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Study Skills

The Virtual Pamphlet Collection from Univ. of Chicago

Virginia Tech - Time Scheduling

Study Guides and Strategies - Time Management

Study Guides and Strategies - Developing a Schedule

Academic Tips.org - Time Management

York University - Time Management for University Students

University of Minnesota- Duluth - Time Use Chart

University of Minnesota- Duluth Time Management Principles

Time Management Pretest

The 168 Hours in a Week Exercise  What do you do with your 168 hours/week???

Great Handouts From Dartmouth University
 
Blank Hourly Schedule
 
More Detailed Weekly Schedule (in Half-Hour Slots) 
 
Sample Weekly Study Schedule    Monthly Schedule
 
More on Time Management Schedules From CalPoly
 
Ten Time-Management Tips From CollegeBoard.Com
 
CollegePrep101-A Great Time Management Essay by a Student
 
Using Your Course Syllabi for Semester Planning for Courses
 
Creating a Course Chart
 
Prentice Hall  - Read About How Partying Patti Took Charge
  
TAMU - ABC Method of Time Management and  To-Do Lists Forms
 
George Washington U - Good vs. Bad To-Do Lists
 
George Washington U - Obstacles to Time Management
 
KSU - Managing My Time Means Managing Me!
 
Remembering What You Read - CSB | SJU
 
Active Reading Checklist 
 
Barriers To Effective Listening in Class
  
13 Points for Taking the Best Notes
 

Note-Taking 
 

Making Notes Instead of Taking Notes
 
Editing Lecture Notes
 
Predicting Test Questions
 
Mind Tools - Information Skills - Concept Maps
 
Concept Mapping
 
Memory Principles   Preparing for Tests

How to Be a Successful Student
 
The Six Hour D - how long hours of studying might not pay off unless you structure that studying correctly
 
General Purpose Learning Strategies
 
Study Skill Checklist (linked to help resources)
 
Rehearsing to Learn and Student Academic Success Inventory
 
Mind Tools - Memory Techniques and Mnemonics 

Study Distraction Analysis
 

Test-Taking 

Test-Taking Strategies

Test Taking  Ten Commandments 

Test-Taking Pitfalls  

Reasons to Go Over Graded Tests

After the Exam 

Strategies for Analyzing Past Exams

Seven Strategies for Improving Test Performance  

First Year Focus Allyn & Bacon's site devoted to surviving your first year
 
Transition to College - Top 10 Issues Identified by Students
 
Ten Tips You Need to Survive College

DVC Learning Style Survey

Background on the Four Learning Styles in the DVC Survey 

Multiple Intelligences Inventory 

Chemeketa Community College's review of Study Skills Resources  

Study Skills Tips at Northern Arizona University including Reading and Time Management

Notetaking Systems at the Academic Skills Center, Study Skills Library at California Polytechnic State University.  Includes the Cornell, Outlining, Mapping, Charting, and Sentence methods

How to study a textbook at Rio Salado College
 

Writing Tips

Jack Lynch's Guide to Grammar and Style

Essay test checklist
 

Miscellaneous

Don't get ripped off with scholarship scams

Dr. King's Exam hints

Exploring Occupations

Papers, On Plagiarism by Dr. Scott Van Bramer of Widener Univ. 

Jack Hunt's Online Reference Desk at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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