Good time management skills are often a topic of study skills conversations. But what are we talking about really? You can’t manage time. In the words of the great Steve Miller Band, “Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’, into the future…” We talked about this briefly in our last post on student time management. We […]
3 Study-boosting Benefits of Exercise for Students
Picture this scenario: It’s the night before a big test. You need to have a productive study session in order to feel ready for the exam. You lay out your notes, textbooks, flashcards and study guide on the table. You flip open your notes. Then it hits you: the Tired Bug. How do you shake […]
Student Time Management: Why this study skill sets the top 5% apart
Student time management is an enormous part of a great study skills approach. If you have no strategy for managing time as a student, you’re unlikely to have a great strategy for managing time later in life. And it’s just about as important a study skill as there is. Thus we’re bringing you a short […]
How to solve math word problems without giving yourself a headache
Math word problems can be painful. And not just in the “I’m emotionally tired” kind of painful. We’re talking about the “my head hurts, I’m exhausted, that took too much work, I don’t know what’s next, I’m emotionally tired” kind of painful. And it’s not as if somehow when you’re studying you can avoid math […]
Middle school study skills: do you know which are most important?
Recently two of our team members were able to give a free study skills seminar in conjunction with LearningRx of Raleigh. It was a great night. We had some good interaction with students and parents. And they had free cookies. Isn’t “free cookies” the definition of a good night? Toward the end of our session, […]
How to answer multiple choice questions like a pro
Multiple choice questions are a staple of education. They may be less ubiquitous (<–SAT vocab word) than they once were. Still, we all have to take multiple choice tests. Students, it’s vital that you have a good strategy for answering multiple choice questions. Use this 4 step process to answer any multiple choice question like […]
How to overcome test-taking anxiety (and why you need to)
Test-taking anxiety is real. You know it. I know it. We’ve all had those moments where we experience the sweaty palms, the nervous jitters, the racing heartbeat. It happens. But should it? Test-taking anxiety negatively effects your performance when taking a test (similar to cramming for an exam). As unfortunate as that is, it’s true. […]
How to use the chunking method to memorize vocabulary
The chunking method does not sound like a memory device. Where I grew up, that was a way to throw something – you had the tossing method, the hurling method, and the “chunking method.” (I hear in other places in the world, that’s actually the “chucking method,” but to each his own). But that’s not […]