
Reference - Education - How To Study


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Study Guides and Strategies
- Comprehensive collection of academic study guides. Topics include classroom and study preparations; studying; writing and reading skills; math and science skills; evaluating and using web content; and preparing for tests. By the University of St. Thomas, MN, USA.
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Good Study Habits
- A collection of articles for developing good study habits with how-to suggestions.
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Bucknall's Refuge
- Free tips on how to study and learn.
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How To Study
- Basic study information to help utilize all available studying time and get a better score on tests
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How-To-Study
- Basic skills for doing better in school, presented clearly for easy integration into any student's study habits. Included are reading, listening, and note taking tips.
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Study Skill Guides - St. Johns University
- Portal to study guides on the web, including 23 time management techniques and the SQ3R method. Links to University of California Berkeley and Virginia Tech.
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Coping with Exam Stress
- Stress-busting tips for revision and the exam by the International Stress Management Association (UK).
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Sound Feelings
- 11 free tips on learning how to learn, better memorization, and improving on studying speed.
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Mrs. M's Study Skills Page
- Tips for middle and high school students on organization, test taking, and career planning.
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Academic Tips
- Helping students manage time, take better notes, study more effectively, improve memory, take tests and handle the stresses of college life.
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How Stuff Works: Studying at College
- A dentist shares a variety of impartial strategies and tactics that can help you focus and maximize the time you have to learn new material.
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SoYouWanna - Improve Your Study Skills
- A full-length article about getting your grades going in the right direction, including a discussion of "brain foods, " establishing a schedule, and learning some test tricks.
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Old Dominion University Library Research Tutorials
- Guides and tutorials to finding library materials for college papers and projects.
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Study Skills Self Help Information - Virginia Tech
- Many short articles covering a wide range of studying issues faced by learners, especially college students.
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Study Island
- Online study tools with a content library allowing one to upload and share study material.
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General Study Guide
- Learn effective study habits in 5 easy steps. Time management tips included.
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Taking College Courses - University of South Florida
- Advice from a college professor on reading a textbook, the purpose of homework and methods for dealing with it, how the mind is affected by homework, asking questions and getting help, and tests and grades.
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Professor Freedman's Math Study Tips
- Math test taking and note taking tips. (Note: Animation and loud music included.)
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Study-Help
- Five free Internet discussion forums allow visitors to give or receive help in math, science, language arts, social studies, and other subjects.
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A new focus for memory improvement
- This site looks in detail at what you need to think to build good memories and understanding, and includes many elaborate, practical examples.
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Learning Skills Program - University of Victoria
- This program contains tips on study skills from top to bottom, creating these life long tools easier.
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Cliffs Notes: Test Prep
- Cliffs Note site, offers tips on standardized test preperation, study skill tools, and other useful links.
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Imperial College Health Center - Study Skills & Stress Management
- An extensive selection of tips on stress management; specifically for testing and study skills.
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Maximizing Your Study Skills - Dartmouth University
- This eclectic mix of study skills produced by Dartmouth allows you to print, download, and distribute these awesome tips.
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Study Skills - University of Waterloo
- This easy-to-navigate site is another deep well of information to help you to create habitual study skills.
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Woman Student Online
- Information for women students with items on how to get the most out of studying.
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Faculty Academic Support Team
- Contains information about Bilkent University's Faculty Academic Support Team, advice on academic writing, example essays and vocabulary exercises.
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Studying Revising Exams.
- One-page summary of studying, examination, and writing techniques.
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Mark's Study Guide
- Tips on how to study. Keys elements are motivation, learning, memory, and reading techniques.
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Chemeketa Community College - Study Skills Resources
- This witty site is full of tools to help gain proper study habits, calculators, and worksheets to determine where to start.
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How to Organize Your Thesis
- Aims of a thesis and how to present them. What should be in each chapter and why.
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So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.
- Useful advice on the politics of research, skills you should work on and motives of the people involved. Long but worth the read.
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Review of Thesis/Dissertation Books
- Joe Levine has picked out books he feels are worth using, he ranks and describes each.
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Making a thesis clear and defendable
- Presenting and describing the main point of your thesis. Why and how to keep to the point.
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Writing Up Your PhD
- The human mind ... works on full power ... until you sit down to write. Good advice on how to get past this problem.
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Thesis, what examiners look for
- 18 questions covering introduction, review, objectives, experiments and contribution.
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Talking to others at conferences
- Tips about how to get past the 'feeling awkward' stage at conferences.
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Notes on Writing Papers and Theses
- Writing style tips. Common mistakes and how to avoid them.
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How to give a good research talk
- What to focus on and why, slide tips, using examples, pruning, and getting feedback.
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How to have Your Abstract Rejected
- Funny and to the point advice on creating and submitting abstracts.
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Research at the MIT AI Lab
- Loads of tips of varying quality, most of them are not about AI or MIT.
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How to Write a Research Paper
- Describing your Hypotheses. Chapter headings and what should go in them.
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Writing and Presenting Your Thesis
- Advice for every stage of the process. List of general advice, suggestions and invaluable tips.
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Notes on the Structure of a Scientific Paper
- Style and content expectations, with examples.
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Burnout Prevention and Recovery
- Funny view point on burnout at MIT
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Research Advice
- collection of tips from researchers
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Researchers Bible
- Standard Pitfalls, Psychological Hurdles, Examination of Theses
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Eddie's Anti-Procrastination Site
- Avoid getting distracted and keep starting. Also offers procrastination links and books.
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Doing Research on the Search Engines
- Tutorial and tips for students wishing to conduct research using search engines on the internet.