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Learning Aids for Trades

Find here a growing list of learning aids tailored specifically towards KPU trades students, covering a range of topics from general study skills to content-specific aids.

Homework 

Complete your Homework - Analyzing and completing homework problems               

Red Seal Exam 

Preparing for the Red Seal Exam - Prepare for the Red Seal (Inter-Provincial) Exam               

Manage Time

Budgeting Time and Attention - Spend your time wisely                                 Semester Scheduling  - Look at the big picture of your semester
Weekly Schedule - Schedule your week for efficiencyScheduling Your Day with a To Do List - Make and prioritize lists
Creating SMART Goals - Make motivation goals 

Study Skills

Succeeding with Math - How to study math successfully                                                                         Overcoming your Procrastination  - Think, Say, and Do to beat procrastination    
Learning with Your Multiple Intelligences - Eight ways to be and get smartStudy Smart - Many ways to massage your study habits   

Communication

Connecting with Your Instructor - Communicate effectively with instructors in person and online               

Reading

SQ3R Reading Method - Reading Method              Three Column Note Taking- Taking Notes 

Writing

Writing Reports in Trades and Tech - Write a report in Trades             

Thinking & Memory

Mastering Your Memory - Boost your memory and recall                                                                Flash Cards  - Drill your memory to learn new terms, concepts, and languages                                                    
Spaced Repetition: Remembering What You Learn - Practise efficient learning techniques using your smartphone 

Tests and Exams

General Test-Taking Strategies - Get in the zone for learning                                                                                           Multiple Choice Testing - Tips for answering Multiple Choice questions                                                    
Study to Answer the Exam Questions - Plan a process to complete exams effectively and efficiently 

Reflection

Making Your Learning "Flow" - Get in the zone for learning                                                                                                                Evaluate Your Learning  - Use feedback to plan the next steps in your learning                                                   
Concept Mapping - Map out ideas to understand relationships    

PebblePad/Portfolio Creation

Create Your E-Portfolio in PebblePad - Create your own portfolio using PebblePadDrafting Your Trade Portfolio - Draft your own portfolio                                        

A Pressbook for Success

On Track for Success in Trades Programs - Here is the collection of strategies to support your trades success 

Find here a growing list of learning aids tailored specifically towards KPU Trades students, that will cover a range of topics from general study skills to content specific aids.

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We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), qi̓  cə̓  y̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scə̓  waθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and kwikwəƛ̓ə̓  m (Kwikwetlem); and with the lands of the qw̓  ɑ:nƛ̓ə̓  n̓ (Kwantlen First Nation), which gifted its name to this university.