Course in Study Techniques for Exam Candidates & University

Master study techniques that turn hours of unproductive reading into real results: planning, effective memorization, and active methods that boost retention and reduce anxiety. Get ready to pass with confidence and reclaim your time.

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Course in Study Techniques for Exam Candidates & University

Do you spend hours in front of your notes and feel like you retain nothing? When the exam arrives do you draw a blank? The problem is not your intelligence, it is your method. Most students have never learned how to study, they just sit and 'read and reread'. This course breaks that cycle of frustration and exam anxiety.

We will teach you a comprehensive system to optimize your learning. Success begins before opening the book, with the time management and planning. You will learn to organize a realistic schedule, manage stress, and use techniques like the Pomodoro method to keep focus high without burning out.

You will stop being a passive reader and become an active student. You will master essential study techniques: how to underline effectively, how to take useful notes, and how to improve reading comprehension to understand rather than merely memorize.

This is where the magic happens: we will teach you to synthesize information by creating mind maps and outlines your brain can remember visually. Finally, we will focus on long term memorization. You will understand the forgetting curve and how to apply efficient spaced review so the information stays with you. This course will give you the confidence to boost academic performance and reclaim time.

Course Details

  • 💻 Video hours 5
  • 🕒 Study hours 40
  • 🎬 Videos 58
  • 📝 Test 58
  • 📈 Level to Expert Level
  • Language English and MultiLanguage
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What will you learn in this course?

  • 🗓️ To organize your schedule and apply study time management, using techniques like Pomodoro to be more productive.
  • 🧠 To create mind maps, outlines, and effective summaries that your brain can easily understand and memorize.
  • 📚 To improve your reading comprehension and master highlighting and note-taking techniques for active studying.
  • 💡 Long-term memorization strategies and how to apply efficient review to avoid forgetting what you've learned (Forgetting Curve).
  • 🧘 To improve your concentration, create an ideal study environment, and avoid distractions that steal your time.
  • ✍️ To manage stress and exam anxiety, improving your academic performance and self-confidence.

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The course syllabus includes:

👨🏻‍🏫 10 Topics
TOPIC 1: THE HUMAN BRAIN
8 Lessons00:39:42
From Ardipithecus to Homo sapiens and from the cell to neuroplasticity: master brain anatomy and function, memory types, common myths, and neuroscience-based techniques to boost attention, learning, and retention.

1.1. Evolution of the human brain in study skills

Learn about the evolution of the human brain from Ardipithecus to Homo sapiens, and how cranial capacity and behavior changed: tools, fire, language, and art.

05:35

1.2. Parts of the brain

Discover brain evolution and key regions that control movement, memory, emotions and cognition to improve your study techniques.

05:22

1.3. Neurons and learning

The role of the nervous system and sensory, motor, interneurons, and mirror neurons in perception, reaction, communication, and observational learning.

04:54

1.4. Information processing

Discover how the brain receives, processes, stores and retrieves information, and how synapses and memory shape our recollections from childhood to adulthood.

04:20

1.5. memory

Discover how memory works, its types, brain structures, and biases like the primacy effect, the recency effect, or false memories to improve your learning and retention.

05:43

1.6. What percentage of our brain do we use?

Discover why the 10% of the brain myth is false, how the brain really works, when it is fully active, and what role neuroplasticity plays after injury

04:38

1.7. Neuromyths

Discover how to identify and debunk the most common neuromyths about the brain and what science really says.

04:40

1.8. neuroscience

How to apply neuroscience principles to learning to improve memory, attention, mood and class design that boost retention and academic performance.

04:30

TOPIC 2: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE LEARNING
6 Lessons00:26:56
Create a weekly plan, limit distractions and internet use, improve rest, develop a growth mindset, apply teaching strategies, and understand the limits and reforms of the education system.

2.1. Study habits

Improve your study sessions by making a weekly plan, optimizing your rest, and removing distractions so you can get more done with less effort.

04:40

2.2. Motivation with study techniques

Learn how to identify your sources of motivation and turn them into strategies to study with more focus, persistence and better results.

04:10

2.3. Distractions

How to identify and remove distractions, manage internet use, set schedules, and create a study plan to improve concentration and productivity.

04:37

2.4. Study mentality

You will develop a growth mindset to study more effectively, face failures, and maintain long-term motivation.

04:32

2.5. The teacher

Identify the teacher role and learn traits and strategies for teaching: vocation, dialogue, didactic techniques, fostering self-study and promoting critical thinking.

04:20

2.6. The educational system

Discover why the current education system is considered obsolete, the generational clash with technology, and the real options and limits for reform.

04:37

TOPIC 3: STUDY PLANNING
6 Lessons00:25:55
Organize your day and study space: time your tasks, plan realistic schedules, beat procrastination with PPD, and set sessions based on energy and best timing.

