Study Skill Resources |
The following articles provide useful tips and exercises for improving your reading comprehension, note-taking and test-taking skills, and time management.
| College Survival 101 | Provides college success resources, career exploration and degree planning information, tips on time management, note taking, test taking, and learning styles. |
| Muscle Reading (2.3 Mb.pdf file) |
Looks at strategies for improving active reading skills in terms of comprehension while building your vocabulary. |
| The Note-Taking
Process (680Kb .pdf file) |
Explores three paths to taking more powerful notes: observe, record and review. You will learn ways to take effective notes while reading, catch up with instructors who talk fast (no names:), and take notes on your life in a personal journal. |
| Disarm Tests (1.3Mb .pdf file) |
Describes strategies to help you learn to predict test questions, spot key words, solve math and science problems, and discover ways to manage your anxiety about taking tests. |
| Time (520 Kb .pdf file) |
Lays out various time management skills to help you transform time into a knowable and predictable resource. |