EFFECTIVE STUDY: How To Have Good Study Skills

EFFECTIVE STUDY Effective learning depends upon good study skills, but "Many students—both traditional an nontraditional—entering college have few, if any, practical study skills" (Huber 29). Good study skills do not simply occur; they must first be learned and then applied consistently. Efficient study strategies include a preset time, a desirable place, and a well-designed plan for study. A Time for Study Many of us think we have more to do than we time to …

…terms, definitions, and supporting facts. Otherwise, make notes of these. 4.After reading the material, review the highlighted items (or your notes that contain them). 5.Using the headings stated as questions, see if you can answer those questions based on your reading. 6.Test yourself to see of you recall definitions of important terms and lists of supporting facts or ideas. A high correlation exists between good study habits and good grades for courses taken in school.