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Start with a Glossary.
How do others define terms/concepts/phenomenon/processes?
How do you?
Use a matrix or flashcards.
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http://www.lai.com/glossaries.html
http://www.flashcardexchange.com/
http://www.eslflashcards.com/

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Exam prep can be a time of high stress for students. As an online tutor I find that many students follow a similar thinking pattern as I did when getting ready for exams. That is~ focusing on how much I had to do, rather than doing one thing at a time.
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Today I visited a fantastic student resource site~ The Virtual University of Pakistan and their Library resources.
There are resources for Accounting, Business, Communications, Data Management Systems, Computing, ESL, Ecommerce, Radio, Sports Psychology and heaps more!
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