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Arthur: The Key to Productivity

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Arthur: The Key to Productivity

Arthur Zargaryan

I often thought it took me 5 hours to write an English essay, however one day, around half way through the second year of the IB I timed myself to see how much time I actually spent on writing (I made sure the stop the timer whenever I took small breaks, procrastinated and did anything other than work). What hit me was how unproductive I actually was: out of the 4 hours I had been sitting at my desk only 1 hour and 45 minutes were actually spent doing what I was meant to. The worst part was that it honestly felt as though I had worked 4 hours!

This was a pivotal moment (one that came too late); I realized that I had created myself an illusion of how much I actually worked. You might think this issue doesn’t affect you but this wasn’t standard procrastination it was “stealth procrastination”; one that struck from the shadows without leaving a trace behind. I suggest that you too time yourself and see productive you actually are.

Once I had identified the issue I begun timing myself and recording my worked hours daily. I was no longer blind to the stealthy procrastination that occurred every time I worked, and was able to slowly improve my productivity. I also used this log of timed hours to identify patterns in my work habit. If I hadn’t worked for long it would serve me as a reminder and a nudge to start working and doing revision. I was also able to see how many hours I could work each day and set realistic goals. Mondays were for example a weak day, and I could only clock in around 2 hours of work (real work), whilst Thursdays were productive days and I would often see myself working over 4 hours. By having all this data I knew when and how to divided my work time effectively for homework and revision.

I strongly suggest you try logging your worked time for a month or two (it will grow on you). The information you gather could change your work dynamic for the better.

Productivity is an important part in any IB students work life. Optimizing workflow and reducing procrastination are key to accomplishing more in less time.  

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IB Biology Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for the International Baccalaureate [IB]
IB Biology Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for the International Baccalaureate [IB]
£22.00

This book contains seven excellent Internal Assessments (IA) for the IB Biology course. Our goal is to help you understand how success is achieved in the IA so that you can go on to obtain a similar result.

Alongside these IAs is a clear and comprehensive guide on how to write yours, including everything from how to choose an interesting topic to how to integrate the IA with your studies and the syllabus. The guide also includes links to various online resources which may help you achieve the maximum mark.

Sections include:

- Structure: how to plan your Biology IA the ideal way

- Ideas: an exhaustive list of excellent sources and websites

- Assessment: maximizing your marks with one eye on the grading criterion

- Technology: what tools can be used to improve your IA

Our guide makes frequent reference to the grading matrix and the format that your IA should follow, as well as highlighting details which you must bear in mind when carrying out your investigation.

EIB Education (Elite IB Tutors) are a globally recognized authority in the International Baccalaureate. Having supported thousands of students across 40 countries in the past 7 years, EIB supports students, families and schools through the entire IB journey.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

IB Chemistry Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for the International Baccalaureate [IB]
IB Chemistry Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for the International Baccalaureate [IB]
£22.00

This book contains seven excellent Internal Assessments (IA) for the IB Chemistry course. Our goal is to help you understand how success is achieved in the IA so that you can go on to obtain a similar result.

Alongside these IAs is a clear and comprehensive guide on how to write yours, including everything from how to choose an interesting topic to how to integrate the IA with your studies and the syllabus. The guide also includes links to various online resources which may help you achieve the maximum mark.

Sections include:

- Structure: how to plan your Chemistry IA the ideal way

- Ideas: an exhaustive list of excellent sources and websites

- Assessment: maximizing your marks with one eye on the grading criterion

- Technology: what tools can be used to improve your IA

Our guide makes frequent reference to the grading matrix and the format that your IA should follow, as well as highlighting details which you must bear in mind when carrying out your investigation.

EIB Education (Elite IB Tutors) are a globally recognized authority in the International Baccalaureate. Having supported thousands of students across 40 countries in the past 7 years, EIB supports students, families and schools through the entire IB journey.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

IB Physics Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for the International Baccalaureate [IB]
IB Physics Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for the International Baccalaureate [IB]
£22.00

This book contains 7 excellent Internal Assessments (IAs) for the IB Physics course. Our goal is to help you understand how success is achieved in the IA, so that you can go on to obtain a similar result.

