What are exactly are good study habits?

[LG Gone Wild]

I've been reading how hschooled kids have better study habits than other kids and that hs kids are sooooo fabulous. Well, I am sure we don't fit in that category, so don't look to us to represent!:tongue_smilie:

What are these study habits I am suppose to endow my kiddos with?:willy_nilly: I would like a list.

[Plaid Dad]

Here are a couple of links that might help:

Study Skills Guide (http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/helplist.htm)

Academic Skills Center (http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/) (Dartmouth College)

The first one lists a number of skills I think of - note-taking, organization, time management...

HTH!

[Whisperlily]

Well, I don't have a list, but from my personal experience in PS, and then taking classes online which required self-teaching in a lot of ways, here's what I think.

In PS, (at least in elementary school) the kids sit at their desks, read mainly the relevant portions of their textbooks (which are outlined by the teacher), they sit and listen to the teacher spoon feed the information to them while they passively listen. The "tests" are only on what the teachers have covered in class, so they never have to look for information on their own. Their time is structured FOR them, so even if they didn't do much other than show up, they're going to pick things up.

It DOES get the kids to learn relevant information, and that's not bad. When it comes to study habits, however...

When I took the classes I was talking about... I learned more. I actually read and absorbed more, because, in part, I had to look up, and know where to find information I didn't understand. If I didn't "get" something, I'd read more about it, look it up, or find another source to get a clearer picture. I knew how to find information, and could work independently. I wasn't *limited* by the classroom, or the teacher's "plan." The tests were broader, and required more of the student, it often involved long essays to prove that you knew the information backward and forward.

I actually learned the material instead of regurgitating the answers the teacher had given me in the first place. I had to FIND the answers myself, so I had to know what/why the question was relevant in the first place.

I feel it is the same way with homeschooling. Teaching children how to learn for a lifetime, and giving them the skills/tools to do it.

[Closeacademy]

Good Study Habits in My Mind:

The ability to take readable notes from a text or lecture. Readable as in both decent penmanship and you know what you are talking about.

The ability to schedule out the workload so that you are not cramming last minute. Basically, knowing how to spread the work out or do it in a timely manner. Last minute papers and projects usually look that way.

The ability to do good research. Which includes knowing how to use library tools such as the Dewey Decimal system, the Periodical Guides and knowing where the reference material is.

Being prepared for class and on time. Making sure that you are not late but early or on time and that you have all the materials that you will need for that day.

These are a few skills that I found were wonderful for college. Basically, knowing how to read a book, take notes, do research, being prepared for class and doing work in a timely fashion.