{"id":8307,"date":"2020-04-16T13:46:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T17:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/?page_id=8307"},"modified":"2024-08-23T09:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T13:04:04","slug":"study-strategies-that-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/study-strategies-that-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Strategies that Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>STUDY STRATEGIES THAT WORK<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/study-strategy.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p>Have you ever done hours of studying, but still didn&#8217;t do well on the test? <em>How<\/em> you study is just as important as <em>how much<\/em> you study &#8211; maybe more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The best study methods all involve <em>active learning &#8212;<\/em> strengthening memory and understanding through specific mental activity like analyzing, explaining, and recalling. Click the links below to learn more about active your learning. Then scroll down to explore some of the best know strategies for making it happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/pdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thinktank.arizona.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-05\/Active%20Study%20Strategies.pdf\">Active Learning Strategies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/learningcenter.unc.edu\/tips-and-tools\/studying-101-study-smarter-not-harder\/\">Studying Smarter, Not Harder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">STUDY YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS MENU<br \/>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu menucenter \" data-name=\"Study Your Way to Success\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-study-your-way-to-success\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-13263\" class=\"study menu-hover main-menu menu-active menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13263\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/study-strategies-that-work\/\" title=\"Study Strategies that Work\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13575\" class=\"plan menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13575\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/planning-and-time-management\/\" title=\"Planning and Time Management\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13578\" class=\"learn menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13578\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/learning-from-reading\/\" title=\"Learning From Reading\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13572\" class=\"motivation menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13572\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/motivate-procrastination-distraction\/\" title=\"Motivate, Procrastination, and Distraction\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13569\" class=\"online menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13569\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/online-and-remote-learning\/\" title=\"Online and Remote Learning\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13566\" class=\"test menu-hover main-menu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/aec\/study-your-way-to-success\/test-prep-test-taking-and-test-anxiety\/\" title=\"Test Prep, Test Taking and Test Anxiety\">.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"type-intro\" style=\"text-align: center\">Study Strategies that Work<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves compact compact\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/making-notes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><b>Making Notes<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Making notes is much more than simply recording information to re-read later. It&#8217;s a key learning activity.&nbsp; Making notes can help you to understand concepts, decide what information is important, organize ideas as you memorize them and quiz yourself and practice recalling what they are about. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Explore these links to learn about several methods for getting the most learning from making notes in class and when you study.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.goodnotes.com\/the-best-note-taking-methods-for-college-students-451f412e264e\">The Best Note Taking Methods for College Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/collegeinfogeek.com\/how-to-take-notes-in-college\/\">The Six Best Note Taking Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/practice-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><br \/>\n<b>Retrieval Practice<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p>Exams challenge you to successfully <em>retrieve<\/em> what you&#8217;ve learned and <em>use<\/em> it &#8212; to answer questions, explain concepts, or solve problems. <i>Retrieval practice<\/i> (considered by experts to be the <em>best<\/em> study strategy) strengthens your brain&#8217;s ability to do this by making <em>recalling<\/em> information a bigger part of how you learn it!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Explore these links to learn why retrieval practice works so well, and how to do it when you study.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningscientists.org\/blog\/2016\/6\/23-1\">How to Study Using Retrieval Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fkdIzNbKP18\">How to Study Less and Remember More: Retrieval Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/tech-based-teaching\/dont-reread-retrieve-the-benefits-of-retrieval-practice-a4820577c6e7#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20students%20may%20fill,a%20certain%20fact%20or%20process.\"> Don&#8217;t Reread, Retrieve: The Benefits of Retrieval Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"break\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves compact\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/explaining-what-youre-learning.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><b>Explaining as a Way of Learning<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Explaining (sometimes called the <i>Feynman Technique<\/i>) is a powerful learning strategy. When you <em>try<\/em> to explain something (to yourself, a classmate, your mom&#8230;even your dog!) your brain focuses&nbsp; and works harder to recall details, connect, and understand ideas. Explaining also helps you identify what you still don&#8217;t know, so you can make corrections and get it right. