Study Techniques — All Articles

Not every popular study method holds up in research. These guides explain the techniques with the strongest evidence and show how to use them in real courses and exams.

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wellbeing11 min read

Academic Burnout: Signs, Causes, and How to Recover

Spot the signs of academic burnout, learn what drives it, and follow a four-week recovery plan for students that protects your grades and your health.

Teenage girl in glasses and a beanie writing in a notebook at a desk in front of a keyboard
study techniques12 min read

Study Tips for High School Students That Actually Work

Study tips for high school students that work: how to study for tests, handle AP and IB workloads, build habits by grade, and get ready for college.

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active recall12 min read

How to Learn Programming Faster With Active Recall

Escape tutorial hell and learn programming faster: rewrite code from memory, trace it by hand, review concepts on a schedule and finish small projects.

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study techniques11 min read

Does Speed Reading Work? Speed vs Deep Reading

Does speed reading work? What eye-movement research says about the speed vs comprehension trade-off, the myths, and when skimming or deep reading is right.

Close-up of a student's hands writing lecture notes in a lined notebook on a classroom desk
note-taking13 min read

How to Take Lecture Notes: Before, During, and After Class

How to take lecture notes you can study from: what to do before, during, and after class, whether to type or handwrite, and a page template to copy.

A student at a table writing notes by hand beside an open textbook, using encoding strategies while studying
memory12 min read

Encoding Strategies: How to Get Information Into Memory

Memory encoding explained for students: levels of processing, semantic and elaborative encoding, and eight encoding strategies that make new material stick.

A schoolboy working through a multi-step math problem on a whiteboard, holding steps in working memory
memory12 min read

Working Memory: How It Limits Learning and What Helps

Working memory explained for students: Baddeley's model, the four-chunk limit, why brain training doesn't transfer, and study strategies that work within it.

Young man in glasses reading a textbook at home, with a tablet propped up beside him
learning science13 min read

Transfer of Learning: Near vs Far Transfer, With Examples

Transfer of learning explained: near vs far transfer, why knowledge gets stuck in the classroom, and study methods that help you apply it to new problems.

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learning science14 min read

Cognitive Load Theory for Students: Study Without Overload

Cognitive load theory for students: intrinsic, extraneous and germane load, the worked-example effect, and practical ways to stop overload when you study.

Woman in glasses studying rows of colored sticky notes arranged on a dark wall
learning science13 min read

Schema Theory: How Mental Schemas Help You Learn

Schema theory explained for students: Bartlett, Piaget, why prior knowledge speeds up learning, and a worked example of building a schema for a new topic.

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learning science11 min read

Neuroplasticity and Learning: How Your Brain Changes

How neuroplasticity works when you learn: synapses, myelin and practice, what is evidence versus hype, and what it means for how you study day to day.

A student in glasses writing answers in a notebook at a wooden desk
study techniques14 min read

Bloom's Taxonomy for Students: Study at Every Level

Bloom's taxonomy for students: the six revised levels with verbs, question stems, a worked example for one topic, and how to write study questions above recall.