How to Get the Most out of your Studying (Videos)

How to Get the Most Out of your Studying

With the first couple of weeks of school over, its time to start studying for those midterms (Yes... already). But in order to ensure you use your study time effectively you might want to spend the first little bit of time "learning to learn" rather than jumping in head first with ineffective learning strategies.

Lets make a metaphor here: two people want to canoe across the great lakes, both have canoes but no paddles. Would it be more effective to be the first in the water and try to paddle across lake Ontario only using your hands, or to spend a little time making or finding paddles then going in after you have the right tools?

Giving you those tools is what the Student Success Centre here on the U of A campus is all about!

Here is a short series of videos that will give you quick overview of effective study strategies to kick start you this study season courtesy of Samford University.

The video is about 36 minutes longs in total for all 5 parts, so sit back and enjoy.

Pt.1 - Common Beliefs that undermine Learning

  
Pt.2 - Basic Principles of How People Learn and how you can use those principles to improve your studying (Shallow vs. Deep Level of Processing)

Pt.3 How people study best and how to use this to improve your learning (Short Term vs. Long Term memory and use of Elaboration strategies, Automaticity vs. Overlearning)

Pt.4 - Using Deep Processing 

Pt.5 - I just blew the test!?!? Now what?

Looking for more study tips or perhaps even some actual face to face help with studying or essays?
Check out our website at : www.studentsuccess.ualberta.ca 
Or see us in person at: SUB 2-300