TOP 3 TIPS ON HOW TO STUDY SMARTER, NOT LONGER

TOP 3 TIPS ON HOW TO STUDY SMARTER, NOT LONGER

Having good study skills is always helpful. But it’s even more important now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many students worry about family or friends who may get sick. Others feel more general stress. These conditions can distract from your lessons & students are likely to have to do more without a teacher or parent looking over their shoulders. They will have to manage their time and study more on their own.

For more than 100 years, psychologists have done research on which study habits work best. Some tips help for almost every subject. Test yourself, instead of just rereading the material. Other tactics work best for certain types of classes. This includes things like using graphs or mixing up what you study. Here are 3 tips to tweak your study habits.

1. Space out your studying – Nate Kornell “definitely did cram” before big tests when he was a student. He’s a psychologist at Williams College in Williamstown, MA. He still thinks it’s a good idea to study the day before a big test. But research shows it’s a bad idea to cram all your studying into that day. Instead, space out those study sessions.

2. Practice, practice, practice! – Musicians practice their instruments. Athletes practice sports skills. The same should go for learning.

3. Don’t just reread books and notes – In one study, some college students read a text twice. Others read a text just once. Both groups took a test right after the reading.

Test results differed little between these groups, Aimee Callender and Mark McDaniel found. Aimee is now at Wheaton College in Illinois and Mark works at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. Too often, when students reread material, it’s superficial, says McDaniel. Rereading is like looking at the answer to a puzzle, rather than doing it yourself, he says. It looks like it makes sense. But until you try it yourself, you don’t really know if you understand it.

Whether it is back to school time or any time of the school year, studying equals academic success. Starting good study habits now can help you later in life. Club Z! Tutoring can improve study habits that last a life time with our Study Skills Tutoring Program.

Our study skills program teaches students how to listen, read, and overall study better. It will help each individual understand study skills from a personal approach. We focus on students’ own interests and experiences, which creates a more conducive learning environment. Our Study Skills book, workbook, and academic planner contain real world materials and relevant exercises. This will allow your student to apply their new found study skills in the classroom, and beyond.

Contact Club Z! today at 908-460-1855 or visit us at https://clubztutoring.com/north-jersey/subjects-we-tutor/study-skills-tutoring/ and help your child develop the lifelong study habits that will help build their self confidence in and out of the classroom.