3.1. Time management

Measure the time for each task, plan a realistic schedule, and use rewards upon completion to avoid procrastination and boost study effectiveness.

04:21

3.2. Conditions for the study

How to create an efficient study space: organize your desk, improve lighting, gather materials, and reduce distractions to study with less stress and greater focus.

04:06

3.3. Procrastination

Practical techniques to beat procrastination: start with the hardest tasks, break them into smaller steps, and prepare for the next day in advance

04:11

3.4. The ppd method

Master the PPD method to organize your day: create and prioritize lists, prepare resources, and manage study time to complete tasks without procrastinating.

04:12

3.5. Task difficulty

Sort tasks by difficulty and plan their order around your energy, doing medium and high effort tasks first and leaving low effort tasks for later.

04:53

3.6. Study schedules

Compare daytime and nighttime studying: advantages, sleep and health risks, and organization and communication strategies to use the day effectively and avoid harms from prolonged night study.

04:12

TOPIC 4: INTELLIGENCE
6 Lessons00:29:14
Identify Gardner's multiple intelligences, recognize reliable IQ tests, understand what IQ measures and its limits, and adopt practical habits to boost cognitive performance and debunk myths.

4.1. Types of intelligences

Discover Gardner's multiple intelligences theory and learn to identify spatial, verbal, logical, musical, intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligences and their traits.

05:10

4.2. Intelligence quotient

Learn what the intelligence quotient is, how it is measured, its limitations and what different score ranges indicate.

05:33

4.3. Intelligence test

Distinguish reliable intelligence tests from fake ones and learn what IQ measures, to interpret results and understand its usefulness and limits in education, selection and clinical and legal contexts.

04:22

4.4. Intelligence is not everything

You'll discover why intelligence doesn't explain everything, how it differs from knowledge, and which habits and conditions truly boost your intellectual performance.

04:37

4.5. Techniques to boost intelligence

Discover practical techniques to boost your intelligence: optimize sleep, exercise body and mind, learn new skills and read daily to improve memory and problem solving.

04:54

4.6. Myths about human intelligence

Discover and debunk myths about intelligence: multiple intelligences, what IQ measures, why you do not learn while sleeping, and why we use the whole brain

04:38

TOPIC 5: STUDY TECHNIQUES 1
8 Lessons00:37:04
Learn to plan and study efficiently using Pomodoro, chunking and SQ4R, simplify with the Feynman method, reread strategically, practice with exercises, explain concepts to yourself and create summaries to improve comprehension and memory

5.1. Pomodoro technique

Use the Pomodoro Technique to split study into 20 to 30 minute blocks with short breaks and a longer break after four pomodoros, boosting focus, organization and performance.

04:36 🔒

5.2. Chunking technique

Master the chunking technique to group and memorize information, improve study organization, and manage time with effective periods and breaks.

04:40 🔒

5.3. Feynman technique

Master the Feynman technique to break down and simplify concepts, explain them in your own words, and find gaps to improve understanding and memory.

04:33 🔒

5.4. Sq4r technique

Master the SQ4R method: survey, question, read, recite, rewrite and review to organize long term study and improve comprehension and retention during intense periods like exams.

04:56 🔒

5.5. Rereading techniques

Practical use of the rereading technique: how to perform spaced second readings to catch errors, improve comprehension, and reinforce memory.

04:27 🔒

5.6. The practice

Discover how to link theory and practice through exercises, games and simulations to consolidate knowledge and design activities aligned with the content.

04:33 🔒

5.7. Self-explanation

Use self-explanation to turn technical content into your own words, identify gaps in understanding, ask self assessment questions, and improve your study effectiveness.

04:33 🔒

5.8. The summary

How to create effective summaries: identify the main idea, read thoroughly, select the essentials, personalize your notes and use outlines and keywords

04:46 🔒

TOPIC 6: STUDY TECHNIQUES 2
7 Lessons00:31:58
Master spaced repetition, mnemonics, active recall, auditory techniques, interleaved practice, dual coding and mind maps to memorize, organize and review efficiently and for the long term.

6.1. Spaced repetition

Master spaced repetition to memorize large volumes of information, schedule reviews with increasing intervals, and improve long term retention.

04:27 🔒

6.2. Mnemonics

Basic mnemonic techniques include phonetic associations, forming words from initials, and writing the first words of each paragraph to improve memorization and apply it to your studies.

04:33 🔒

6.3. Recovery

Use retrieval practice: surprise quizzes to reinforce knowledge, spot errors, use feedback, and reduce stress by not treating them as formal assessments.

04:42 🔒

6.4. Auditory technique

Auditory technique: convert readings and lectures into audio, record presentations, and use text-to-speech or screen readers to review on the go and optimize your study time.

04:31 🔒

6.5. Intercalated learning

Discover how to use interleaved learning to combine topics, boost retention, and prepare exams with integrated understanding instead of studying one topic at a time.

