General topics include study and testing strategies; reading, writing, classroom, and project management skills; 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 problems (as in problem-based learning) and will offer techniques of resolution.

Academic support centers in schools often develop study guides for their students, as do for-profit companies and individual students and professors. Examples of companies that produce study guides include SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, and the not-for-profit Study Guides and Strategies.

Academic support centers in schools often develop study guides for their students, as do for-profit companies and individual students and professors. Examples of companies that produce study guides include SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, and the not-for-profit Study Guides and Strategies.