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Academic Tips
Helping students manage time, take better notes, study more effectively, improve memory, take tests and handle the stresses of college life.
Earn Your Degree
http://www.earn-your-degree.org
Practical advice for under graduate degree students covering time management, efficiency, managing relationships and making use of academic resources.
Essay Writing Tips
Student resources and lessons on essay writing including discussion of academic formats.
How To Study
Short tutorials on many aspects of study, note taking, writing techniques, flexible reading.
Imperial College Health Center - Study Skills & Stress Management
http://www.imperialcollegehealthcentre.co.uk/exam.php
Tips on stress management specifically for testing and study skills.
Learning and Grade Improvement Techniques
http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/business/bsadmin/staff/s3/jamr.htm
Over fifty articles produced by an Academic discussing critical writing, critical thinking, reading techniques, presentation techniques, research methods.
LearnPlus Learning Guide
http://www.learnplus.com/guides/learning.html
Important elements involved in the learning process: time-management, concentration, memory, attitude, and learning styles.
Mrs. M's Study Skills Page
http://www.geocities.com/gidi2/mrsm.html
Tips for middle and high school students on organization, test taking, and career planning.
Neuromod - Online Memory Improvement Course
http://memory.uva.nl/memimprovement/eng/
It is possible to improve one's memory performance in specific areas by applying memory techniques. This site explain a number of systems ranging from simple to sophisticated. The training steps are clearly laid out and in most cases online training software is provided.
Prentice Hall's Student Success Supersite - Academic Skills
http://www.prenhall.com/success/StudySkl/
The ABC's of effective studying and test-taking techniques.
Professor Freedman's Math Study Tips
http://www.mathpower.com/tips.htm
Math test taking and note taking tips. (Note: Animation and loud music included.)
Study Guides and Strategies
A comprehensive list of collaboratively maintained study guides and strategies made available in over thirty languages. Articles cover every aspect of study and are formatted as bulleted lists.
Study Skills Guide (College of St. Benedict's/St. John's University)
http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/helplist.htm
Tips on time management, listening, note taking, remembering what you've read, test taking skills and stress management.
Study Skills Memory Principles
http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/mem.html
A list of memory or learning principles with a brief definition of each. Additional information related to the principles is available.
Study Skills Self Help Information
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Articles and self-assessment tests covering scheduling and time management, memory techniques, note-taking, reading, and setting up a good studying environment.
Study Strategies (University of Minnesota)
http://www.d.umn.edu/kmc/student/loon/acad/strat/
Ways to develop study skills competency.
Study Tips
More than fifty articles covering writing help, math help, science help, learning information / techniques and advice on a range of tests.
StudyGuideZone's Study Directory
http://www.studyguidezone.com/resource_tips.htm
Help with study skills, classroom learning, testing, and studying. Information for both students and educators.
Studying Revising Exams
http://www.geocities.com/stdyhw/index.html
One-page summary of studying, examination, and writing techniques.
Taking College Courses - University of South Florida
http://www.math.usf.edu/~mccolm/Aclasses.html
Advice from Gregory McColm, math professor, on reading a textbook, the purpose of homework and methods for dealing with it, how the mind is affected by homework, asking questions and getting help, and tests and grades.
Woman Student Online - Study Aids
http://www.womanstudent.co.uk/student/pages/idexes/candindex.html
Articles covering ten important topics related to being successful as a student.