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Explore these links to learn why explaining works so well, and how to do it when you study.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/2012\/04\/feynman-technique\/#:~:text=There%20are%20four%20steps%20to,material%2C%20to%20better%20understand%20it.\">The Feynman Technique: Best Way to Learn<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_f-qkGJBPts&amp;t=110s\">How to Learn with the Feynman Technique<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/Elaboration.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><br \/>\n<b>Elaboration<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p>Elaboration is a memory-building strategy in which you ask and answer questions about a concept, rather than trying to memorize it. By thinking about how or why something works, finding real-life examples, or comparing it to other things, you connect the target concept to more of what you already know, making it easier to understand and remember.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Explore these links to learn why elaboration works so well, and how to do it when you study.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gQRzW24KrDc&amp;t=4s\">Study Strategies: Elaboration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningscientists.org\/blog\/2016\/7\/7-1\">How To Study Using Elaboration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/elaborative-rehearsal-a-better-way-to-memorize-98694\">Elaborative Rehearsal: A Better Way to Memorize<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"break\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves compact\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/Summarization.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><b>Summarization<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you summarize, you think about all the details in order to ccome up with the big picture. This helps you think more clearly about what concepts mean and how they relate<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Later, when you recall the big ideas, the detailed ideas are also easier to remember. Written summaries can be used for practice testing later &#8212; you can read a summary you\u2019ve written, and practice recalling the details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore these links to learn why summarizing works so well, and how to do it when you study.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyright.net\/blog\/summarizing-proven-benefits\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summarizing: Three Proven Benefits<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=q97YcIFS1zQ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to Summarize: Finding Keywords<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/spaced-repetition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><br \/>\n<b>Spaced Repetition<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Studying is exercise for your brain. It&#8217;s true: the pathways in your brain respond to studying just like the fibers in your muscles respond to weights. Now, no one builds <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">muscle by lifting weights for 5 hours at a time, right? We do it in repetitions, spaced out over time. Well,<em> Spaced Repetition <\/em>works for Studying, too: small, intense sessions spread over time instead of large ones all at once <em>greatly<\/em> improves learning.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore these links to learn why Spaced Repetition works so well, and how to do it when you study.&nbsp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/collegeinfogeek.com\/spaced-repetition-memory-technique\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/camera-video.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/collegeinfogeek.com\/spaced-repetition-memory-technique\/\">How to Remember More of What You Learn with Spaced Repetition<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2016\/jan\/23\/spaced-repetition-a-hack-to-make-your-brain-store-information\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spaced Repetition: A Hack to Make Your Brain Store More Information<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"break\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves compact\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"chunk\" style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgcenter\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/avoid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"><b>Two to avoid: Re-reading and Highlighting<\/b><\/p>\n<hr class=\"b\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth pcontent\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yes, that\u2019s right: The two most common study techniques students use are also two of the least productive! <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Highlighting<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is useful for organizing things visually, but it doesn&#8217;t get you to <em>think<\/em>&nbsp;&#8212; so it&#8217;s not good for memorization or better understanding.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Re-reading<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> may be the most common study strategy of all, but<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you can read something repeatedly without thinking about it, too. Re-reading can also trick you into thinking that <em>recognizing<\/em> something is the same as <em>recalling<\/em> it from memory!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore these links to learn why re-reading and highlighting don\u2019t work well, and what you can do instead.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1063\/web.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/teachingamongtrees\/2018\/09\/21\/ive-been-studying-all-wrong\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019ve Been Studying All Wrong: Highlighting and Re-reading<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever done hours of studying, but still didn&#8217;t do well on the test? How you study is just as important as how much you study &#8211; maybe more.&nbsp; The best study methods all involve active learning &#8212; strengthening memory and understanding through specific mental activity like analyzing, explaining, and recalling. 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