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Balancing academics and university life can be exciting and demanding. For additional academic support, consider taking ED PS 2600: "Strategies for College Success"; taking courses with Supplemental Instruction (SI); talking with an academic advisor or counselor; forming study groups; working with a tutor; giving the Learning Enhancement Program a call for additional resource ideas (581-8746); or checking out the U of U Campus Wellness Connection (http://www.wellness.utah.edu/).
Learning Style
VARK Learning
Styles Inventory
This questionnaire alerts students and
teachers to the variety of different approaches to learning. It is
designed to initiate discussion about and reflection upon learning
preferences. The acronym VARK stands for Visual, Aural, Read/write,
and Kinesthetic sensory modalities that are used for learning.
Index of
Learning Styles Questionnaire
The Index of Learning
Styles is an on-line instrument used to assess preferences on
four dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive,
visual/verbal, and sequential/global) of a learning style model
formulated by Richard M. Felder and Linda K. Silverman of North
Carolina State University.
Hemispheric
Dominance Inventory
Are you a right brain or left brain
learner? Evaluate yourself using this inventory from Middle
Tennessee State University.
Learning
Styles
Explanation of learning styles and learning theory,
with application to learning.
Coping & Stress Management
Use any of the following inventories to help you assess if
distance learning courses (Web-based, satellite, correspondence)
will work for you, given your study strategies and learning
preferences.
ELI (extended learning)
inventory: Northern Virginia Community College:
Self-test
for distance learning
Web-based class
inventory: Butler County Community College, Kansas
Computer skills
inventory (for Web-based courses): Butler County Community
College, Kansas.
Motivation
Motivating
yourself
Causes of low motivation and realistic solutions to
help you keep going.
Locus
of Control and Attributional Style
Determine your sources
for motivation and the effects of internal versus external sources.
Study Habits
Assess your study
skills habits
Determine your strengths and problem areas.
Top of page Strategies for studying to increase comprehension and ability to apply, synthesize, and evaluate course knowledge.
Bloom's
Taxonomy
A system for categorizing the types of questions
that commonly occur in college exams. If students understand the
knowledge level expected of them on exams, they can study using
appropriate strategies.
Model
test questions and key words
Based on Bloom's Taxonomy,
provides students with an excellent handout to prepare test
questions for any class.
Examples
of test questions at six knowledge levels
Professors create
test questions that are meant to evaluate students' ability to think
at different levels - from rote memorization of facts to the ability
to apply and evaluate course knowledge. Students can compare their
course exams with these examples to determine the level of learning
expected from their professor. This information will help students
to then identify more effective study strategies.
Critical
Thinking
Longview Community College created this web site to
help students understand critical thinking and to provide ideas on
how to apply it to their particular field of study.
The Foundation for Critical Thinking
University of Utah Campus Wellness Connection
Go
Ask Alice
Health related questions and answers from Columbia
University's Health Center.
Wellness
Pamphlets
A variety of on-line pamphlets on wellness issues
such as stress, depression, eating disorders, anxiety, sexuality,
etc.
Nutrition
fact sheets
Published by the American Dietetic Association.
Health
Oasis
Mayo Clinic Web site containing physician-reviewed
articles and other information on health, fitness, and nutrition
topics.
Prevention
Magazine
A monthly magazine with articles on health,
fitness, food, and many other health-related topics.
Center for Disability Services
Understanding learning disabilities
Misunderstood
Minds
This site is a companion to the PBS special Misunderstood Minds, and profiles a variety of learning
problems and expert opinions. It is designed to give parents,
students, and teachers a better understanding of learning processes,
insights into difficulties, and strategies for responding.
Study strategy tips for persons with learning disabilities
Tips for parents, teachers, and adults
Learning and study strategies:
Excellent site,
providing general and subject-specific study strategies. Developed
by Muskingum College.
