Study Skills Blog

Study skills are often interchanged with studying techniques because these two are really related. But to differentiate study skills and studying techniques, associate these two with cause and effect. Consider studying techniques as the cause and study skill as the effect of using the studying techniques.
Examples of study skills are good or retentive memory and [...]

Students are often bored or gets tired easily when reading text books especially if we are asked to read several chapters. But there are actually some techniques to speed up reading long chapters of text books. The first technique is to have a quick look to the entire chapter by previewing what is the chapter [...]

I just asked myself that question when someone told me that it is not advisable to read or study in bed. Whew! Is this really true? I am really puzzled because I always study in my bed. My bed is one of my favourite studying spots and of course, afterwards, I really feel sleepy…
I browsed [...]

Reading styles are of different types. To be an effective and good reader you must be able to identify the reading style that suits your reason for readings. Most flexible readers adopt a reading style to make their readings both learning and entertaining.
One of the reading styles you can use in reading complicated article or [...]

Examinations are among the scariest tests for many students but not when you prepare and study your lesson well. In my school days I manage to pass many of my exams because I make it a point to attend the class everyday. I listen attentively to the lectures and make sure that I take down [...]

Study groups are commonly utilized by many students to prepare themselves for class discussion, examinations or class presentation. You can also do it to review on your weak points and learn new ideas. I myself find study group on some point a necessity to learn effectively.
In my own experiences a study group gives me a [...]

To improve your listening skills you must pay attention and maintain eye contact as you listen to your professor. It is important to listen on every word that the instructor is saying during lecture time. This will allow you to develop your learning ability and make your study more effectively.
To develop your listening skills you [...]

Learning styles are of different kinds. It also depends on your personality and ability to study that may manifest on your usual activity. If you are a good listener you can be classified as an auditory learner. This mean that you can best digest the information when it is presented to you through lectures and [...]

Taking notes during lectures are important because they serve as good reviewers when you need to get back to past lessons. Notes are likewise excellent materials for reviewing. And most of the times, the answers on the exams were discussed in your previous lectures.
However, not all students are adept in notes taking because some students [...]

Being a student is hard but fun especially when you are in college. It is hard because we need to pass and in order to pass, we need to do home works, special projects, reports, presentations and pass the exams. However, being a college or a university student is fun because this is the time [...]