel planner RISEPoster Strategic ThinkingPoster The Forgetting CurveInfographic Reversing the CurveInfographic

Maths Study TemplateA3 templateHistory Study TemplateA3 templateBiology Study TemplateA3 templateEnglish Study TemplateA3 templateChemistry Study TemplateA3 templatePhysics Study TemplateA3 templateBusiness Study TemplateA3 templateLegal Studies Study TemplateA3 templateGeography Study TemplateA3 template

Posters for the study wall

There are ten posters for a classroom or bedroom wall. Click a poster to download it.

Read more about studying well

What Type of Student Are You?Article by Glen Gerreyn 5 Ways Tech Causes StressArticle by Glen Gerreyn

Book summaries for students

Each summary pulls out the big ideas from a book on learning, focus and habits.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective TeensSean CoveyRead the summaryStolen FocusJohann HariRead the summary The Geography of GeniusEric WeinerRead the summary Smarter Faster BetterCharles DuhiggRead the summary Deep WorkCal NewportRead the summaryOutsmart Your BrainDaniel WillinghamRead the summary