Study Skills

Study Skills Websites

Managing Time

• manage time and set priorities
• organization strategies
• questionnaire to determine if and how you waste time
• 7 tips for managing time

Taking Good Notes

• 5 note-taking systems
• effective  lecture notes
• why take notes, class note-taking,  tips, and signal words
• 10 note-taking tips

Reading a Textbook Effectively

• tips on reading a textbook
• reading a textbook with the SQ4R method
• how to read – before, during, and after

Taking Tests

• test-taking strategies for before, during and after the test; downloadable to Word
• same as above, but also includes a test-taking checklist
• same as above, but in a chart format

Reducing Stress & Test Anxiety

• ways to stay calm during tests
• managing test anxiety
• defining stress and ways to reduce it

Handling Math Courses

• 10 ways to reduce anxiety
• reading a math book – before and after
• math study strategies

Handling Science Courses

• reading a science textbook
• studying science
• writing lab reports
• science study skills

Understanding ADHD

• strategies for in-class and at home
• study tips
• study traps
• 10 study hints

Analyzing Learning Styles

• determining a person’s learning style
• links to listening habits,  handouts and note-taking handouts in Word
• hemisphere dominance quiz, plus information on hemisphere dominance and more

Learning Actively

• study guides and strategies
• study skills checklist
• study skills handouts
• comparing an “A” student to a “C” student – chart format
• defining  “A,B,C,D,F” students
• 10 study excuses
• links to numerous sites

Developing Memory

• retention strategies
• memory games and other retention methods
• memory strategies
• memory strategies in a chart structure