Articles

Plain reading on study habits, what the research says, and what a self-report can and cannot tell you.

• What a learning styles quiz gets wrong

  The idea that you study best in one style has little support. Here is what the research found, and what is more useful to look at.

• Study habits with research behind them

  Practice testing and spacing had the strongest support in a 2013 review of ten study techniques. What they are, and how to start this week.

• How to talk with your teen about studying

  Ask about the process, praise the strategy, and keep it short. Plain ideas for talking about schoolwork with a teenager, and the research behind them.

• Why a result can change on a retake

  Take Learnality twice and your top approach may move. Why that happens with any self-report, and how to read the change.