Apparently, a new study suggests that 'study skills' courses for college freshmen improves eventual academic success rates. This bothers me to no end. Proprietary U required a study skills course of ...

As families across the country trade beach days for school days, Sylvan Learning centers in the Humble area know it’s time to get into the back to school mindset. With each grade level, homework ...

For a high-school dropout with punctuation problems, enrolling in English 101 while catching up in remedial writing was a crucial opportunity. Halfway across the country, an 18-year-old freshman who ...

Is your son or daughter going off to college in the fall? Did they have good study habits in high school, or did they get by by doing their assignments at the last minute? Many students get through ...

Helping children learn effectively requires more than effort and intelligence. How students allocate their time, whether they are consistently getting enough sleep, and how they approach learning ...

Metacognition* is the ability to: Think about your own thinking. Be consciously aware of yourself as a problem solver. Monitor, plan and control your mental processing. Accurately judge your level of ...