Overview Various strategies, tactics, practices, and exercises have been developed that expedite the acquisition of knowledge and skills. This article presents some of the strategies and pracrtces that instructors, teachers, and facilitators should consider. The article also offers some advice to students and participants. Information that improves the capacity of participants to learn Concentration Step 1. During training sessions, participants should occasionally be encouraged to anticipate the next sentence. In addition, every five minutes or so, they should be asked to estimate the likelihood they will remember some fact or argument in several days. To learn information during training sessions, some individuals engage in strategies that can be applied with limited effort. For example,they will often repeat or paraphrase the information to themselves. To a lesser extent, they will also consider whether or not they agree with the arguments. Occasionally, they will identify similarities and contrasts between the information and previous sentences. They might also identify similarities and contrasts between the information and their own knowledge. In contrast, some individuals engage in strategies that demand more effort but facilitate learning. To illustrate, they will often anticipate the next sentence or reflect upon the extent to which they believe they will remember this information in the future (Linderholm & Van der Broek, 2002). Step 2. Participants should be encouraged, occasionally, to act decisively and to demonstrate initiative throughout the year. Often, individuals need to decide which of several alternatives to pursue. For example, they might need to decide whether or not