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Web Sites on Study Skills

Learning Style Assessments and Information
Variation of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
muskingum.edu/~cal/database/inventory.html

Multiple Intelligences: Seven Styles of Learning
www.oise.utoronto.ca/~ggay/styles4.htm

Left brain/right brain - Comparison of left and right brain modes of processing
www.letters.com/gplc/brain.html

Field independence/dependence and other styles of learning/cognition
www.lincoln.ac.nz/educ/tip/81.htm

Index of learning styles (assessment) and other information on learning styles
www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSpage.html

Assessment of learning modalities (visual, auditory, tactile/kinesthetic)
www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/lernstyl.htm

Study Distraction Analysis
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/studydis.html

Study Skill Checklist
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.html

Learning styles and study strategies
www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm

Various assessment tools
www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat
Information on Learning Disabilities
A general introduction to learning disabilities
www.ldonline.org

Information on dyslexia and related learning disabilities. Includes strategies for the visual spatial learner.
www.dyslexia.com/library.htm
Time Management/Environment Control
Goal-setting for academic success
www.siue.edu/SPIN/activity.html
nz.com/webnz/checkers/stdskll2.html

Techniques to manage procrastination.
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/procrast.html
oregon.uoregon.edu/~gtistadt/procras.html

Hints for planning study time.
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/plan_ho.html

Mindtools for getting the most out of your time - index of articles
www.mindtools.com/page5.html

How to master stress
www.mindtools.com/smpage.html
www.utexas.edu/student/lsc/makinggrade/stress.html
 

Control of the environment
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/control.html
Reading
Myths about reading
www.dartmouth.edu/admin/acskills/reading.html

Learning from textbooks
www.uoguelph.ca/csrc/learning/textbook.htm

Applying metacognition to reading
www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1metn.htm

SQ3R
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/sq3r.html
quarles.unbc.edu/lsc/sq4r.html

Strategic reading
www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1metin.htm

How to read a difficult book
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/readbook.html
www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/texred1.htm

Suggestions for improving reading speed
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/suggest.html

How to read essays
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/essays.html

Using scientific/technical materials
www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/skimming.html
www.utexas.edu/student/lsc/handouts/2419.html

Evaluating website content
www.iss.stthomas.edu/webtruth/evaluate.htm
Listening and Note-taking
Listening for note-taking
128.32.89.153/CalRen/listening1.html

Note-taking and listening strategy
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/isbmods/Isb06.html

Note-taking strategies
sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.intro.html www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/Lcturnote.htm

Note-taking/Cornell System:
icpac.indiana.edu/infoseries/skills/ss8-11.html#cornell
icpac.indiana.edu/infoseries/skills/cornell.html

Improving note-taking with mind maps:
www.mindtools.com/mindmaps.html

Organizing and integrating information - examples and practice
intro: www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/organize.html
concept mapping: www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/map_ho.html
practice in mapping: www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/class1.html
sequential diagram: www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/class3.html
hierarchical outline www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/class4.html
tables: www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/class5.html
Writing Essays and Research Papers
All aspects of writing process
leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html
www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/grammar.html

Steps of the research process
www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill1.htm

Writing essays and reports and grading criteria
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/essay.html
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/isbmods/Isb35.html
english.ttu.edu/wp/handbook/expansio.htm
www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides

Basic writing tips from Virginia Tech:
writing papers:www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/writpap.html
writing research papers: www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/termpapr.html
proofreading: www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/proofing.html

Time management and overcoming writer’s block
leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/block.html

Strategies for editing and proofreading (with on-line references)
leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/genproofed.html
leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/editing.html
cctc.commnet.edu/HP/pages/darling/grammar.htm
Memory and Memory Aids
Basic principles of review
www.dartmouth.edu/admin/acskills/review.html

Memory and Remembering
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/remember.html

Mnemonics memory aids
www.mindtools.com/memory.html
Test Taking
General strategies for taking tests
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/exam.html

Techniques for problem solving and math and science tests
euler.slu.edu/Dept/SuccessinMath.html#studyskills
www.utexas.edu/student/lsc/handouts/1443.html

Essay and objective test questions - dealing with anxiety
icpac.indiana.edu/infoseries/skills/ss18-20.html#anxiety

Reviewing the exam before you start
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/isbmods/Isb50.html

How to respond to essay questions and strategies for multiple choice exams
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/simple.html
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/Readexam.html
www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/multicho.html
Special Topics
Study Skills web sites in other languages
www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides

ESL web site
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/study/esl

Tips for international students
www.dartmouth.edu/admin/acskills/intl.html

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