Strategies for Effective Study

Posted October 1st, 2006 by Kylie

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With end-of-year exams looming on the horizon it's time to set your goals and step up the study routine!! Study can be a drag at the best of times but with a bit of planning you can get the best results without wasting time.

Research shows that we all have different learning styles. It is really valuable to be able to identify your learning style so that you can use strategies that suit your style. In other words, there are ways that you can learn things more easily depending on your learning style.

Here is a table to help you identify which learning styles suit you best (you may find there are 2 or 3) and some strategies to help your study.

Learning style	How you learn	Strategies for study
Verbal/linguistic	Learn by listening	Talk about the subject to others
Visual/spatial	Learn from visual presentations	Draw ideas, put information on a video/DVD and watch it, make wall charts
Bodily/Kinesthetic	Process information through bodily sensations	Act things out
Intrapersonal	Deep awareness of inner feelings	Keep a journal, allow time to consolidate information alone
Logical/mathematical	Critical thinkers, use patterns	Classify information, graph data
Musical/rhythmic	Sensitive to sounds	Make up rhythms and songs to remember information
Interpersonal	Enjoy working with others	Form a study group, do group projects where possible

Hope this helps and all the best with your new, improved study routine!!!!

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