Still others learn best by participating in an activity. The following questions can help you discover your own approach to learning . This assessment, which comes from Harvard University, has been used at various universities, including Harvard, to initiate self-reflection. As you will find after filling out the assessment, your answers may cluster in one column, but there will be some overlap into the others. The purpose of this exercise then, is to get you to think about your study habits.
Study is an art that improves with practice.
The following study tips will probably apply to most students. As you read, however it may be useful to keep in mind the strengths and vulnerabilities that you discovered from the Self-Assessment. Even if you already have a study style that works for you, the following suggestions may be helpful. These tips were excerpted from a study guide specifically written to improve performance in an introductory chemistry course. However, the advice applies to many mathematics, engineering, and science courses that require one to learn a mass of technical terms as well as master problem solving.