Evaluating
Web Resources
Excellent tutorial developed by Wolfgram
Memorial Library, Widener State University, Chester, PA. Also
provides an evaluation exercise, as well as links to the previous
version of the tutorial with additional examples and evaluation
guidelines.
Math
Handouts
Excellent review sheets for algebra, pre calculus,
calculus, trig and more.
Algebra
help
Lessons on basic concepts such as factoring,
simplifying equations, word problems, as well as worksheets that can
be graded or show a step-by-step solution.
Math.com
Comprehensive sight for pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry,
geometry, stats, calculus. Offers tutorials, equations, practice
problems with solutions, hints, and much more.
Math About
A comprehensive site with online tutorials for lower level to
high level math, formulas, math study strategies, homework, practice
problems, and more.
Success in
Mathematics
From St. Louis University Department of
Mathematics: Tips on how to study mathematics, how to approach
problem-solving, how to study for and take tests, and when and how
to get help.
How to
study math
A compilation of sites with effective strategies
from the Study Web, created by instructor Lucy MacDonald, Chemeketa
Community College, Salem, OR.
Learning
math vocabulary and concepts
Excellent site for study
strategies to understand reading and understanding a math textbook.
Math and Science Lecture Styles:
Includes effective
strategies for taking math and science tests.
Memory and the information processing model
Developing
memory skills
Understanding the what and how of memory
skills. Links can be found at the bottom of the page in the
Concentration and Memory section.
CCR:
Concentrate, Comprehend, Remember
"You must get something
before you can forget it. Top students use the strategies of
effective learning: concentrating, comprehending, and remembering."
Learning Support Center, Paradise Valley Community College.
Memory techniques and mnemonics
Remembering
Exercise and example for creating a concept map; list of
mnemonic study aids.
17 hints to help college students remember
Step-by-step to
effective notes
Ohio University tutorial to recording,
editing, and reviewing notes for effective comprehension.
5 Methods of Note taking: Explanations and examples of five note taking systems, by California Polytechnic State University Student Academic Services.
Organizing notes: Examples of visual organizers (study guides) for organizing lecture notes for better comprehension.
Note taking formats and reviewing notes: Explanation and examples of Cornell and mind mapping formats, followed by specific review strategies, by York University.
Practice
activities
Tips and examples for Mapping, Heirarchical Outlines, Sequential Diagrams, Lists and Tables
Top of page Online
teaching and learning
A list of links for tips for studying
in online courses, assessments to determine if you would be a
successful online learner, do's/don'ts for online learning, and
more. Compiled by Learning Supports Centers in Higher Education
(LSCHE).
Getting along with instructors
Online
notes, tests, tutorials
Links from Southwest Tennessee
Community College in Memphis. Online notes, tests, and tutorials in
many subjects from Accounting and Algebra to Visual Basic and
Windows from colleges all over the world!
Distance
learning assessment
Created by Peterson's, part of the
Lifelong Learning group within Thomson Learning, a division of the
Thomson Corporation.
Use any of the following inventories to help you assess if
distance learning courses (Web-based, satellite, correspondence)
will work for you, given your study strategies and learning
preferences.
ELI
(extended learning) inventory: Northern Virginia Community
College:
Self-test for distance
learning: Bristol Community College, Massachusetts
Is
an online course right for you? Montgomery College,
Maryland
Web-based class
inventory: Butler County Community College, Kansas
Computer skills
inventory (for Web-based courses): Butler County Community
College, Kansas
Oral
class presentations
Tips for managing nervousness
Assess your
reading habits
Click on "Reading" in the left menu to access
a reading assessment and active reading. strategies
Text
book marking skills
Provides a clear example of how to
effectively mark and annotate a textbook.
Effective text reading and comprehension strategies
Reading text or journal articles
Information
Organizers:
Examples and explanations of a variety of visual
organizers for text and lecture notes, such as concept maps,
matrices, topic grids, comparison/contrast charts, etc.
Study guides
for test preparation
From the Utah State University Academic
Resource Center: examples of six study guides to help visually
organize study material.
