Study Skills Upgrade: How to Optimise Five Popular Study Strategies
When you study for tests and exams, do you . . . • Highlight or underline your books? • Test yourself with flash cards? • Create notes? • Make an outline of the key topics? • Reread your books and/or notes? These are all popular study strategies and exam revision techniques. But how effective are […]
10 highly effective study strategies to help you ace your tests and exams
If you want to achieve solid marks at school, you need to be strategic. Ditch your highlighter pens. Stop re-reading your books and notes. These are incredibly boring and passive ways to study. You need new study strategies. Below are 10 highly effective study strategies that can be applied to any subject area. 1. Dual […]
How many hours of study do you need to do each day?
“How many hours of study do I need to do each day?” This is the number one question I get asked by students. Students want to know the exact numbers (e.g. 1, 2 or 3 hours). Well, I’ve thought long and hard about this question and I’ve come to the following conclusion: Don’t worry about […]
Breaking bad study habits: 16 effective habits for success
It’s a new year. A clean slate. The perfect time to break some bad study habits and replace them with more effective study habits. Below I’ve listed 16 bad study habits many students develop, followed by more effective habits to replace each one. 1. Highlighting How good does it feel to highlight information? Those bright […]