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Study Tips

The following web pages contain tips for helping you succeed in school. General Study Skills Improving Your Study Skills www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-1994.html Time Management Principles www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/time_man_princ.html General Note-Taking parents.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills2.html Preparing for Tests Test Taking Strategies www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/test_take.html This college-oriented page has several tips that are relevant to high school as well. Parents' Guide to Standardized Tests www.familyeducation.com/topic/front/0,1156,74-9028,00.html A commercial site with many useful links related to standardized testing. I highly recommend the "Getting Ready" section for tips on how to prepare. Reading Study Formula SQ3R www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/sq3r.htm This page explains how to use the survey, question, read, recite, and review method for remembering content in text. Remembering What You Read www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/remread.htm Listening/Note-Taking Effective Listening www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/eff-list.htm Taking Notes From Lectures www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/ss_notetaking.html Writing Writing Skills parents.infoplease.com/homework/writingskills1.html Tips for writing essays, research papers, biographies, and bibliographies. Great pointers! Back to Mr. Yamada's Home Page