Describes a technique for teaching students to locate information in the library and through reference books. (RB)

Offers suggestions on teaching students to find the answers in a passage by asking questions before reading the material. (RB)

This booklet is the teachers manual for "Spell-Write," a text to aid learners in writing, spelling, and word study, and is intended to function effectively in a variety of classroom spelling and word study programs. The booklet has four main sections. An introduction discusses briefly the alphabetical spelling lists, the background to…

Addressing issues on developmental education, instructional and learning methods, learning assistance and academic support, and reading and research, this issue of the Journal of College Reading and Learning includes the following articles: "Moving the Mountain to Mohammed: Study Skills Tutoring in the Residence Halls" (J. L. Rogers); "Memory…

The thinking behind integrating study skills into a distance education course in history at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia, is explained. A developmental, rather than remedial, approach to teaching skills was adapted. The developmental approach can be divided into basic areas of awareness and skills. Students develop…

Research has shown that students who take notes remember more than do students who do not take notes, and that test performance is enhanced for students who are given an opportunity to review their notes compared to those who are not. However, research has not offered instructors and students specific guidelines regarding when review of notes in…

The paper presents four learning strategy techniques--the SQ3R method of study, the Multipass Strategy, the Advanced Study Guide Technique, and Cognitive Mapping--for use with secondary level learning disabled students. The SQ3R method involves the five steps of survey, question, read, recite, and review. An adaption of the SQ3R method, the…

A rationale for counselors instructing students in study skills is presented in this fact sheet and research and assessment are discussed. A section on instructional content focuses on reading, notetaking, test taking, and time management. Three behavior modification techniques and three study skills instruction formats are discussed. The Study…

Poor student study habits are often rooted in the low standards which students set for themselves or in the absence of standards by which they can judge whether they have mastered a skill or subject. One technique for teaching students to apply standards to their work involves a series of steps by which students can monitor their own progress. The…

Differences between Ricks College students taking a study skills course and a control group were assessed, with attention to the difficulty of students' semester load and credit load, and grades. Data on students applying for graduation in 1983 were analyzed by semester. Over four semesters, difficulty of courses was similar for both groups of…

After reviewing the literature on college reading study-skills programs, concludes that the effectiveness of such programs is not established and many of them are not serving the designed purpose. (RB)

Since high school and college students are often assigned research papers which require extensive reading, they would benefit by using a specific strategy which helps them in applying information-search skills, reading skills, and cognitive processes. Such a strategy assumes that it is the organization of ideas from several sources which produces…