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Study Guides and Strategies
A Great Resource!
A public service helping learners to succeed since 1996: this website is an outstanding resource for both students and parents on class participation, reading skills, writing skills, strategies for studying, how to study with ADHD, test taking, and working with others. This site can be accessed in many different languages! |
Study Skills Articles
From How-to-Study.com
This link "provides valuable study skills resources for teachers, parents and students around the world." Practical Study Tips from Internet visitors are also available on this site. Some of the articles have been translated into Spanish. |
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The Study Skills Guide for Students
From EducationAtlas.com
"Developing effective study skills, improving reading comprehension, discovering your own personal study style, learning to manage your time more efficiently and learning the best way to prepare for exams are just a few of the topics covered in 'The Study Skills Guide for Students'." |
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Resources!
From Howtostudy.org
"Studying is the process that is used to decide what to learn and what to remember and recall." James F. Shepherd "Here's where all the stuff is, both study skills and how to study sections. How to write has been added to the how to study section under each discipline area." These tips are great for high school and college students. |
The SQ3R Method of Reading
From the University of North Carolina at Asheville
"This strategy is especially useful for dense textbook reading. The SQ3R method increases your ability to concentrate on the material, enhances your understanding of the material, and improves your chances of remembering what you read." |
Lecture Note Taking
From the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
"Why take notes in class?
1. Organized notes will help you identify the core of important ideas in the lecture.
2. A permanent record will help you to learn and remember later.
3. The lecture may contain information not available anywhere else. This will be your only chance to learn it.
4. Lecture is where you learn what your instructor thinks is important, and he makes up the exams.
5. Class assignments are usually given in the lecture.
6. The underlying organization and purpose of the lecture will become clear through note taking." |
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Weekly "To-Do" List
From the University of Wisconsin at Waukesha
"Enter tasks from above as well as errands for each day. Be sure to prioritize them and check them off when you’re finished. Be specific as to what you intend to accomplish." |
Grades 7-12 Instructors and Students
From the Owl at Purdue (Online Writing Lab)
"This page provides resources for grades 7-12 instructors and students." This site includes "Process," "Rhetoric and Logic," "Different Kinds of Essay Genres," "Style and Language," and "Citation" resources. |
Top 10 Skills for High-School Students
From Family Education
"Whether you're a freshman or a senior, developing the following ten skills will help you achieve success in school, in your chosen career, and in life." |
High School Study Skills
From Maryville High School in Tennessee
"This site is designed to be a self-help tool to assist students in making the most of their high school years... The collection of pages in this site will help you assess your current skills, acquire new ones, and apply what you learn to study more effectively, in less time, for greater understanding and better grades." |
How To Improve Study Skills for High School Students
From howtodothings.com
"Does studying seem like it takes you forever and you still don't get it? Don't worry, a lot of people feel that way. Most likely you just aren't studying effectively, but that can be easily fixed. Here are a few tips to make sure you are on the right track when it comes to studying." |
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You Don't Have to Play Football to Score a Touchdown
From the Middle Tennessee State University
"This section... is designed to give you the plays necessary to be a successful student. Being an A student doesn't mean you have to study all the time, but just as being a star athlete requires discipline to demonstrate the skills he knows, so does being a star student. The plays require practice." |
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How To Improve Study Skills in Middle School
From howtodothings.com
"Because this period in your life marks your passage into the adult world of practical knowledge, reasoning, and career study, it is important that you cultivate an effective method of learning and reviewing information that allows you to truly understand it. By acknowledging the following factors, you can develop the skills needed to absorb and apply information in class." |
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Study Skills for Elementary Students
From Math and Reading Help
Information on how to teach study skills for elementary students can be found here. |
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Graphic Organizers for Social Studies
From Reading Quest
These Strategies for Reading Comprehension are very helpful for Social Studies. |
Setting SMART Goals
From the University of Texas at Austin
"SMART stands for the five components of a goal: Specific, Measurable, Action-Oriented, Realistic, and Time-Bound. The act of thinking carefully about what you want to achieve and determining a clear course of action will give you a better understanding of what your goals are and how you can achieve them." |
The Cornell Note-taking System
From Cornell University
Using a Cue Column, a Note Taking Column, and Summary can be an invaluable way to learn from a lecture. This system was created in the 1950s by Walter Pauk, an education professor at Cornell University. |
Example - Cornell Note-Taking Format
From Bucks County Community College, Newton, PA
A helpful example! "There are a couple of ways that you can take notes. The Cornell method is best when the information is given in a sequential, orderly fashion and allows for more detail. The semantic web/map method works best for instructors who skip around from topic to topic, and provides a "big picture" when you're previewing materials or getting ready to study for a test." |
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Note-Taking Tips for Students
From McGraw-Hill
>"Taking notes in class is one of the most effective ways to understand the material being presented in class. Unless you have a photographic mind, you'll need to learn this important skill. Follow these general guidelines and you’ll be a pro in no time!" |
Answering Essay Questions Made Easier
From the University of Central Florida
"Instructors frequently remark that a major reason that students don’t receive higher grades on essay exams is because they do not follow directions even when these directions are included in the
question. These instructors add that many students don’t seem to know how to recognize words in questions that give directions on how to construct an essay answer and what to include." |
Refining Outlining Skills
From the University of Central Florida
"Success in outlining is a matter of understanding how ideas relate to one another. This is something that can be learned quickly and easily.
Authors of textbooks organize material in predictable patterns. Once those patterns are recognized, outlining
becomes an easy way to organize notes. There are 6 basic patterns for presenting textbook or lecture information..." |
Patterns – Aids to Notetaking
From the University of Central Florida
"Lecturers and text authors organize ideas in predictable patterns in order to present material more clearly and understandably. Once you recognize these patterns, they can help you organize notes
and speed learning. Below are 7 basic patterns for presenting text or lecture information..." |
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