Center for Academic Success: Study Strategies Tips and Tools


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Tools

Weekly Planner

Provided by the Center for Academic Success, this document can be printed and used to help manage your time. [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Term Calendar

Semester Calendars for upcoming semesters. Print these documents on legal-sized paper to stay aware of the academic schedule.

Fall Calendar 2009 [.pdf]
Spring Calendar 2010 [.pdf]
Summer Calendar 2010 [.pdf]

Flashcard Exchange

very cool site lets you use, and print existing flashcards for various subjects and lets you create your own to print. You can get many resources for free or get more for a paid membership.

GPA Calculator

Use our GPA Calculator to determine the grades you need to graduate with the GPA you want.

Diagnostics

Use this set of self-inventories to help you examine your learning styles.

VARK

Test your learning style using this diagnostic tool. Find out how you learn best.

Study Strategies Workshops

On-line workshops that will teach you how to study smarter not harder.

Study Strategies Videos

Videos from Dartmouth Academic Skills Center are available on-line.

Study Strategies Inventories

These inventories will help you assess your strengths and weaknesses and will list behaviors that you should exhibit in order to excel in each area.

Chemistry

Web Vowel Counting Exercise

There is often a big difference between what you THINK you should be learning in a course, and what the instructor wants you to learn. This exercise shows how learning is easier when you are aware of exactly what you're expected to learn, and you have a strategy for learning it.

Tips

Time Management	Test Prep and Test Taking	Midterm Exams
Listening and Notetaking	Stress and Anxiety	Organization
Reading Comprehension	Group Learning	Discipline Specific Strategies

Handouts

Look Below to find printable handouts on the following subjects:

Time Management

Setting Achievable Goals [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Establishing a Term Calendar [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Organizing Your Time with a Weekly Planner [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Effects of Self-Talk on Procrastination [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Homework Organizer [.rtf] or [.pdf]

When to Study: Managing the Day [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Achieving Closure [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Listening and Notetaking

Maximizing Lecture Information [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Understanding the Lecture [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Cornell System of Notetaking [.rtf] or [.pdf]
Cornell Note Paper [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Improve Your Listening and Notetaking Skills [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Test Prep and Test Taking

The Study Cycle [.pdf]

Blooms Taxonomy [.pdf]

Strategies for Objective Tests [.rtf] or [.pdf]

POSSE: A Study Plan for Objective Tests [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Strategies for Subjective Tests [.rtf] or [.pdf]

General Test Taking Strategies [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Examining Returned Tests [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Improving Memory [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Stress Management and Academic Anxiety

Coping with Stress [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Visualization and Relaxation [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Motivation

How to Get Motivated [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Avoiding Procrastination [.rtf] or [.pdf]

Goal Setting [.rtf] or [.pdf]

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