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Vice President of Academic Affairs
Adil Hussain
Maintaining Effective Studying Habits
Academic Success Model
From managing time to managing stress, this academic success model provides an outline to guide students from lecture to test-taking. Be sure to access the Study Smart Starter Kit within
Source: Utah State University
Developing Study Strategies
A breakdown of essential study habits to maintain for academic success
Source: Grinnell College
Reading to Write
Use these reading, note-taking, and writing strategies are when you need to use reading assignments or sources as the springboard for writing a paper
Source: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Improving Concentration
To help students concentrate on tasks, these guidelines make studying easier and studying sessions more productive
Source: Virginia Tech
Memorization Strategies
Learning to memorize your course material takes work. These strategies will help you retain information and more effectively prepare for exams
Source: California Polytechnic State University
Time Management
Steps to Successful Time Management
Effective time management can make you aware of how you're spending your time and help you make purposeful decisions as you balance class, study, work, and leisure time
Source: The University of Iowa
Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles to Time Management
Recognize the obstacles to your time management strategies and learn to overcome them
Source: The George Washington University
Tracking Your Time Effectively
Where does your time go? Use the three links within this page to evaluate your time use, chart your weekly activities, and then plan an efficient weekly schedule to utilize throughout the semester
Source: The University of Minnesota-Duluth
Assignment Calculator
This online tool will help prepare students for weekly assignments and projects with a step-by-step breakdown of tasks to be completed
Source: The University of Minnesota Libraries
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Organization
Successful Study Habits
If you don't know where to begin, these study strategies will help prepare you with techniques such as "chunking" and "mnemonics" to get you on your way
Source: New York University
Starting a Successful Study Group
You don't have to tackle all of your tasks on your own. Learn to collaborate with other students with this reference. Then, access PASS' study groups page to start your own!
Source: Duke University
Web Tools
100 web tools to organize your thoughts and ideas
Source: online-college-blog.com
Note-Taking
Lecture Strategies
Prepare yourself better by using these strategies to create and maintain effective lecture notes
Source: College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
Math Strategies
General note-taking strategies with an emphasis on successfully organizing notes during math lectures
Source: Brookhaven College
MS Office Note-Taking Template
The Cornell note-taking method for OneNote 2007 or Later
Source: office.microsoft.com
Test-Taking
Multiple Choice Exams
Help prepare yourself to understand the difference between correct and nearly-correct multiple choice answers with these strategies
Source: University of Victoria
Essay Exams
It’s not simply what you say or how much you say, but HOW you say it that’s important. Learn these strategies to better prepare you for taking essay exams
Source: Indiana University - Bloomington
Math-Intensive Exams
Download the PDF from this link to learn strategies to study for and successfully take math exams
Source: Saint Louis University
Tips for Test Anxiety
Learn about text anxiety and techniques to prepare for your next test
Source: The University of Texas at Dallas