Learning how to learn at university: The case for an experimental centre

It is proposed that an experimental 'learning how to study centre' should be set up in universities. Reduction of wastage and attrition is likely to be brought, about not by more refined selection procedures but by increased skill in tuition amongst university teachers and by increased skill in self-tuition amongst students. The proposed centre would be manned by competent staff and would provide technical facilities for practical exploration of the problems of tuition and learning for those tutors and students who wish to improve their tuition and study skills. In particular, it would explore the extent to which learning skills can be improved through active self-tuition and through the activity of 'learning through teaching'.