Hi Marion, There are two things I use to help students to develop good study habits. They are structured outlines and guided notes. The structured outlines are simply an outline of what is going to be covered that class session. The outline shows the student the main points and under the main points the supporting points that they need to know about. The outline gives them the big picture of the course and in particular that class's session topics. The guided notes shows them what the important points are. Guided notes have blanks that the students fill in as the lecture or demonstration progresses. They are "guided" to key points rather they themselves trying to figure out what the key points are. They can then focus on filling in the blanks and at the end of the lecture/demo they will have information that is targeted for them to study for exams. Questions about these formats let me know. Gary