Posts for the Topic STEM

We asked students and learning specialists to share their best tips, tricks and tools for university students. Browse through the articles for new strategies and perspective. Use the filters to find content that works for you.

How to read graphs and diagrams

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Are you looking to feel more confident reading and understanding graphs and diagrams? You’ve come to the right place.

Determine the best way to graph your data

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The type of graph you include in a paper, poster or presentation will depend on what concepts, relationships or results you are hoping to share with your audience.   

A beginner's guide to successful labs

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Labs are a great way to apply what you learn in lectures. They provide you an opportunity to see a physical example, like muscles in an anatomy lab or a demonstration of a reactions that you learn in chemistry. Where else are you going to get the opportunity to learn like this?  

An epic approach to problem-based test questions

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Problem-based questions don’t have to be something you dread on your next exam. The key to working through them is to follow a framework to break them down.

The EPIC approach does this and can be used for a variety of problem-based questions.