Study skills or study strategies are approaches applied to learning.
They are generally critical to success in school,considered essential for acquiring good grades, and useful for learning throughout one's life.
There are an array of study skills, which may tackle the process of organizing and taking in new information, retaining information, or dealing with assessments. They include mnemonics, which aid the retention of lists of information, effective reading, and concentration techniques,as well as efficient notetaking.