Hi switch, it's been a whilst for me since I studied (not that far as I did adult college and got a degree) but thought I give my bit to the discussion .

I think everyone studies differently and it really does depend on the way you and your brain work. For me personally I found when I tried to study I would mess up. In school I lost a star in front of my A mark because I studied the night before an exam and it just really meddled with my brain.
For me logic works. I need to understand the subject to be able to do something with it, like writing an essay. And yes, by all means, everything should be proofread I think lol. I have always researched absolutely everything I didn't understand with means of books Internet, people...

A friend of mine is dyslexic but has a photographic memory and can repeat things word by word (she still freaks me out when she does it and I have known her for 20 years +). She studies a lot with verbal communication or reads books with audiobooks and it just sticks with her.

A lot of people find it helpful, me included to put things in writing. It seems to make it easier if you have to remember something.

Background noise can make a big difference. I can't concentrate if I have music or tv on or if people are around me... But then again I know others who can't stand the silence and they need loud music.

Try to look at you and the way you do things even when not studying. Do you find it easy to communicate... Then you can learn a lot by asking questions. Are you shy ... Then a book or Internet is better etc.

The one bit of advise I can pass on is.... Don't leave it till your exams are there unless your IQ is hitting the roof lol.

Take care, I'm going to read the article you mentioned now lol.