Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “study tips”
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Knowing how to annotate text is basically a super power. It’s a skill you’ll need for your entire academic experience, no matter what class you’re in or what your major is. For this annotation strategy, you’ll just need the basics: a …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I studied really hard but still failed. Some variation of this complaint is one of the most common grievances that I hear from students. But what gets me is that they’re dead serious. They have legitimate pain in their voices. It’s …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. This post is one of many resources in my anti-procrastination series. I’ve included links to the other resources throughout this post and at the end. Each post in this series begins with a list of 6 common reasons most people procrastinate. …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I’ve covered summer reading tips nearly every summer since I launched my business. Here’s where you can find all my other summer reading tips and resources. In this post (and video!) I outline some of the tips I’ve covered before – …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Some bad study habits are easy to spot. For example, not studying at all, or studying in front of the T.V. Obviously. But some bad study habits are actually really popular – and at first glance might seem like good study …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Many schools are moving to remote learning as we work towards healing our world of Coronavirus. But e-learning is not a new concept; schools have been using elements of remote learning long before the pandemic hit. And once the pandemic is …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. E-learning is not a new concept, but many students around the world have been thrust into virtual school with no warning, thanks to the Coronavirus. So I thought I’d share some basic tips for e-learning that might make this experience a …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. I don’t recommend that anyone – no matter age or experience – study or work intensely for more than 90 minutes without taking a break. And that’s on the longer side. For most people, I recommend doing homework or studying for …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Multiple studies like this one and this one suggest that our working memory can only hold small chunks of information at a time. Exactly how much information our working memories can hold varies with which study you read, but it’s universally …
By Katie Azevedo, M.Ed. Let me start with this: The absolute worst way to study is to re-read your notes or your textbook. Re-reading is not studying. Re-reading is not learning. Re-reading is just your eyeballs moving over the same stuff it already moved over. …
