Crush Bad Study Habits!

Describe how you typically study. What do you do? Where do you study? How often do you study? How long
are your study sessions? With whom do you study?

Take notes below to help you master what you learn today about how to effectively study.
Am I THINKing?
Am I Learning?

Key Concepts

THINK
Desirable Difficulty
Elaborative Interrogation
Concrete Examples
Dual Coding
Concept Cards
Deep Processing
Metacognition

To what extent do you THINK as you study? Never 1 2 3 4 5 Always

SPACE = Smart Pace
Stress + Rest = Growth
Cost of Multitasking

SPACE
Successive THINKING & Forgetting Curve
The Pomodoro Technique
Interleaving

Distributed Practice
Interleaving

To what extent do you SPACE as you study? Never 1 2 3 4 5 Always

TEST to Learn
Rule of Three
4 Steps of TEST While Reading
Group Study
THINK+SPACE+TEST Sessions

TEST
Retrieval Practice

To what extent do you TEST as you study? Never 1 2 3 4 5 Always

Reflection – Think about and reflect on what you learned today. For example: How might you change your
study habits – THINK, SPACE, & TEST - and why? What might get in the way as you attempt to change your
study habits and why?

How likely are you to change the way you study because of attending this workshop? Not at All 1 2 3 4 5 Definitely

How likely are you to refer a friend to attend this workshop? Not at All 1 2 3 4 5 Definitely

Helpful Learning Resources:

Bain, K. (2012). What the best college students do. Harvard University Press.
Brown, P.C., Roediger, H. & McDaniel, M. (2014). Make it stick: The science of successful learning. Harvard University Press.
Carey, B. (2014). How we learn: The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens. Random House.
Chew, S. (2011) How to get the most out of studying video series. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL85708E6EA236E3DB.
Oakley, B. (2014). A mind for numbers: How to excel at math and science. Penguin.
Oakley, B. & Schewe, O. (2021). Learn Like a Pro. St. Martin’s Publishing Group.
Rhodes, M.G., Cleary, A.M., & Delosh, E.L. (2019). A Guide to Effective Studying and Learning. Oxford University Press.
Soderstrom, N.C. & MMillan, S. (2016). How to Succeed in College Using the Science of Learning. Blurb.
Weinstein, Y., Sumeracki, M., & Caviglioli, O. (2018). Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide. Routledge.

For more on THINK, SPACE, and TEST, visit The Learning Scientists online at http://www.learningscientists.org.
For more on TEST, visit Retrieval Practice online at http://www.retrievalpractice.org.
For a free massive open online course (MOOC), check out Learning How to Learn at https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn.

To schedule a Crush Bad Study Habits workshop for your class, club, or organization,
please contact Dr. Bob DuBois at drbob@utk.edu.