Sites to Promote Academic Success

Much of what you need to know is in your syllabus. Much of what you will know comes from consistently coming to class, reviewing your notes, and reading your text. However, these sites are useful.

Managing your Tasks and Time
- Mind Tools: Time Management Skills
- Cool tool to organize your time
  From Yahoo
- Good advice about getting organized
- Nice online to-do list
The Truth about Study Time
- What it takes to succeed
Studying Effectively
- General tips
  - Dr. Chew's great set of videos on how to study --watch them for free online
  - Dr. Myers's tips for studying (5 min. video)
  - Some good common sense advice
  - General study skills resource
  - Dr. Drew Appleby's tips on becoming an active learner, learning to get the most out of your textbook, and how to take useful notes.
  - Good advice from advanced students on how all students should study
  - How to avoid mistakes that result in many hard working students getting D's on exams.
  - Ways to get more out of studying
  - Being an active learner
- Studying your text book
  - How to learn from your text by using the SQ3R system.
  - Nice, short page on the SQ3R method
- Getting the most from lectures
- Memory tips
  - A great set of tools and tips for improving your memory
  - Mind Tools: Memory Techniques (You might check out the advice on using mnemonics (systematic memory aids) to improve your exam scores.
- Note taking
  - Checklist to see if you are taking good notes-- and making good use of those notes
  - Using concept maps to take useful notes (see also the Concept Mapping links in the next section)

Concept Mapping
- The concept mapping home page
- Dr. Mitchell's suggestions for concept mapping
Stress Management
Motivation
A 6-minute video that dramatically demonstrates why you need to be able to learn and adapt
Good General Resources for Doing Well in College
- The difference between high school and college
- A comprehensive list of tips for studying, test-taking, and surviving college.
- A nice set of tip sheets on studying and test-taking
- Free booklet that tells you how to succeed in college (from going to class to study tips to writing tips)
- Links to many useful resources (from the college grants database)

Psychology Resources
- PsychWeb
- Student Resource Center

This page owes a great debt to Linda Walsh.

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