The How to Study Handbook

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Study Skills Handbook

Teaching Study Skills

How to Study is one of the most important skills but one that is rarely taught. Not sure where to begin?

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Sleep your way to higher grades     September 2nd, 2010 09:50 AM College is on its way or already here and with it comes: sleep deprivation. Sure, it makes sense that the more you sleep the better your grades might be, but has anyone actually looked at this from a research perspective? You bet! Back in 2001 a group of researchers looked at the GPAs of college [...] More >>>

How to Turn Good Study Skills Into Great Study Skills     August 25th, 2010 11:30 AM To be honest, even if you’re a good study-er, you’ve probably not really taken time to think about what it is that makes your study skills so much better than your friends’.  It’s just one of those things where some students seem to naturally grasp what’s needed to study effectively, without even thinking about what [...] More >>>

Equipped for Studying: What You Must Have     August 20th, 2010 11:36 AM It’s 6 p.m. and you’re behind in your studies.  Tests and papers are coming up, so that means it’s not to hit the books and study, study, study.  But then you hit a few roadblocks.  You look around the house and can’t find a pen.  Then you need some scratch paper, and can’t find it.  [...] More >>>

BACK TO SCHOOL: Your First Two Weeks     August 17th, 2010 11:32 PM Regardless of whether you’re getting ready to start college, graduate school, or an external degree program, your success depends in large part on what you do during the first two weeks. These first days will set the stage for the rest of the semester and perhaps the year.  So make sure you take care of [...] More >>>

30 Days to Better Study Skills     August 15th, 2010 11:00 AM The study “strategy” for most students is the same:  Wait until the night before an assignment is due or before a test to hit the books and study.  Unfortunately, for most of us, that strategy eventually catches up and hits our grades—hard. Good news:  There’s a better way!  Here’s a systematic approach that in 30 [...] More >>>

What Kind of Learner Are You?     August 13th, 2010 10:56 AM If you’re struggling in one of your classes, or even many of them, that’s no reflection on your intelligence level.  It doesn’t even mean that you’re not working hard and trying to study for your classes. It might just mean that you’re learning style is different from how the instructor teaches. Every person is different. [...] More >>>

Tips for Memorizing     July 16th, 2010 02:58 PM No matter how easy or hard the class, no matter the topic of the course, you can’t get away from them: Lists are everywhere.  Whether you’re required to memorize the Elements, the systems in the human body, or the capitals of the fifty United States, any time you take tests, you can expect to have [...] More >>>

Creating Your Personal Study Space     April 18th, 2010 04:59 AM The last thing that you probably need when you’re at college is another place to “hang out.”  Most students have plenty of those.  What you need, instead, is a good place to study.  Let’s look at how you can take the small area you have in your dorm and turn it into an effective study [...] More >>>

How To Study Quote of the day September 2nd, 2010

Play calm music while you are studying; but make it music that stimulates you as well. I like listening to Beethoven when Im doing boring homework like French, science or math problems. The music keeps my brain active and helps me stay alert and keeps me from zoning out -- Kyle

 

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