Study Skills Resource Center
Now available for student use!! The Study Skills Resource Center is a great place to study alone or in a small group. This is a study area located at the Gateway Center for Advising and Academic Enhancement. Students are welcome to use the area for group work, individual study time, and utilize any study skills resources housed in the area.
Resources Available:
- Study Skills Videos
- Study Skills CD's
- Variety of topic area videos
- Study Skills books/literature
- 4 Computers with Internet access to a variety of study skills links.
Location: Academic and Career Services Building, Room 102
Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
The following is a list of links to academic resources available on-line to help you improve your study skills.
Learning Styles | Study Skills | Study Groups | Memorization
Critical Thinking | Time Management | Motivation and Goal Setting
Note Taking | Reading | Test Preparation | Test Taking | Test Anxiety | Writing | Math | Science | Additional Resources
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Learning Styles
- Abiator's Online Learning Styles Inventory
- DVC Learning Style Survey for College
- Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire
- The Success Types Learning Style Type Indicator
- Learning Disabilities Resource Community
- Assess Your Learning Style
- Learning Styles and Communication Blog
Study Skills
- Study Environment
- Study Skills Inventory
- Study Skill Checklist
- Concentration - Some Basic Guidelines
- Study Environment Analysis
- Vocabulary - An On Going Process
- Studying
- Study Skills Assessment
- Listening
Study Groups
Memorization
Critical Thinking
Time Management
- Time Management Strategies for Improving Academic Performance
- Time Scheduling Suggestions
- Where Does Time Go?
- More Information on Time Scheduling
- Time Management
- Planning Grid
Motivation and Goal Setting
- 5 Elements of a Useful Goal
- Constructive Suggestions Regarding Motivation
- Motivation and Goal Setting Worksheet
Note Taking
- Note Taking - The Cornell System
- Editing Lecture Notes
- Note Taking and In-Class Skills
- Notes That Save Time
- Note Taking
Reading
- Increasing Textbook Reading Comprehension by Using SQ3R
- SQ3R Reading System
- How to Read Essays You Must Analyze
- Reading Your Textbooks
- Reading
Test Preparation
- General Test Preparation
- Anticipating Test Content
- Review Tools for Tests
- Overcoming Test Anxiety
- Organizing for Test Taking
- Cramming
- Emergency Test Preparation
Test Taking
- Ten tips for terrific test taking
- Seven Strategies for Improving Test Performance
- How Successful Students Prepare for Tests
- A Dozen Reasons to Review a Returned Test
- Survival Strategies for Taking Tests
- Checklist For Essay Tests
- Strategies to Use with Difficult Questions
- Test Taking
Test Anxiety
Writing
- Boise State University Writing Center
- Proofreading
- Procedure for Writing a Term Paper
- Writing Papers
- Vocabulary - An On Going Process
- Writing
- Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
Math
- Basic Math and Algebra
- S.O.S. Mathematics
- The Math Forum @ Drexel
- Internet Resources for the Math Student Langara College
- Algebra Homework Help at Algebra.Com
- Purplemath - Your Algebra Resource
- The Math Forum
- Math Skills
Science
Additional Resources
- Iowa State University
- Virginia Tech Study Skills Self-help information
- Academic Skills
- Study Strategies Homepage of the University of Minnesota - Duluth
- Study Skills Library at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA
- Computer Skills Classes at the Boise Public Library
Advising and Academic Enhancement is located at 1464 University Drive
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