Study Skills Module 1 Topics

Test Taking: Concepts to Know

1.  Preparing for exams:

                The Five Day Study Plan (Cornell)

                Preparing for Tests (Study Guides and Strategies)  Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                        (a) general test preparation

                        (b) anticipating test content

                        (c) review tools for tests

                        (d) overcoming test anxiety

                        (e) organizing for test taking

                        (f) cramming

                        (g) emergency test preparation

2.  Taking tests:

                Essay (Objective) Tests

                        Essay Exams (Study Guides and Strategies)

                        Essay Exams Terms or Directives (Study Guides and Strategies)

                        Essay Exams (Chemistry Coach)

                True/False, Multiple Choice (Subjective) Tests

                        Multiple Choice Tests (Chemistry Coach)

                        Taking Tests (Study Guides and Strategies) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                                (a) True/false tests

                                (b) Multiple choice tests

                                (c) Short answer tests

Memory and Memory Aids:

                   Memory (Chemistry Coach) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                            (a) Mnemonic Devices (Biola University)

                            (b) Memory Principles (Dr. Carolyn Hopper)

                            (c) Memory Techniques and Mnemonics

                            (d) Memory, the Brain, and it's Natural Learning Rythms (Intelegen Inc.)

                            (e) Improving Memory (Intelegen Inc.)

                    Using Memory Effectively (Study Guides and Strategies)

                            Be sure to learn about acronyms, acrostics, rhyme keys, method of loci,

                            keyword method, image-name technique and chaining.

                    Learning (Chemistry Coach) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                             (a) Mapping information for learning

Listening and Taking Notes:

                    Learning with Others (Study Guides and Strategies) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                              (a) Active Listening

                    Classroom Participation (Study Guides and Strategies) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                               (a) Paying Attention

                               (b) Classroom Discussion

                               (c) Taking notes in lectures

                               (d) Guided Notes

                     Listening (Chemistry Coach)  Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                              (a) Listening Skills (University of Minnesota Duluth)

                              (b) A system for effective listening and notetaking (University of Dayton Law)

                              (c)  Listening skills, how to recognize and repeat them (Katie Davis)

Writing Essays and Research Papers:

                   Writing Basics (Study Guides and Strategies) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                             (a) Steps 1 to step 5 (all articles)

                   Writing Types (Study Guides and Strategies) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                              (a) Writing under deadline

                              (b) Writing for the web

                              (c) 5 Paragraph Essay

                              (d) Writing Strategies Learned

                   Writing Essays and Papers (Chemistry Coach) Click the link, find and read the following sections:

                             (a) Procedure for writing a term paper (Virginia Tech)

                             (b) How to write an essay (University of Birmingham)

                             (c) Organizing an essay (Flinders)

                             (d) Writing better essays (Learning World)

Reading for Mastery:

Reading & Reading SQ3R (Chemistry Coach)

         (a) Reading Effectively (Kangman Batman)

         (b) Rapid Reading (Cornell)

         (c) Five step program for quick reading (Shepard University)

         (d) Read several of the SQ3R pages

         (e) How to read a textbook (Guidance Associates)

         (f) An effective textbook study strategy (Rio Salado College)

         (g) Italics and Underling (Empire State College)

         (h) Active Reading, Marking Your Text (Southwestern)