Academic Study Skills and Learning Approaches

Topics Included

• Academic study skills definition and aims
• Seven approaches to learning

Academic Study Skills

• Helps students manage their academic success
• Provides personalized approaches to learning
• Prepares students for higher education
• Offers advice on developing good study habits
• Gives strategies for tackling core academic tasks
• Develops essential methodologies and thinking skills needed for higher education
• Provides resources to help students evaluate, reflect, and manage their studies

Seven Approaches to Learning

• Learning can be an adventure
• Utilize many senses during learning
• Identify what attracts you in learning
• Practice active learning
• Take responsibility for your learning
• Trust in your own intelligence
• Personalize your learning

Learning Can Be an Adventure

• Seek ways to make learning enjoyable

Use Many Senses

• Employ various senses to help the brain create more connections for later recall
• Use writing, drawing, typing, and physical movement to aid in memorization

Identify What Attracts You

• Easier to learn when studying material that interests you and when outcomes are desired rather than forced
• Active learning involves linking concepts and making decisions

Use Active Learning

• Involves making decisions and connecting information

Take Responsibility For Your Learning

• Needs to be independent study

Trust In Your Own Intelligence

• Avoid worrying about failure, and instead focus on succeeding

Personalize Your Learning

• Theories suggest that people have different learning styles (e.g., visual, auditory, kinesthetic)
• Understanding your learning style can help adapt study techniques

Learning Styles (examples)

• Auditory Learners: Listen carefully to lectures, take good notes, review them, and discuss what was learned.
• Visual Learners: Visualize learning, focus on visual aids, films, notes, create mental images to aid memory.
• Kinesthetic Learners: Use active learning, study in lab, field trips, or become physically involved to study

Introverts

• Prefer quiet settings for concentration
• Strategies: find a quiet study place such as the library, study individually, minimize background sounds

Extroverts

• Prefer talking and social interactions
• Strategies: study groups, study with background sounds, and discuss material outside the classroom

In Higher Education

• Success depends on personal choices and actions
• Decide what you want, make smart choices, put in the time, remain informed, develop a positive mindset, use available opportunities, and understand university-level study

This quiz explores key concepts of academic study skills and various approaches to learning. It aims to enhance students' understanding of effective study habits and personalized learning strategies for academic success. Engage with different methodologies that prepare you for higher education and foster responsible, active learning.