Study guides on the Web
These sites have been chosen as containing some information content - in most cases, the contents adds to the information I have provided in these pages, as reading the same information in different words, from a different perspective, adds to our understanding. While I have not included any sites whose approach or information I significantly disagree with, it should not be assumed that I necessarily agree with every single 'fact' that appears in these sites.
Study skills
Not exactly a study skill in the strict meaning of the word, but if you
want to learn to type properly, here's a free online typing course:
http://www.goodtyping.com/
Mnemonics
imagery and mnemonics [notes from a university lecture]
List-learning strategies:
Method of loci
method of loci [description of method and example from happy child site]
loci system [brief description from university of amsterdam site; main value is providing another example]
Pegword method
pegwords [a tutorial from the memory trainer Kevin North; provides a list of 110 pegwords]
shape pegword [description of method and example from happy child site]
rhyme pegword [description of method and example from happy child site]
Link method
link method [discussion and example from total recall site]
link system [brief description from university of amsterdam site; main value is providing another example]
Story method
story method [description of method and example from happy child site]
story system [brief description from university of amsterdam site; main value is providing another example]
Keyword method
elaboration and the keyword mnemonic [a brief discussion of the principle underlying the keyword mnemonic, from the university of amsterdam site]
Verbal mnemonics:
Coding mnemonic
coding mnemonic [description of method and example from happy child site]
phone numbers [now this is cute: you can put in a phone number, and it will produce the various letter combinations for you to construct your word]
software to do your thinking for you [I haven't personally tried this out, but this program called 010 Memorizer supposedly has an "easy to use interface which allows you to memorize numbers by associating them with a word or a phrase"]
Story method
story method [description of method and example from happy child site]
First-letter mnemonic
a number of people have put up websites to collect specific mnemonics on particular topics, e.g.,
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