Argues against underlining important points in a textbook as an inefficient study technique and describes three methods of notetaking which are more effective: outlining, SQ4R, and summary. (RB)

Proposes a new and extensive study technique which can serve as a tool for reading and studying. (RB)

Offers suggestions for making students more aware of their own study styles and for helping them select appropriate strategies for various study tasks. (SR)

Reviews some of the existing data on the effects of homework on learning. (HOD)

Reports that entering college freshmen with low predicted grade point averages achieved significantly higher grade point averages after completing lessons on how to analyze and manipulate information than did students who received no such instruction. (DD)

Student involvement is a high priority in a University of Minnesota study skills curriculum where students evaluate study habits on their campus, create their own academic aids, and disseminate important course material. (MKM)

Discusses the use of the Study Skills Questionnaire to help college freshmen increase their knowledge of their own study strategies, including the ability to think on different levels, their task completion strategies, and the use of study aids. Suggests college faculty use results of the questionnaire to adjust teaching methods to student needs.…

Offers three explanations for why students lack the strategies for independent learning and follows that with five practical recommendations for improving study strategies. (HOD)

Reviews research on the effectiveness of SQ3R as a study technique, noting that support for SQ3R is based more on opinion than on empirical evidence. (JT)

Offers (1) suggestions on how to teach students the importance of regular study habits for learning to spell, (2) story ideas to help students get started with creative writing, and (3) a model of a daily record assignment book to help students organize and remember their homework assignments. (SRT)

Presents three study techniques based on the Content Directed Reading-Thinking Activity that help college students organize, understand, and recall what they are learning from a text. (AUTH/ARH)

Describes a high school developmental program in which newspapers are used to motivate students to read. Discusses how this approach helps improve students' reading and study habits and boost their attitudes toward reading. Identifies four general reasons for students' negative reaction to traditional reading skills material. (JD)

Presents a concentration improvement guide for students. Offers a procedure for effective presentation of the guide--reading and discussing the guide in small groups, followed by whole class discussion of reactions. (ARH)