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Awesome free education resources for teachers and students

Posted on December 21, 2015 by micheal

Education should be about sharing as much as learning. So with that in mind we’ve put together a selection of the best free online educational resources out there to use or share with friends, class-members, teachers and lovers of learning in general!

1. GoConqr

If we’re starting off with the… Read More

How to gamify lessons to make learning fun again

Posted on November 19, 2015 by micheal

The idea of gamifying education has been around for a while now, so we decided to take a look at what makes games effective for learning and how you can gamify lessons as a way to get more from them. Playing has become a serious business of late. Educators and… Read More

Learning theory: neuroplasticity and your amazing brain

Posted on November 5, 2015 by admin

“Neuro-what?” you say. Yes, neuroplasticity may sound like something you don’t want to know any more about, but you should, because learning theories tell us it makes your brain very special indeed. Not long ago we wrote a blog about developing a growth mindset. Simply put, having a growth… Read More

The past, present and future of learning

Posted on October 19, 2015 by admin

When audiences first watched the movie Back to the Future, they journeyed from the then-present-day of 1985 to the “future” of 21 October 2015. Now that the moment has been and gone, we thought we’d do a little time traveling of our own… Imagine the following scenario: You have an… Read More

How to develop a growth mindset for better learning

Posted on October 8, 2015 by admin

Perfection is an illusion, something for students to strive towards, which ultimately means that falling short is inevitable. But don’t worry, that’s actually a good thing. Let us tell you why. Wouldn’t it be great if you could easily achieve perfect scores in all of your exams, essays and class… Read More

Learning by Teaching: the key to a deeper learning experience

Posted on October 2, 2015 by admin

Did you know that first-born children are apparently more intelligent than their younger siblings? In two studies published in the journals Science and Intelligence, researchers found that first-borns exhibit a higher IQ. But they aren’t simply born brighter; they’ve worked at it – their higher IQ is strongly linked… Read More

4 Quick Tips to Master Summer Reading

Posted on July 16, 2015 by mimi

Avoiding Summer Reading Meltdown

If you are a US high school student, you are probably tired of hearing this, but have you started your summer reading yet? Summer is half way over, and I bet you have barely cracked open a book. Despite popular opinion, your school’s English department did… Read More

ExamTime Learning Platform is Now GoConqr

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

A version of this blog post is published on the GoConqr blog here. Learning is about achieving your full potential, not just passing exams or tests. We developed ExamTime to create better learning experiences. As we’ve continually added new features to the platform, we’ve realised the potential for using… Read More

Study Hacks: 5 Ways to Organise Your Study & Measure Results

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

Learn how to organise your study and measure your results with ExamTime study hacks. In our last study hack, we explained the benefits of Online Quizzes Vs Offline Quizzes. This time we focus on how to organise your study and successfully monitor those results, two of the most important… Read More

Study Hacks: 5 Reasons to Switch to Online Quizzes

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Andrea Leyden

Today we are excited to announce the start of a new blog series “ExamTime Study Hacks”. In this first article we share some key benefits of Online Quizzes Vs. Offline Quizzes.