Study Strategies

Which of the following best summarizes research about learning styles?

• People who are visual learners should use pictures when studying, auditory learners should listen, etc.

• Students learn best when teachers tailor their teaching to match each student’s learning style

• There is no significant scientific evidence that teaching to a students’ learning style improves learning

To study for an upcoming history quiz, you write a summary of key ideas. Summarizing could also be considered “retrieval practice” if:

• You retrieve information from your notes

• You plan to read over the concept map later

• You read aloud the summary to retrieve additional ideas

• You try to write the summary without using notes

Which of the following is an example of using interleaved practice?

• Making vocab flashcards for 5 chapters and studying 1 chapter at a time

• Making vocab flashcards for 5 chapters and mixing them all up

• Condensing your study sessions into a single day

• Spreading out your study sessions over multiple days

Which of the following is an example of using the study strategy “elaborative interrogation” when reading a history textbook?

• Retrieving additional details from memory to take notes

• Creating a detailed mental image of the historical event

• Explaining why the causes of the historical event were important

• Paraphrasing main ideas from the chapter in your own words

Which of these study strategies have been found to be very effective in a wide variety of learning situations?

• Distributed practice

• Self-explanation

• Summarization

• Highlighting