Learning Success Centre

Learning Skills and Strategies

• Understanding Your Learning Style

The three senses used most frequently in learning are sight, hearing, and touch (which includes physical activity). Determine your learning style from the following descriptions and try the suggested learning strategies.

• Getting the Most from Lectures Through Active Listening

The following strategies will help you to listen actively during class so that you can take more effective notes.

• Taking Effective Notes from Lectures

By taking notes, you will stay focussed on the lecture and will thereby learn and retain the material more effectively.

• Using SQ3R Method to Strengthen Reading Comprehension and Memory

The SQ3R method of reading textbooks is an excellent strategy for both understanding and remembering information.

• Learning from Lectures in Quantative Courses

Learn strategies for studying for courses like accounting, statistics, math, physics, chemistry.

• Improving Your Memory Through Effective Learning

The best way to remember something is to learn it thoroughly.

• Making the Most of Study Sessions

Read this handout for additional strategies for using your study time as efficiently as possible.

• Making the Transition to University Learning

This handout will give you some tips on how to excel in your new learning environment. It focuses on things that you need to know in order to learn more effectively.