04:45 🔒

6.6. Dual coding

How to apply dual coding: use images, diagrams and colors to boost comprehension and memory of concepts in any subject

04:18 🔒

6.7. Mental map

How to create and use mind maps to organize, synthesize, and connect ideas using practical space, color, and image techniques to improve studying and memorization.

04:42 🔒

TOPIC 7: SUPPORT TECHNIQUES
6 Lessons00:27:51
You will design practical methods to organize and memorize ideas with numbers, use color and music to boost concentration, create effective flashcards and educational videos, and apply games that increase attention and motivation.

7.1. The numbers

Master using numbers to order, structure, and memorize ideas and concepts, with examples and recommendations to apply in your study sessions.

05:11 🔒

7.2. Colors

How to use colors to improve concentration and memory: choose tones when highlighting, yellow for keywords, blue for paragraphs, red for essentials, green for concepts, and how to set the atmosphere of your study space

04:28 🔒

7.3. Videos

How to design and use effective instructional videos covering structure, visual and audio elements, interaction, summaries and duration by level to reinforce learning.

04:39 🔒

7.4. The study sheet

You will create effective study cards: what to include such as title, author and citations, how to organize them, add your critical summary and use digital formats to review and memorize.

04:49 🔒

7.5. Music

Discover how to use music to improve your studying, which styles boost concentration, why songs with lyrics can distract, and practical tips on volume and choosing tracks

04:22 🔒

7.6. Didactic games

In this video you will learn how to create and use educational games that enhance attention, memory, logical thinking, communication and motivation in students of any age.

04:22 🔒

TOPIC 8: READING
5 Lessons00:21:34
You will master reading techniques: rapid scanning for the main idea, sequential reading without backtracking, targeted searching, critical evaluation of PhotoReading and intensive reading for technical texts.

8.1. Diagonal reading

Master skimming: how to quickly scan texts to grasp the main idea, when to use it, and exercises to increase speed without losing essentials.

04:15 🔒

8.2. Sequential reading

Master sequential reading: read without backtracking or distractions to boost speed, comprehension and efficiency during study sessions.

04:31 🔒

8.3. Spot reading

Master targeted reading: locate and extract key information with a quick first pass and strategic marks to save time and focus on the essentials of the text.

04:17 🔒

8.4. Photo reading

Discover what PhotoReading is, how it works according to its creator, why science deems it pseudoscience, and practical recommendations based on proven speed reading methods.

04:22 🔒

8.5. Intensive reading

Master intensive reading: how to read slowly and analyze technical texts to gain deep understanding and apply it to studying, exams, and language learning.

04:09 🔒

TOPIC 9: HEALTH AND LEARNING
6 Lessons00:27:25
Include daily exercise, stress management, healthy sleep habits and a diet rich in protein and micronutrients to improve memory, concentration, mood and academic performance with practical, easy to apply strategies

9.1. Physical exercise

How to integrate daily exercise to boost concentration, memory, mood, sleep and academic performance and prevent the negative effects of sedentary behavior

04:37 🔒

9.2. Stress with study techniques

Discover how stress blocks memory, disrupts sleep, and lowers academic performance, and learn practical strategies to manage it and improve your studying.

04:14 🔒

9.3. Sleep in study techniques

You will identify why sleep affects memory, concentration, and performance and apply practical habits to improve your rest and optimize your study

04:01 🔒

9.4. Proteins

In this video learn how proteins boost your performance and learning: essential roles, plant sources, and tips to enhance memory, focus, and energy.

04:36 🔒

9.5. Micronutrients for the studies

Learn about essential micronutrients, their roles and food sources, and how they influence energy, learning, and development to maintain a balanced diet.

05:29 🔒

9.6. Food and learning

Discover how diet affects your memory, concentration, and academic performance, plus quick practical changes to eat better while studying.

04:28 🔒

TOPIC 10: DOCUMENTATION TO DOWNLOAD
1 Lessons00:00:00

📥 10.1. Download agenda in pdf

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Make better use of study time through mind maps and memorization, significantly accelerating your learning and broader professional competence updates and career advancement.

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Upon completing this academic optimization program, you will receive a proprietary credential validating your competence in accelerated learning methodologies. While not an official degree, this document recognizes your mastery of information synthesis and retention tools. It serves as a valuable endorsement to evidence your studies and enhance intellectual performance, ensuring you have adopted efficient, organized study strategies of high technical and rigorous standards.

To earn it, passing the tests for each video is mandatory, which ensures pedagogical certification.

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What will I learn in a study skills course?

A course on study techniques and learning strategies can improve your academic performance by giving you tools and strategies to study more effectively, better manage your time, and reduce stress during exams.

By learning to apply methods such as PQ4R and the spacing technique, you will be able to retain information for longer and be better prepared for your assessments. This not only improves your grades, but also increases your confidence and motivation.

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