Study Smarter
online study skills workshops
Study Web
Created by instructor
Lucy MacDonald, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR.
Contains
a categorized list of effective study strategies, including "How to
study" and "How to write" in specific subjects such as math,
accounting, biology, etc.
Links
to a Better Education: Chemistry Coach
Created by Cynthia Arem, Ph.D. for Pima Community College. This site includes links for math, physics, chemistry, and biology study tips.
Study Guides and
Strategies
A comprehensive site created by the Director of
the Learning Center, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.
Includes guides on "Studying with ADHD", "Thinking like a genius",
math/science study strategies, and many guides on writing skills.
This site provides the guides in English and 14 other languages.
Virtual
Pamphlet Collection
From the University of Chicago
Counseling Center, this site contains information about study skills
as well as related issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, etc.
LEP Test Anxiety
The University of Utah Learning Enhancement Program holds 2-4 test anxiety workshops Fall and Spring semester in the Student Services Building. For specific dates and times, see the LEP home page or call the LEP office, 581-8746. We also offer occasional workshops on other academic topics, such as time management, memory, and study skills.
P.A.S.S. Test
Anxiety Management Program
Click on "Test Anxiety
Management", located in the table of contents.
Virtual
Pamphlet Collection
From the University of Chicago
Counseling Center, this site contains information about related
issues such as anxiety, stress, and test taking.
Preparing for
tests
Selecting information to study, strategies for
self-testing, preparing for essay exams, reducing test anxiety.
The Six Hour D: and how to avoid it
Test
questions: levels of learning
Examples of test questions
that demonstrate the different levels of learning required of
students for objective and essay tests.
Strategies for multiple choice tests
Practice
multiple choice test
From the University of Central Florida, this site contains multiple choice test-taking strategies along with a practice quiz.
Practice multiple choice test: another practice test with discussion follow the example questions.
Practice essay
exam
This is a good site with preparation and test-taking strategies for essay tests. It also has a sample essay response.
General
test-taking strategies
Strategies for what to do before,
during, and after a test.
Analyzing returned tests: objective and essay
Understanding essay exam cue words
Study
Guide Zone
Quote from site: " This
site represents the efforts of educators in Minnesota and is made
possible by a generous grant from the McNamara Educational Trust.
Together we have developed a series of free study guides on a
variety of standardized tests commonly utilized for admissions,
licensing, and educational assessment. " (e.g., ACT, GRE,
GMAT, etc.)
Procrastination - stop putting it off.
Psych 1730 (Findlay) Time management exercise
Conduct
a time audit and planning exercise
Find out where your time
is going and then complete exercises to develop a more effective
schedule.
Procrastination Management Plan
Other procrastination management tips
Practice predicting and
searching for meaning
An interesting site that provides
practice improving vocabulary and concept identification using
passages from classic literature.
Building a
better vocabulary
Part of a comprehensive writing site.
Provides additional links to excellent vocabulary building sites.
Common Errors
in English
Developed by an English professor at Washington
State University. Presents lists of errors and explanations.
Example: definitions and explanations of affect and effect. Contains links to other useful English/writing Web
sites and resources.
Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes: Useful site for helping to learn and understand terms in science and health-related classes.
University of Utah's Writing Center: describes the available writing tutor services available through the College of Humanities.
Writing resources: Excellent! from Purdue University, including handouts, online writing labs, indexes, style guides, reference resources, and more.
Editing
and Proofreading
Part of the University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill Writing Center Web site.
Improving Sentence Clarity: Purdue's writing lab has put together an excellent site that has many strategies for improving writing strategies, from brainstorming to the final copy. The above sites are just two of many that are available.
Online
English Grammar
Comprehensive and award winning site.
Strunk's Elements of Style Handbook - online
Writing Services: This quality site from University of Guelph provides links to information on strategies for essay writing, scientific writing, and writing skills such as sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation.
