GEO
101 World Human Geography
Fall 2009
WWW
Resources Study Skills
Matters!
For
many of you this is your first college experience and you are adjusting
to a significantly different learning environment. Part of this is learning
to deal effectively with studying for and taking multiple choice exams.
Sometimes the problem has much to do with the way that you study for a
test. A common complaint that we hear from students is that they studied
for hours but still didn't do well on the test. Sometimes the problem
is a lack of experience or skill with answering multiple choice questions
or just a bad case of test anxiety. Some of you might be finding out that
you overloaded yourselves when you planned your schedule for this semester
and are having problems effectively managing your time. These are problems
that can be overcome. The resources below are just some of the
many that can be found on the web and most contain hyperlinks to even
more resources.
Of course, we do have plenty of locally available resources to help you out. You are more than welcome to come see the instructor during office hours or to make an appointment.
Good Overall Study Skills Web Sites
- Study Guides and Strategies A comprehensive web site that addresses issues that you may face in this class including strategies for taking notes, effective study habits and test taking. This is probably one of the best overall sites on the web for study skills advice. They even have advice about influencing teachers (that will get you far in this class if you follow it!).
- Study Skill Checklist from Virginia Tech. This might be a useful self test if you are not sure in which areas you might be having trouble with your study skills. Virginia Tech also has a useful page of Study Skills Self-help Information.
- Strategies for Success from a course taught at Middle Tennessee State University. This page has some nice study and test taking hints and lists quite a few other web resources. For this class you might especially want to take a look at Memory Principles and Survival Strategies for Taking Tests.
Good Advice on Specific Problems
- The Six Hour D...and How to Avoid It A good resource if you felt you studied quite a bit but scored low on the test.
- Tips for Reducing Test Anxiety
- How Come I Never Have Enough Time? A time management strategy from the University of Miami Counseling Center
- How to Read a Difficult Book from Virginia Tech. This should be especially helpful if you are having trouble with some of the readings.