Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Are conventional "good study habits" worthless?
The study habits students are being taught today are the same ones we were taught in school 100 years ago; a quiet place to study, dedicated homework time, setting goals, etc. A study in the New York Times tells us it might be wise to throw what we thought we knew about studying out the window. Psychologists from UCLA now suggest varying your child's study environment improves retention of information, as does studying related concepts in a single sitting as opposed to studying one concept for the entire sitting. Some of the less shocking suggestions the researchers shared were spacing out study sessions but studying an hour a night leading up to an exam instead of 6 hours the night before and taking practice tests instead of traditional "studying." We are definitely on board with all of these suggestions, but keep in mind every child is different. What works for one may not work as well for another, so be sure to keep trying new study methods until you find the one that works best for your child.
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