If you want to study and learn something, what are the most important things you need to know about learning and studying? This advanced guide to learning and studying answers this question in just two A4 pages in PowerPoint format.

Page one breaks down learning to 3 levels:
1) the physical mind level - what happens in your brain when you learn
2) a model of the mind level - a framework for understanding the learning process
3) the study level - a practical guide for when you study

The text links the levels and includes lots of insights and tips.

The rest of page one diagrams dimensions of knowledge and levels of knowledge and provides tips on how to use these ideas to understand what you know about a topic and how to expand and deepen that knowledge.

Page two provides a practical, step-by-step guide to best practices for taking a training course. This guide is arranged in chronological sequence from pre-course planning to post exam review. It includes motivating quotations.

Colorful diagrams and simple text make this an attractive document that can be read fairly quickly. The document is designed for printing and laminating so you can use it as a reference guide in class or while studying.

Many of the concepts become clearer when you make reference to the guide as you are studying, especially when you run into difficulties. At such times making reference to the guide will help you understand the source of your difficulties and possible solutions.

In some cases, you may not be balancing your conceptual understanding with your procedural understanding. In some cases, you need to reflect more on "how" you are learning compared to what you are learning. The guide will help you ask the right questions that will point you to good solutions.

This guide is based on research work for an advanced study skills training course.