CIDR - Reading & Study Skills

Reading and Study Skills are necessary to succeed in coursework at the university. These skills involve examining and considering course materials in ways that are effective and efficient for promoting the mastery of the subject matter under investigation.

Approaches to studying effectively vary across courses and disciplines. Therefore, even when students arrive at the university with general skills to help them succeed academically, they will need to further develop and expand these skills throughout their university career.

CIDR Resources

	CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletins Helping Students Read Well CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin, 4(3) Information Literacy: The Library Connection CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin, 3(4) Planning Research Assignments CIDR Teaching and Learning Bulletin, 11(1)

	Consult with CIDR CIDR consultants are available to meet with you and discuss your questions about reading and study skills. See our Consulting pages on exploring teaching issues, designing courses and assignments, and collecting student feedback for more information. To schedule a consultation, call 206-543-6588, or contact us by email to arrange an appointment.

UW Resources

A note to Math 124 Students
from the UW Department of Mathematics

Part of What is Needed to do Well in Economic Geography and this Class
by UW Geography Professor Günter Krumme

Tips for Success
by Professor Karen Petersen, for Zoology 118, Introduction to Human Physiology

Additional Resources

Critical Reading towards Critical Writing
from the University of Toronto

Atkinson, R. H., Guice, D., & Allanson, K. (1999). College learning and study skills (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Cukras, G.-A. G. (2006). The investigation of study strategies that maximize learning for underprepared students. College Teaching, 54(1), 194-197.

Iannuzzi, P., Strichart, S. S., Mangrum, ,C. T. (1998). Teaching study skills and strategies in college. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

McWhorter, K. T. (2004). College reading & study skills (9th ed.). New York: Pearson/Longman.

Sotiriou, P. E. (1999). Integrating college study skills: Reasoning in reading, listening, and writing. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Available in the CIDR Reading Room

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McKeachie, W. J., & Svinicki, M. (2006). Reading as active learning. In W. J. McKeachie & M. Svinicki, M. (Eds.), Teaching Tips: Strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers (12th ed., pp. 30-34). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Pintrich, P. R., & Johnson, G. R. (1990). Assessing and improving students' learning strategies. In M. D. Svinicki (Ed.), New Directions for Teaching and Learning, No: 42. The Changing face of college teaching (pp. 83-92). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.