Identifying misconceptions and correcting them through active discussion and involvement with other students is essential. To be remembered, new information must be meaningfully connected to prior knowledge, and it must be remembered in order to be learned. New information organized in personally meaningful ways is likely to be retained, learned, and used. There is a direct correlation between hours spent studying and all academic outcomes. Prior knowledge and experience generally make more difference than intellectual ability in learning success.
High expectations encourage high achievement.
Over 50 percent of students report studying five or fewer hours per week. We learn to do by doing. We learn to do what we do and not something else. Without readiness, learning is inefficient and may be harmful. Without motivation there can be no learning at all.