Web Resources

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General Study Skills

• Study Skills Guide-a directory of different study topics, from time management to essay tests 

• Study Skills Self-Help Information

• First Year Focus-a directory of study tips to help you survive your first year at college

• Learning Enhancement Services--Tips for Success from Dartmouth College

• Mind Tools -- Dedicated to helping people advance in their careers, this website has study skills for people of all ages.

• College Survival Skills

• Our Favorite Handouts--UTLC has a wonderful set of Handouts for any study skill need

• Study Guides and Strategies - This wonderful site has a wealth of information on most study skill topics.

• www.howtostudy.org - How to Study

• College Survival Skills - tips from Clemson University

• More Study Skills - This grouping from the Dallas County Community Colleges has a study skills index that is topically themed.

• http://www.sarc.sdes.ucf.edu/studyhandouts.html - This is a directory from the University of Central Florida.  You can find notetaking, goal setting, time management, and more.

• New!!  http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire - Learning Styles questionnaire--fantastic resources to help you determine the best way for your brain to study. 

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Time Management

• http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/lrnres/handouts/1441.html - Time scheduling from UT.

• Time Tips-from Dartmouth College (opens as a word document)

• Managing your Time--suggestions from Dartmouth, and contains links to other Time Management tips, videos, and checklists

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Memory

• Mind Tools  - This amazing site has step by step methods to improve memory, including the Roman Room methods, mnemonics, concept maps and more

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Note Taking

• Effective Note Taking

• Notes that save time

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Test Taking

• Test Taking Index -an index of study skills provided by Joe Landsberger

• Objective Test Taking

• Tips for Better Test Taking - a multitude of testing tips

• Essay Test Taking

• Essay Test Check List

• Problem Solving Tests

• Test Taking with Richard Feldman

• Test Taking - Learn New Test Taking Skills

• http://www.wright-counseling.com/checklists/TestAnxietyAssessment.html - Do you think you have a problem with test anxiety?  Use this FREE assessment.

• http://www.wright.edu/cps/studentsuccess/testanxiety.htm - After taking the assessment, try the accompanying workshop. 

• http://www.testtakingtips.com/test/index.htm - A GREAT index of test taking tips.

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Web Site Evaluation

• Thinking Critically about the World Wide Web
• Evaluating Website Content
• Criteria for Evaluating WWW Resources
• A student's guide to the World Wide Web - St. Louis University has created a "how-to" guide for using websites in your research.  

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Reading

• Reading Critically from St. Thomas

• Speed Reading

• How to Read your Textbook

• Reading in the Sciences

• Textbook Reading

• Marking and Underlining

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