Alongside these IAs is a clear and comprehensive guide on how to write yours, including everything from how to choose an interesting topic to how to integrate the IA with your studies and the syllabus. The guide also includes links to various online resources which may help you achieve highly.

Our guide makes frequent reference to the grading matrix and the format that your IA should follow, as well as highlighting details which you must bear in mind when carrying out your investigation.

EIB Education (Elite IB Tutors) are a globally recognized authority in the International Baccalaureate. Having supported thousands of students across 40 countries in the past 7 years, EIB supports students, families and schools through the entire IB journey.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

IB Environmental Systems and Societies [ESS] Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for IBDP
IB Environmental Systems and Societies [ESS] Internal Assessment [IA]: Seven Excellent IAs for IBDP
£22.00

This book contains seven excellent Internal Assessments (IA) for the IB ESS course. Our goal is to help you understand how success is achieved in the IA so that you can go on to obtain a similar result.

Alongside these IAs is a clear and comprehensive guide on how to write yours, including everything from how to choose an interesting topic to how to integrate the IA with your studies and the syllabus. The guide also includes links to various online resources which may help you achieve the maximum mark.

Sections include:

- Structure: how to plan your ESS IA the ideal way

- Ideas: an exhaustive list of excellent sources and websites

- Assessment: maximizing your marks with one eye on the grading criterion

- Technology: what tools can be used to improve your IA

Our guide makes frequent reference to the grading matrix and the format that your IA should follow, as well as highlighting details which you must bear in mind when carrying out your investigation.

EIB Education (Elite IB Tutors) are a globally recognized authority in the International Baccalaureate. Having supported thousands of students across 40 countries in the past 7 years, EIB supports students, families and schools through the entire IB journey.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

The IB Economics Commentary: Examples and Advice
The IB Economics Commentary: Examples and Advice
£22.00

Following the popularity of his International Baccalaureate books (Three, I Think Therefore IB, and the Good University Guide for IB Students) Alexander Zouev has compiled another guide filled with practical tips and easy-to-use advice to achieve success in the IB Diploma program. This guidebook addresses the Internal Assessment component of IB Economics, and what students should do in order to maximize the marks on their commentary portfolios. Chapters include:

• The Article: how to find the perfect one

• Structure: planning your commentary the ideal way

• Diagrams: building exceptional economics diagrams with Microsoft Word

• Assessment: maximizing your marks with one eye on the grading criterion

The remaining majority of the book is packed with more than 25 examples of outstanding economics commentaries – all of which have scored the maximum mark of 7 when assessed and moderated. You will see what an excellent portfolio looks like and how you can achieve similar results.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

Maths Standard: Internal Assessments: 7 Excellent SL IAs for the International Baccalaureate
Maths Standard: Internal Assessments: 7 Excellent SL IAs for the International Baccalaureate
£22.00

This collection of excellent, high-scoring Internal Assessments was compiled specifically with the IB student in mind. Alongside 7 examples of exemplary Mathematics SL Internal Assessments, an extensive introduction to IAs provide International Baccalaureate students with tips, resources, and ideas to help students maximize their marks on the portfolio. Sections include:

- Structure: how to plan your Math IA the ideal way

- Ideas: an exhaustive list of excellent sources and inspirational websites

- Assessment: maximizing your marks with one eye on the grading criterion

- Technology: which tools can be used to improve your IA

The majority of the book is packed with outstanding lAs - all of which have scored among the highest marks when assessed and moderated. You will be able to see what an excellent assessment looks like and how you can achieve a similar result.

EIB Education (Elite IB Tutors) are a globally recognized authority in the International Baccalaureate. Having supported 1,000s of students across 40 countries in the past 7 years, EIB support students, families and schools through the entire IB journey. Key EIB staff have worked on the writing of this book.

Collaborating Authors

Rafael Bailo is currently pursuing his PhD in Mathematics at Imperial College London, where he is President of the Mathematical Society. He scored 42 points in the IB, a 7 in HL Mathematics, and an A in his Maths Extended Essay. As one of Elite IB’s most experienced and trusted tutors, he easily communicates his own love for Maths to students to help them achieve their very best.

