Summaries & JoHo: questions and answers for international students in the Netherlands
What types of summaries and study assistance does JoHo offer?
JoHo summaries and study materials can be found in 6 different forms:
Book summaries
- JoHo Book summaries of textbooks or professional literature give you insight into the main and side issues of the most essential and current literature in your field
BulletPoint Summaries
- JoHo BulletPoint summaries are ultra-short summaries displayed in bullets
- BulletPoints can also consist of glossary and definition lists or stamp questions
Article summaries
- JoHo Article Summaries are complete summaries of scientific articles that you will use during and after your studies
- The essence of this can often be expressed in a few paragraphs or sometimes even a few sentences
ExamTickets
- JoHo ExamTickets consist of short bullets with subject-oriented exam tips and sample questions, so that you know what you have to learn and how you should study
ExamTests
- JoHo Exam Tests consist of bundles of exam and practice questions that provide extra understanding, test your knowledge and give insight into the way in which an exam will be taken
Study Notes & Sheets
- JoHo Study notes and sheets are summaries of lectures, working groups that give you more insight into what is considered important by teachers.
How can you find the JoHo summaries and study assistance?
Where to find JoHo summaries and study notes?
- You can find the JoHo summaries and study notes these days on WorldSupporter.org , where you can also find all contributions and summaries of all other WorldSupporters
- For your memberships, insurances and contact JoHo you can go here on JoHo.org
How to use and find summaries, study notes en practice exams on JoHo WorldSupporter.org?
There are several ways to navigate the large amount of summaries, study notes en practice exams on JoHo WorldSupporter.
Use the menu above every page to go to one of the main starting pages
- Starting pages: for some fields of study and some university curricula editors have created (start) magazines where customised selections of summaries are put together to smoothen navigation. When you have found a magazine of your likings, add that page to your favorites so you can easily go to that starting point directly from your profile during future visits. Below you will find some start magazines per field of study
Use the topics and taxonomy terms
- The topics and taxonomy of the study and working fields gives you insight in the amount of summaries that are tagged by authors on specific subjects. This type of navigation can help find summaries that you could have missed when just using the search tools. Tags are organised per field of study and per study institution. Note: not all content is tagged thoroughly, so when this approach doesn't give the results you were looking for, please check the search tool as back up
Check or follow your study organization
- by checking or using your study organization your you are likely to discover all relevant study materials.
- this option is only available trough partner organizations
Check or follow fellow WorldSupporters (authors)
- by following individual users, authors you are likely to discover more relevant study materials.
Use the Search tools
- 'Quick & Easy'- not very elegant but the fastest way to find a specific summary of a book or study assistance with a specific course or subject.
- The search tool is also available at the bottom of most pages
Do you want to share your summaries with JoHo WorldSupporter and its visitors?
- Check out: Why and how to add a WorldSupporter contributions
- JoHo members: JoHo WorldSupporter members can share content directly and have access to all content: Join JoHo and become a JoHo member
- Non-members: When you are not a member you do not have full access, but if you want to share your own content with others you can fill out the contact form
How to get online access to your summaries on JoHo WorldSupporter.org?
How to get online access to summaries on JoHo WorldSupporter.org
1 - Join JoHo here on JoHo.org by choosing a JoHo membership with online access
2 - Return to WorldSupporter.org and create an account with the same email address
3 - State your JoHo WorldSupporter Membership during the creation of your account, and you can start using the services
- You have online access to all free + all exclusive summaries and study notes on WorldSupporter.org and JoHo.org
- You can use all services on JoHo WorldSupporter.org (EN/NL)
- You can make use of the tools for work abroad, long journeys, voluntary work, internships and study abroad on JoHo.org (Dutch service)
Already an account?
- In case you have previously created a WorldSupporter account then, after registering with JoHo, you can change your status on your WorldSupporter account to membership with full online access. Edit your account and see under 'Profile' for the change.
- Note: Again, you must have used the same email address.
How do you know whether you can already use, order or pick up a JoHo summary online?
How do you check the status of summaries and study assistance per subject?
- You can find the status of a new summary via the the assortment guide on WorldSupporter.org
Published
- If the status is set to 'Published', the online summary can be used immediately by JoHo subscribers and the print summary can be ordered immediately for pickup or to have it sent to your home.
Expected
- If the status is set to 'Expected', this means that the summaries are still being written and/or edited.
- If a summary is expected, an indication of the publication date is always indicated. In practice, summaries, or the first part of the summaries, are often published before the expected dates.
Delayed
- JoHo strives to make the summary available at latest on the expected date, but it is of course possible that this will be changed.
- Authors often work under great time pressure and in a number of cases the prescribed literature is known late. Thank you in advance for understanding if this causes delay in a single case.
What are the options for getting free Print summaries?
Pick up at your study association
- The possibilities may differ per study association and there may be different times when it is possible to pick up
- In the summaries shop of your study year you can see if, how and when there are pick-up options and your study association will also communicate about it via social media and websites.
Pick up at a support center
- Weekly pick-up options are available in one of the JoHo support centers of your own student association. For the current pick-up times, see the contact with JoHo page
Who makes the JoHo summaries and study assistance?
Authors
JoHo works with authors who have completed and understood the courses and subjects at an earlier stage (Master students, graduates, tutors) and who are therefore considered able to stand 'above the material'. The notes of the lectures and tutorials are made by students who follow the course themselves.
The quality per author can of course differ, but in general the summaries are of high quality.
Understanding requested: it is possible that the authors of JoHo, when making lecture notes or summaries of which the literature is published late, work under great time pressure and occasionally do not meet their average quality. This is generally indicated with the relevant summary and this summary can then be used online free of charge.
Master students, graduates, tutors
- Create summaries of books and articles
- Create subject-oriented ExamTests, sample questions and ExamTickets
Senior students, rehearsals, experienced JoHo authors
- Create subject-oriented ExamTests, sample questions and ExamTickets
- Check and edit summaries of books and articles
Students taking courses
- Create lecture notes and sheetnotes
- Check and edit exam tips, sample questions and ExamTickets
How can you use JoHo WorldSupporter for your studying?
Your study, your knowledge, your personal development, your WorldSupporter
On the JoHo WorldSupporter platform you can, among other things, share international and local summaries and exchange experiences with your fellow students. You will find magazines from students, student organizations and many other Supporters who want to help each other
Summaries, practice materials for exams, and lecture notes that you can use for your studies are shared through these magazines
You can also share your knowledge on the platform and use your personal development to help others with their studies and careers. For example, you can share your self-made summaries or post your best study tips
Most of the JoHo practice materials and lecture notes can now also be found on WorldSupporter to contribute to a world of knowledge sharing and personal development
Who can pass an exam with JoHo summaries and study assistance?
Passing your exam with JoHo summaries and study assistance
It often happens that students pass their exams by only studying and practicing with the JoHo summaries and study assistance - especially if the different JoHo’s are used.
The final result is of course related to many more factors and the use of JoHo's therefore gives no guarantee of success.
JoHo recommends using the JoHo’s as additional tools and not as a substitute for, for example, attending lectures or studying books.
You can also use the specific JoHo ExamTickets that are often given with the JoHo’s for the best preparation.