This Study Skills Development Toolkit provides a comprehensive framework to help students plan, monitor, evaluate, and adapt their learning strategies effectively. The download includes a study-skills reflection workbook, a complementary knowledge-hunt lesson, and an additional interactive, multi-use lesson tailored to enhance study skills. Rooted in proven pedagogical methods such as metacognition, reflective learning, and independent learning, this resource equips students with the tools they need to take ownership of their education. By developing key study skills, students learn to set goals, manage their time effectively, apply strategies for understanding and retention, and adapt their methods to different learning environments. This toolkit empowers students to improve academic performance while building essential lifelong learning strategies.
This toolkit will help you to develop study skills with your students; it uses a self-regulated learning approach which encourages students to plan, monitor, evaluate and regulate their approach to study skill development.
The download includes:
- A study-skills reflection workbook
- A knowledge-hunt lesson about study skills for use with the workbook
- An additional interactive multi-use lesson focused on study skills
The resource draws on pedagogical approaches such as: reflective learning, independent learning, metacognition and self-regulated learning.
The development of study skills is a crucial aspect of self-regulated learning for students. Self-regulated learning refers to the ability to effectively plan, monitor, and evaluate one's own learning process. By acquiring and honing study skills, students gain the tools necessary to take control of their own education.
Study skills enable students to approach their studies with intention and purpose, allowing them to set clear goals, manage their time effectively, and employ effective strategies for comprehension and retention. Additionally, study skills empower students to adapt their learning strategies to suit different subjects and learning environments. By becoming self-regulated learners through the cultivation of study skills, students not only enhance their academic performance but also develop valuable lifelong skills that can be applied in various aspects of their personal and professional lives.
This collection of teaching resources and lesson plans will help your students to develop their study skills! It's especially useful because it:
- Provides a structured approach to developing study skills using self-regulated learning principles.
- Helps students reflect on and refine their learning strategies through a dedicated workbook.
- Includes engaging lessons, such as a knowledge-hunt and interactive activities, to deepen understanding of study skills.
- Promotes metacognitive and reflective learning, enabling students to adapt strategies to various subjects and environments.
- Equips students with lifelong skills for managing their learning effectively, both academically and professionally.
The Study Skills Development Toolkit
Focus: Study Skills, self-regulated study skill development, student reflection, lifelong learning skills, reflective learning, independent learning
Main Aim: To encourage study reflection relating to study skills and the long-term development of study skills
Designed for students aged 11-16License Terms:
Whole-School License
(Max. 50 Users)System Requirements:
Microsoft Office
WinZip (we recommend: 7-Zip or WinRar)
Windows 7+, 1.5GHZ, 1GB RAM
File Formats: .doc (Microsoft Word), .pdf, PowerPoint Presentations & .zip
Printing Information:
Contains an A4 printable workbook (colour, double-sided)
Copyrighted by The Global Metacognition Institute (2023)
Strictly not for re-distribution outside of your own school