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Study skills or study strategies study methods

Study skills(ability, aptitude; proficiency, expertise; craft or trade that requires special training );
study strategies are approaches applied to learning. They are generally critical to success in school,are considered essential for acquiring good grades, and are useful for learning throughout one's life.
               There are an array of study skills, which may tackle the process of organising and taking in new information, retaining information, or dealing with assessments. They include mnemonics, which aid the retention of lists of information, effective reading and concentration techniques, as well as efficient notetaking.

link:.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_skills
           Study Skills are discrete techniques that can be learned, usually in a short time, and applied to all or most fields of study. They must therefore be distinguished from strategies that are specific to a particular field of study e.g. music or technology, and from abilities inherent in the student, such as aspects of intelligence or learning style.
     Methods based on communication skills e.g. reading and listening
The weakness with rote learning is that it implies a passive reading or listening style. Educators such as John Dewey have argued that students need to learn critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence as they learn. This can be done during lectures or when reading books.
A student studies for his final exams using the PQRST method.
One method used to focus on key information when studying from books is the PQRST method.This method prioritizes the information in a way that relates directly to how they will be asked to use that information in an exam. PQRST is an acronym for Preview, Question, Read, Summary, Test.
  1. Preview: the student looks at the topic to be learned by glancing over the major headings or the points in the syllabus.
  2. Question: then questions to be answered once the topic has been thoroughly studied are formulated.
  3. Read: reference material related to the topic is read through, and the information that best relates to the questions is chosen.
  4. Summary: the student summarizes the topic, bringing his or her own ways of summarizing information into the process, including written notes, spider diagrams, flow diagrams, labeled diagrams, mnemonics, or even voice recordings.
  5. Test: then the student answers the questions created in the question step as fully as possible, avoiding adding questions that might distract or change the subject.
Types of study skills:
01. Methods based on communication skills
02. Methods based on cues e.g. flashcard training
03. Methods based on condensing information, summarising and the use of keywords
04. Methods based on visual imagery
05. Methods based on acronyms and mnemonics
06. Methods based on exam strategies
07. Methods based on time management, organization and lifestyle changes


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_skills

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