Study Skills

This includes methods and techniques used to improve learning, memorization, note-taking, test preparation, and other academic-related activities.

What are study skills?

- "Study skills or study strategies are approaches applied to learning."

What do study skills tackle?

- "Study skills are an array of skills which tackle the process of organizing and taking in new information, retaining information, or dealing with assessments."

Can study skills be learned?

- "They are discrete techniques that can be learned, usually in a short time, and applied to all or most fields of study."

What is the broader definition of study skills?

- "More broadly, any skill which boosts a person's ability to study, retain and recall information which assists in and passing exams can be termed a study skill..."

What are some examples of study skills?

- "...mnemonics, which aid the retention of lists of information; effective reading; concentration techniques; and efficient note taking."

How do study skills differ from strategies specific to a field of study?

- "Due to the generic nature of study skills, they must, therefore, be distinguished from strategies that are specific to a particular field of study (e.g. music or technology)..."

Do study skills differ from inherent student abilities?

- "...and from abilities inherent in the student, such as aspects of intelligence or learning styles."

Why is it important for students to gain insight into their habitual approaches to study?

- "It is crucial in this, however, for students to gain initial insight into their habitual approaches to study, so they may better understand the dynamics and personal resistances to learning new techniques."

What do study skills assist in?

- "...boosts a person's ability to study, retain and recall information which assists in and passing exams..."

How long does it take to learn study skills?

- "They are discrete techniques that can be learned, usually in a short time..."

What is the purpose of mnemonics in study skills?

- "...mnemonics, which aid the retention of lists of information..."

What is the focus of effective reading in study skills?

- "effective reading..."

What do concentration techniques aim to improve?

- "concentration techniques..."

What is the goal of efficient note-taking in study skills?

- "...and efficient note taking."

Are study skills applicable to all fields of study?

- "...applied to all or most fields of study."

What is the difference between study skills and field-specific strategies?

- "...they must, therefore, be distinguished from strategies that are specific to a particular field of study..."

Can study skills be applied to music or technology?

- "...specific to a particular field of study (e.g. music or technology)..."

What are examples of abilities inherent in a student?

- "...abilities inherent in the student, such as aspects of intelligence or learning styles."

What do study skills assist in passing?

- "...information which assists in and passing exams..."

Are time management and motivational techniques considered study skills?

- "...this could include time management and motivational techniques."