Conclusions

Now that you’ve finished this Introductory study skills guide in my study-skills series, let me remind you of the objectives that I hope you’ve already achieved.

I hope you now can:

(1) Use this and other study skills guide in this series “under your own steam”, finding out about your strengths and weaknesses by tackling the Activities, then studying my responses.

(2) Describe the important stages in the way you learn.

(3) Take opportunities to improve the learning processes which most influence your success at university.

(4) Now and then explore your motives of being at university - and possibly adopt some new ones.

(5) Make sure that your reasons for being a university student are sufficiently strong to keep you going during “bad” times!

(6) Work out the main differences between university and school - and the responsibilities that lie with you.

Which section you go on to next depends on your needs - but I suggest any of ‘‘Organising Your Studies’’, ‘‘Lectures’’ and ‘‘Making Learning Tools’’ may be good areas to continue your study-skills development.