# Study guide > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Study_guide > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Study_guide.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_guide > Source revision: 1338916659 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Learning material to aid comprehension of a topic}} {{refimprove|date=December 2025}} A '''study guide''' can be anything that facilitates [learning](/source/learning) in a particular topic. It may be a [textbook](/source/textbook) or other resource that fosters comprehension of literature, research topics, history, and other subjects. General topics include study and testing strategies; reading, writing, classroom, project management skills, and certification preparation; as well as techniques for learning as an adult, with disabilities, and online. Some will summarize chapters of novels or the important elements of the subject. Study guides for math and science often present pene (as in problem-based learning) and will offer techniques of resolution. [[File:Permacharts Periodic Table.png|thumb|left|200px| Study guide from [Permacharts](/source/Permacharts_Inc.)]] Academic support centers in schools often develop study guides for their students, as do for-profit companies and individual students and professors. Once only found at local five and dime stores the internet brought about a new era of online sites with study material. Only [CliffsNotes](/source/CliffsNotes) survived this transition to the internet.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}} Examples of companies that produce study guides include [Coles Notes](/source/Coles_Notes), [SparkNotes](/source/SparkNotes), [CliffsNotes](/source/CliffsNotes), [Schaum's Outlines](/source/Schaum's_Outlines), [Permacharts](/source/Permacharts_Inc.), and [Study Notes](/source/Study_Notes).{{cite news |last=Jacobs |first=A.J. |date=November 13, 2022 |title=Reading My Own Rip-Offs |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/amazon-fake-book-summaries-the-puzzler/672087/ |work=[The Atlantic](/source/The_Atlantic) |access-date=December 24, 2025}} Some high school teachers or college professors may compose study guides for their students to assist them with reading comprehension, content knowledge, or preparation for an examination. These study guides may be issued as an assignment to be completed or as a comprehensive selection of material assembled by the teacher. ==See also== *[Guide to information sources](/source/Guide_to_information_sources) *[Homework](/source/Homework) *[Problem-based learning](/source/Problem-based_learning) *[Electronic learning](/source/Electronic_learning) *[Study skills](/source/Study_skills) *[Textbook](/source/Textbook) *[Study Notes](/source/Study_Notes) *[Syllabus](/source/Syllabus) *[FlashNotes](/source/FlashNotes) *[Pathfinder (library science)](/source/Pathfinder_(library_science)) ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Study Guide}} Category:School terminology Category:Textbook business Category:Study guides --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Study guide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_guide) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_guide?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.