Study Tips

The following web pages contain tips for helping you succeed in school.

General Study Skills

Improving Your Study Skills
www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-1994.html

Time Management Principles
www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/time_man_princ.html

General Note-Taking
parents.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills2.html

Preparing for Tests

Test Taking Strategies
www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/test_take.html

This college-oriented page has several tips that are relevant to high school as well.

Parents’ Guide to Standardized Tests
www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,74-9028,00.html

A commercial site with many useful links related to standardized testing. I highly recommend the “Getting Ready” section for tips on how to prepare.

Reading

Study Formula SQ3R
www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/sq3r.htm

This page explains how to use the survey, question, read, recite, and review method for remembering content in text.

Remembering What You Read
www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/remread.htm

Listening/Note-Taking

Effective Listening
www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/eff-list.htm

Taking Notes From Lectures
www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/ss_notetaking.html

Writing

Writing Skills
parents.infoplease.com/homework/writingskills1.html

Tips for writing essays, research papers, biographies, and bibliographies. Great pointers!


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