No 1 - Five Smart Ways to Improve Your Study Style

Nikki Clarke • April 22, 2020

Are you finding it difficult to study?

You might be trying to study using a study style that doesn’t suit you.

We all have ways of studying that work better for us. And, knowing about different study styles can help us choose study strategies that will work best.

1 Find out about the different Study Styles

• Do you study most easily by reading and looking at pictures?

• Or is it simpler for you to study when listening to someone?

• Maybe you study best if you do activities yourself?

• Do you prefer studying with your friends or alone?

How you study best describes your study style. Your study style may be:

• visual (seeing),

• verbal (words),

• aural (hearing),

• physical (doing),

• logical (organising),

• social (studying with other people) or

• solitary (studying on your own).

Look up the below infographic to read about the different study styles.

Infographic

2 Identify your main Study Style

Find out what your main study style is so that you can improve your high school studies by learning more quickly and effectively.

There are several different tests you can take. Why not try this one?

Test

3 Find out what study strategies work best for your main Study Style

So now that you know your study style, find out which study strategies support your study style.

For example, if your main study style is visual, then a study strategy could be to underline and highlight important points and use different colours when making notes.

In the next few posts, we will describe some study strategies for the 4 main study styles (visual, verbal, aural and physical).

4 Identify other Study Styles that might work for you

Many of us have more than one study style that works for us. This is great as it means we have more study options.

When we have lots of studying to do, our brains really like variety. So, even if you have one dominant study style, read through the next few posts to see if you find any of the suggested study strategies attractive.

5 Make a list of all the Study Strategies that will work for you

Now it is time to write down your favourite study strategies onto a piece of paper and pin it up near your study area, so you can easily see it.

Whenever you find that you are no longer concentrating or you are not working well, look at this list and choose a different strategy to use. Just taking this first step will improve your studying at High School.