Aside from providing some direction to move forward with, New Year’s resolutions can encourage us to go beyond what we have achieved so far and challenge ourselves in ways we never thought we could—including in our education. Hence it is also best to give some thought to changing your study habits in order to improve your academic prowess and gain more control over your courses. From awesomescores.com, here are a few tips to kickstart your study goals this 2015:

Manage Time Effectively

Keep track of activities or obligations that involve your studies. Learn to maintain a to-do list, prioritize assignments, and manage time to accommodate school, friends, family, work, and other activities. More importantly, learn to mitigate procrastination. Set small, easily accomplished goals, instead of large, difficult ones, so that projects and assignments are less unwieldy.

Identify Your Learning Style

In order to make the most of your time, you should identify what type of learner you are. Knowing this will help you study in a way that’s conducive to your inherent strengths.

Understand What Motivates You

Finding out and understanding your motivations to study may be a huge factor in maintaining your energy and sticking to your study plans—especially when you are waning out with your goals.

Focus on Learning

The more you focus on learning and growing your knowledge, the more likely you’ll be excited to study your subjects and the more likely you’ll get better grades as a result.

Form a Study Group

Some of you may find that working with your classmates helps you become more engaged with a material, especially on topics you are struggling with. Hence, try to form a group wherein you can support each other in understanding your lessons or even completing an assignment.

Make your Goals Realistic

You may have been taught that you can do anything if you put your mind to it, but this isn’t always the case. For instance, if you’ve never been good at science, then don’t set yourself up for failure by aiming to get an A+. Instead, focus on doing your best work possible; this is a realistic goal and you’ll feel more successful in the end.