Study Skills

Of the hundreds of different study skills, some are considered to be study tactics, such as highlighting important points in text. Others are strategies, or comprehensive procedures with many steps. Study strategies can be grouped into four basic types: repetition and rehearsal, procedural and organizational, cognitive, and metacognitive strategies. Repetition and rehearsal strategies include flashcards, mnemonics, and mental imagery to practice and recall information. Procedural and organizational strategies involve activities such as creating and following a study schedule or using notebooks to organize materials for each class. Cognitive strategies require students to analyze and process information, such as active reading and note-taking strategies or using graphic organizers. Metacognitive strategies ask students to consider their own learning processes and select appropriate strategies to attain learning goals. These include self-questioning strategies in which students assess...