Category: College Study Skills

What I wish my students knew (video)

Here is a great video from a veteran school teacher on what he wishes his students knew – or, how to study!

How to Take Notes Videos

See our other posts on how to take notes Tips for taking better notes Note Taking Methods Split-Page Method Cornell Method Outline Method       Excellent video on Cornell Note Taking    

How Long Should I Study For?

How Long Should I Study For?

Let’s consider two typical college students.  Mary feels passionate about getting an “A” on the next economics test.  So for one week solid, she studies in three hour increments.  She scarcely takes a break during these marathon study sessions. Yet, to her exasperation, she still only manages to get a C+. Rodney is in the [...]

3 Tips to Help Your Organize Your Thoughts While Studying

3 Tips to Help Your Organize Your Thoughts While Studying

You’ve been studying hard all semester, but now that mid-terms are almost upon us you want to kick your study habits up to 11. While some students like to cram the night before, slam energy drinks, or listen to audio textbooks while they sleep, those methods won’t get you very far—and they’re not good for [...]

Sleep your way to higher grades

Sleep your way to higher grades

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 [...]

Equipped for Studying:  What You Must Have

Equipped for Studying: What You Must Have

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.  [...]

30 Days to Better Study Skills

30 Days to Better Study Skills

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 [...]

Creating Your Personal Study Space

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 [...]

SQ3R: Still a Classic Study Method

The SQ3R study method is a technique that goes back decades, and possibly more than a century.  Still, there always seem to be those who have never heard of this classic way of studying your textbooks.  So for that group of people, let’s talk about it.

Better Textbook Reading Skills

Better Textbook Reading Skills

Reading a textbook is not like reading a novel.  A whole different kind of reading has to be  employed to really understand the material.  To study your books effectively and be ready for your class exams, try the following suggestions. – Don’t just read it; re-read it. You’ll find that the material often gets easier [...]