Study Skills, Learning Styles, Nutrition & Hydration
Study Skills
- Shows many strategies for studying and you can even click on a subject to see how to study for it! howtostudy.org/index.php
- Parental advice for helping children with studying.
- 10 Habits of Highly Effective Students
- 10 Study Methods That Work
- Study Skills Information - This site hosted by Virginia Tech has information about studying. Make sure to use the sidebar on the right.
Learning Styles
- What Is My Learning Style - This website has some quick information about the different learning styles. Make sure to click on the styles on the left side.
- Quiz for Learning Styles -- Not scientific! Just because you get a result, does not mean you are that!
- Another Learning Styles Quiz
- www.brightoncollege.edu/7-styles-of-learning-which-one-fits-you/
- Study Gurus Webpage - This page is a .org but looks decent. It breaks down each major learning style and provides study tips.
- Visual - www.thestudygurus.com/visual-study-tips/
- Auditory - www.thestudygurus.com/auditory-study-tips/
- Kinesthetic - www.thestudygurus.com/kinesthetic-study-tips/
- https://studentlife.ryerson.ca/the-best-strategies-for-your-learning-style/
- Chart with learning styles and strategies
Lots of good information here. Made for a teacher to read and understand, but has lots of facts and statistics.
Boys vs. Girls Learning Styles
www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov04/vol62/num03/With-Boys-and-Girls-in-Mind.aspx
Video Series on YouTube - Learning Styles for Teenagers and Adults by Kelley Howsare
Video One Video Two Video Three Video Four Video Five Video Six
Tips for Presenting to Different Learners -- interesting website that you can get some good information about ways to help different kinds of learners when you speak to them.
Your Brain (Left vs. Right)
www.verywell.com/left-brain-vs-right-brain-2795005
www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2013/12/02/248089436/the-truth-about-the-left-brain-right-brain-relationship
Tactile/Kinesthetic Learning - https://volcano.oregonstate.edu/sites/volcano.oregonstate.edu/files/oldroot/education/livingwmsh/is/tkl.html
Auditory Learner Characteristics https://www.llcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Characteristics-of-Learning-Styles.pdf
Careers Based on Learning Styles
As with anything you find on the web, you cannot put absolutes on the following information. Just because someone made a list of careers on his/her page, does not mean that you have to or should go with that particular career. Use caution when looking at this information. These are simply a good start for your research. These are not made by an organization or education domain.
- careertrend.com/info-12214961-learning-styles-careers.html
- List of careers based on learning styles - scroll down...
Nutrition and Your Brain
How Nutrition Impacts the Brain and Mental Health
6 Pillars of Brain Health
Diet and the Neurotransmitters
Introduction to the brain and nutrition
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/center/fitness-nutrition-center.html
https://www.johnmuirhealth.com/health-education/health-wellness/childrens-health/nutrition-teens.html
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/healthy-diets-for-teens#tips-and-habits
https://www.stress.org/proper-nutrition-for-teens
https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/weight-management/take-charge-health-guide-teenagers
Hydration and the Brain
Can hydration impair cognitive function?
Benefits of Drinking Water
Levels of Hydration and Cognitive Function
https://kidskud.com/drinking-water-important/
https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/water.html