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Study Guides and Strategies
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Preparing to learn
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Learning to learn || Effective study habits || Managing time || Setting goals/making a schedule ||
Managing stress || Thinking like a genius || Concentrating || Mapping information ||
Motivating yourself || Self-assessment web sites (*outside links*)
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Classroom participation
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Preparing for the classroom || Influencing teachers || Taking notes in lectures ||
Paying attention || Making your voice heard || Presenting projects/speeches ||
Researching case studies || Succeeding in distance education courses
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Studying
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Thinking critically || Memorizing || Organizing projects || Studying in groups ||
Avoiding procrastination || MURDER || "Study" bibliography || Additional study skills web sites
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Reading Skills
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Taking notes from a text book || Learning from multiple sources || Reading/understanding essays ||
Reading difficult material || Speed & comprehension || Marking & underlining SQ3R Method
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Preparing for Tests
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General test preparation || Anticipating test content || Review tools for tests ||
Overcoming test anxiety || Organizing for test taking || Index study system ||
Cramming || Emergency test preparation
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Taking Tests
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Ten tips for terrific test taking || True/false tests || Multiple choice tests ||
Short answer tests || Essay Exams || Essay exam terms/directives || Oral exams ||
"Test" bibliography
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Writing Skills
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Organizing term papers || Transitional words & phrases || Writing for the "Web" ||
Spelling || Modifiers & commas || Print bibliography for writing || Internet bibliography for writing
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Writing Essays
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Writing essays: the basics || The five-paragraph essay || Essays for a literature class || Expository essays
Persuasive essays || Writing Strategies Learned by Stephen Wilbers
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Math & Science (*new section*)
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Following the scientific method || Writing lab reports and scientific papers ||
Math tests || Math bibliography || Interactive Learning Network (Interactive tutorials on Science & Math)(*outside link*) ||
Math forum: Swarthmore College & the National Science Foundation (*outside link*)
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Webtruth Espaņol (*new section*)
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Evaluating web site content || Citing web sites || Laying out a basic web page ||
Writing for effective web pages || Designing web sites || Design resources || MS FrontPage resources
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