Queenwood
Smart Study
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Student Resources
Getting started.
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1. Self-evaluation
Keeping track of your learning is an important element of effective study habits, enabling you to self-assess your goals, planning and progress.
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2. Organising and Planning
With a strong commitment to developing these skills, you can develop an effective study routine, and approach assessments with confidence.
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3. Goal setting and motivation
Having a destination in mind can help you perform to your potential, master new skills and treat yourself for reaching large and small milestones.
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4. Seeking information
The world is so full of information that knowing where and how to find it is key to becoming an independent learner.
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5. Rehearsing and memorising
There is more to memory than cramming and rote learning, and effective students use strategies that are backed by research.
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6. Seeking Social Assistance
Part of becoming an independent learner is developing your study-squad: friends; teachers; even your parents.
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7. Transforming
Learning is active, not passive, so every minute spent turning class content into a new form is embedding this knowledge into memory.
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8. Environmental Structuring
Distractions and disorder are your worst enemies, so creating space – and headspace – for learning will be time well spent.
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UNDERSTAND
Research about psychology has a lot to tell us about the behaviours, attitudes and habits that lead to effective study and long-term learning.
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ACT
To be successful learners, we need to act on our understanding, try new things and shift old habits that are holding us back from being effective.
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REFLECT
Reviewing what works and why is a powerful tool for monitoring study and learning, helping us to improve or refine the strategies we use.
UNDERSTAND
Research about psychology has a lot to tell us about the behaviours, attitudes and habits that lead to effective study and long-term learning.
ACT
To be successful learners, we need to act on our understanding, try new things and shift old habits that are holding us back from being effective.
REFLECT
Reviewing what works and why is a powerful tool for monitoring study and learning, helping us to improve or refine the strategies we use.
