Study skills are the key to college success. Below, you will find various links to online resources on how to study effectively in college. You do not need to apply all strategies in your learning all at once. An effective approach would be to choose two or three strategies, apply them, and after a few weeks reassess if those strategies worked for you.
Learning Styles Inventory
This questionnaire determines the best way you learn; visually, auditorily, or kinesthetically. Use the strategies provided to increase your chances of success.
This questionnaire determines the best way you learn; visually, auditorily, or kinesthetically. Use the strategies provided to increase your chances of success.
Motivating Yourself
Motivation plays a major role in a person’s success. Read about what you can do to continually be motivated in doing well during your college years and beyond.
Motivation plays a major role in a person’s success. Read about what you can do to continually be motivated in doing well during your college years and beyond.
Time Management
Research has shown that managing your (professional or personal) time effectively leads a person to be successful and have less stress in their lives.
Research has shown that managing your (professional or personal) time effectively leads a person to be successful and have less stress in their lives.
Preparation for Class
Read about what you need to do before class so that you are well prepared for it.
Read about what you need to do before class so that you are well prepared for it.
Note-Taking Skills
Why do you need to review your notes?
Why do you need to review your notes?
Note-Taking Skills
Writing every word a professor says or every word written on the board does not automatically make you a good note-taker. Implement some of the strategies suggested to improve your note-taking skills and ultimately, your notes will take on new meaning.
Writing every word a professor says or every word written on the board does not automatically make you a good note-taker. Implement some of the strategies suggested to improve your note-taking skills and ultimately, your notes will take on new meaning.
Preparation for a Test
It is not enough to read over your notes the day before a test. To aim for an A on a test, you must begin studying for it days before. Follow the given suggestions so that you can get that top grade.
It is not enough to read over your notes the day before a test. To aim for an A on a test, you must begin studying for it days before. Follow the given suggestions so that you can get that top grade.
Test-Taking StrategiesYou arrive to class exactly on time, put your name on the test paper and proceed to “barrel” through the questions. This is not conducive to you doing well on the test. Read about what you should do on the day of a test.
Dealing with Test Anxiety
If you find yourself saying “I never do well on math tests.” or “I study for days and then I blank when I take the test.”, then you would find it helpful to follow advice on how to ease your apprehension about taking math tests.
If you find yourself saying “I never do well on math tests.” or “I study for days and then I blank when I take the test.”, then you would find it helpful to follow advice on how to ease your apprehension about taking math tests.
Post-Test Strategies
Don’t stick your graded test paper into your book bag and forget about it. Read about the wealth of information a returned test with teacher’s comments gives you so that you do better next time.
Don’t stick your graded test paper into your book bag and forget about it. Read about the wealth of information a returned test with teacher’s comments gives you so that you do better next time.
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