DianaE2025-11-07T19:39:01+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Study Habits
Taking Notes: 7 Ways To Be A Great Note TakerMany students have never been taught the most helpful ways to take notes in class, and the result is sheets of unorganized paper with facts, figures, and half-finished examples that are no help to the student at all. Being ..
DianaE2025-11-06T21:02:31+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Never Cram For A Test Again! Everyone knows the feeling of sitting at the lunch table, 17 minutes before a math test, and trying desperately to absorb everything in the math chapter and in the notes you've scribbled down during the week. It's not a great feeling, but ..
Gene2025-11-05T21:13:46+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Effective Strategies for Studying for a Mathematics ExamStudying for a mathematics exam requires a different approach compared to other subjects. A student cannot simply memorize formulas and equations while looking at "example questions". While it's crucial to know the formulas, it is even more important to understand *how* ..
Gene2025-11-06T00:41:54+11:00Posted in All About Exams
How to Turn Poor Exam Results into a Positive Learning ExperienceMost students will encounter poor exam results at some point in their education. The Ezy Math Tutoring approach encourages reflection, making changes, and improving. The most important thing is to learn from mistakes and not dwell on poor ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T21:29:06+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Maximizing the Last Week of Exam PreparationAs it’s the last week before an exam, it’s expected that the student has covered all the core topics and has done some study over the past week or two. However, the final week can still make a ..
Gene2025-11-06T20:59:25+11:00Posted in All About Exams, All Categories, Parent Advice, Primary School Learning
What is NAPLAN?There has been a lot of emphasis on NAPLAN since its introduction in 2008. NAPLAN, the National Assessment Program on Literacy and Numeracy, is a nationwide standardised test for students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 9 across Australia. The NAPLAN testing aims to assess the ..
Nathan F2025-11-05T22:02:27+11:00Posted in All About Exams, All Categories, Parent Advice, Senior & High School Learning
Supporting Your Child Through Year 12 and the HSCWhen a child is preparing for year 12 and the HSC, it's never a solitary journey. Parents too must experience the rigors and stress of the process. Here are a few ways for you, as a parent, to help your ..
Gene2025-11-06T22:31:21+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Organizing Lessons, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
A student's parents want to stop tutoring after his exam but I think he needs to continue as we've only really just begun and I feel he will just forget everything and go back to how he was before. ✨ It is probably a good idea to speak ..
Gene2025-11-07T23:53:32+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Methods to get students more comfortable with tests? 🎯A short answer is *practice practice practice*. Maths tutoring is not just about drilling content into the heads of students – we need to teach students how to study effectively, find their own learning strategies, how to prepare for exams, ..
Gene2025-11-08T00:08:56+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Challenges in TeachingMy student’s teacher did not specify which topics will be taught in the coming weeks and assessed in the next exam. I was not able to teach him in advance most of the modules. This means he has several knowledge gaps so I have been trying ..
