Academic Enrichment & Support Center (AESC)
General Academic Study Skills |
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On-line Study Skills Advice from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University A good variety of useful information, including 5 on-line study skills workshops on time, tests, textbook reading, memory and concentration, and a study skills inventory. A great place to start. http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html |
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Links to all sorts of great sites collected by the University of St. Thomas Another source with a wide variety of useful suggestions, broken down into specific topics and issues. http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/ |
Websites with good advice about writing |
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Writing a term paper http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/termpapr.html |
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The 5-paragraph essay (an old, faithful standard) U of St. Thomas http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/5paragraph_edit.htm |
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Proofreading http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/proofing.html |
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Writing Papers http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/writpap.html |
Websites with good advice about studying for and taking tests |
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"Ten Traps of Studying" univ of nc http://caps.unc.edu/TenTraps.html |
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Terms & Directions on Essay Tests (U of St. Thomas) http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/essay%20terms.htm |
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Multiple Choice Exams (U of Victoria) http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/multicho.html Multiple Choice Exams (Duke University) http://www.socialpsychology.org/testtips.htm |
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Planning your study time http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/plan_ho.html (U of Victoria) |
Websites with good advice about using time |
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Where does time Go? http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/TMInteractive.html |
Websites with good advice about reading (speed, comprehension, etc.) |
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The SQ3R Reading and Study System http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/sq3r.html |
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Suggestions for improving reading speed http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/suggest.html |
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How to read a difficult book http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/readbook.html |
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Reading essays you must analyze http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/essays.html |
Websites on memory and comprehension |
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Remembering http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/remember.html |
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A set of mnemonics for college classes http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/mnemon.html (U of Victoria) |
Websites on learning styles |
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On-line assessment of your learning style from nc state university. http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSdir/ilsweb.html |
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A collection of learning style links http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/selfassessment.htm |
Websites on note-taking |
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Note-taking and In-class skills http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html |
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The Index system for using your notes (St. Thomas) http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/tstprp4.htm |
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The famous "Cornell System" http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/cornell.html |
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Editing Lecture Notes http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/editing.html |
Websites with tools (surveys, quizzes, etc.) to help you evaluate your skills |
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Study Skill Checklist http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html |
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Learning Styles (a number of different assessments) http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/selfassessment.htm |
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Multiple Choice advice & practice test http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/multicho.html |
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5 on-line study skills workshops from Virginia Tech Time Management, Test Taking, Textbook Reading, Concentration, Study Skills Inventory http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html |