This document discusses study skills and strategies that are important for academic success. It defines study skills as techniques for learning and retaining information, such as note-taking, concentration, reading comprehension, and mnemonics. Effective study skills must be distinguished from abilities or learning styles intrinsic to each student. The document provides examples of specific study skills and methods like note-taking, mind-mapping, selecting important concepts, and constructing assignments. It recommends treating studying like a job by dedicating sufficient weekly hours, studying in the right environment, and maintaining a proper attitude.

1. STUDY SKILLS
THE WAY FORWARD TO SUCCESS

2. WHAT ARE STUDY SKILLS?
 STUDY SKILLS OR STUDY STRATEGIES ARE APPROACHES APPLIED TO
LEARNING. THEY ARE GENERALLY CRITICAL TO SUCCESS IN
SCHOOL, CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL FOR ACQUIRING GOOD GRADES, AND
USEFUL FOR LEARNING THROUGHOUT ONE'S LIFE.
 WHICH AID THE RETENTION OF LISTS OF INFORMATION, EFFECTIVE READING,
AND CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUES, AS WELL AS EFFICIENT NOTE TAKING

3. CONTINUED…
 STUDY SKILLS ARE DISCRETE TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE LEARNED, USUALLY IN A
SHORT TIME, AND APPLIED TO ALL OR MOST FIELDS OF STUDY. THEY MUST
THEREFORE BE DISTINGUISHED FROM STRATEGIES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO A
PARTICULAR FIELD OF STUDY E.G. MUSIC OR TECHNOLOGY, AND FROM ABILITIES
INHERENT IN THE STUDENT, SUCH AS ASPECTS OF INTELLIGENCE OR LEARNING
STYLES.

4. EXAMPLES OF STUDY SKILLS
 THEY INCLUDE MNEMONICS WHICH AID THE RETENTION OF LISTS OF
INFORMATION, EFFECTIVE READING, AND CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUES, AS
WELL AS EFFICIENT NOTE TAKING.

5. EFFECTIVE STUDYING

6. STUDY METHODS
STUDY SKILLS ARE ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY STUDY METHODS IN ORDER TO
PRODUCE EFFECTIVE STUDY RESULTS STUDY METHODS INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
 NOTE-TAKING
 MIND-MAPPING
 SELECTING IMPORTANT CONCEPTS AND CONTENT
 ASSIGNMENT AND ESSAY
 CONSTRUCTION AND MAKING COMPARISONS

7. EXAMPLE OF MIND MAP

8. WHAT IS THE
RIGHT WAY TO STUDY?

9. WHAT SHOULD ONE DO?
 YOU SHOULD APPROACH STUDYING IN THE WAY YOU WOULD APPROACH A
REGULAR JOB, GIVING CLASS AND STUDY TIME AT LEAST FORTY HOURS OF
YOUR TIME EVERY WEEK.
 YOU NEED TO STUDY AT THE RIGHT TIME, AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AND UNDER
THE RIGHT CONDITIONS SO THAT YOU WILL GIVE YOURSELF ADEQUATE
PREPARATION AND MAINTAIN THE CORRECT ATTITUDE.

10. REFERENCES
 HTTP://JOSHUARESOURCECENTER.COM/EFFECTIVE-STUDY-HABITS/
 HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/STUDY_SKILLS
 HTTP://WWW.SLIDESHARE.NET/LAURATRICH/STUDY-SKILLS10823911?QID=74F030BB-03B5-4F7B-B709F550777CFD79&V=DEFAULT&B=&FROM_SEARCH=6