What Study Strategy is the Best?

Guess what?  The least popular study strategy is the most effective.  This article summarizes research done at the Memory Lab at Washington University in St. Louis.  http://learning lab.psych.purdue.edu/downloads/2012_Karpicke_Smith_JML.pdf

The most common way to study was to reread material but was not the most effective as a study strategy. Students who self-tested or quizzed did better.  "Tests" have gotten a bad rap, but as a form of frequent retrieval as a study strategy it is the most effective for long term learning. 
Those of you who are teaching SRSS classes for Title I students, do you include quizzing in your repertoire?  Try it with students who are having a big test coming up.

Research Finds Students Short on Study Savvy.  Sarah Sparks. 6.6.12. Education Week.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/06/06/33study.h31.html?tkn=ULMFNK6%2BfY2FH18S2XKNfGUT6QxESg2q3MRd&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1

Older Students Really Need Our Help in Reading!

Scary statistic from ACT report in 2010 -  "only 31% of students are performing a a college-and career reading level with respect to successfully understanding complex text! 
To help solve this problem a cadre of St. Louis, MO  teachers met during 2010-2011 in supporting each other in strategies best coordinated with different texts and units of study.  Read this article that really supports what we do in our SRSS classes. The article also suggest new strategies that we could try.
What did you learn from this article?  Anything new you'd like to try this year?

Supporting Older Students's Reading. Gutchewsky and Curran.  June 2012 Educational Leadership
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/jun12/vol69/num09/Supporting-Older-Students'-Reading.aspx