Tim Newell is an enormously in-demand EIB Maths tutor, who has over ten years teaching experience in both state and independent sectors. Tim is also an extensively experienced private tutor and is an EIB Professional tutor and Online Guru, whose students comment on his 'lovely disposition and infinite patience.' Tim's IB success ranges from individual students to a class of 12, each achieving at least a six in their final exams.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

IB Physics - Study and Revision Guide
IB Physics - Study and Revision Guide
£18.00

A concise study and reference guide for SL & HL IB Physics. The guide helps to explain all the tricky formulae and when to use them, provides easily understandable definitions for every word and law in the syllabus and gives step-by-step instructions for useful derivations. Use it for quizzing yourself and others, as an aid while doing tests and exams, or simply as a 'here-to-help' formulae book. This guide covers the entire SL & HL syllabi and has been revised in line with suggestions and improvements from IB students taught by Tim. Tim scored 44 points in the IB in 2005, and after completing an MEng at Oxford University, now runs Elite IB, a tutoring agency catering for IB students around the world providing all forms of tuition and university entrance assistance.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

How to Write an IB History Essay: The Safe Hands Approach
How to Write an IB History Essay: The Safe Hands Approach
£18.00

How to write an IB History Essay: The Safe Hands Approach is for students studying IB History at either Higher or Standard Levels, at any point in the course. The Safe Hands Approach is a series of simple, effective techniques that are guaranteed to improve your essay writing. This book is all about skills and their application: it doesn't matter which period or topics you are studying, the principles outlined in the book will apply to you. The book is collaborative: a teacher explains the techniques and an IB student provides both insight as to how the approach helps and annotated sample work. Your essay writing confidence and ability will improve if you adopt the Safe Hands Approach. "The approach gives you a way of safely knowing that, given any question, you can write a solid, convincing, and ultimately successful IB History essay." (Lorenzo Brewer, IB History Student) Joe Thomas studied History at Oxford as an undergraduate and has spent the last thirteen years in education including almost a decade's worth of experience in the IB as teacher, coordinator and examiner. He has an MA in History from the University of Oxford, an MA with distinction in Creative Writing and Literature, is a PhD researcher at the University of London, and runs an academic consultancy. Lorenzo Brewer studied with Joe for eight months in the lead up to his IB examinations in 2013. He achieved a 7 in History at Higher Level.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

The Good University Guide for IB Students UK Edition
The Good University Guide for IB Students UK Edition
£18.00

This version of the popular IB university guidebook includes updated facts and figures, as well as some surprise new chapters. There are more than 35 university profiles (including Oxford, Cambridge, LSE and UCL among many others) with former IB students from over 20 different nationalities answering questions including:

• How does your workload at university compare to that of the IB?

• Do you feel you have an advantage over A-Level students?

• Were the entry requirements fair?

• Are there efforts made to accommodate international students?

• Would you recommend your university to current IB students?

Each university profile is complete with an in-depth student survey and all of the essential facts and figures. In addition, the introductory chapters cover the application process and give IB students essential tips and advice to securing a spot at the best UK universities across the UK. If you are an IB student considering university in the UK then this book is an absolute must-have.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

45 Tips, Tricks, and Secrets for the Successful IB Student (Spanish Version)
45 Tips, Tricks, and Secrets for the Successful IB Student (Spanish Version)
£18.00

Produced over nearly 10 years, this book is a comprehensive guide to maximizing your score on the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Throughout 45 chapters the reader will discover the secrets to be successful in the exams, get the best marks in the Internal Assessments, do the Extended Essay and much more. This book was produced with a decade of experience mentoring IB students from around the world with excellent grades. Thanks to a series of interviews, input and our own contribution, we have managed to accumulate the best tips and secret tricks to be successful in the program - there are 300 pages of useful tips to help every IB student on their academic journey.

Alexander Zouev completed the IB Diploma Program in 2007 with a total score of 43 points. He continued his studies in Economics and Management at the University of Oxford and then worked at one of the largest IB tutoring agencies in the world, before working as a freelance tutor. He has published seven books specifically for the IB Diploma and has taught one-on-one in Economics and Mathematics to more than 200 IB students, as well as supervising hundreds of Monographs and Theory of Knowledge papers. Over the last year, he has developed a mobile app for IB students to connect with each other to ask and answer questions. The smartib app has helped over 10,000 IB students in its first year.

This is an eBook. You will receive a PDF file to be viewed on your electronic devices.

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