Student Resources

Learning Preference Theories

Abiator's Online LEARNING STYLE INVENTORY :
VAK Self Inventory
Literacyworks:
Dr. Terry Armstrong: Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Self Inventory
The Herald Sun:
Right vs. Left Brain Activity
Learning Programs - Office for Undergraduate Education:
Learning Styles and Learning Style Tips
University of California at Berkeley:
Emotional Intelligence Quiz

Active Reading

Colorado State University:
Critical Reading
Dan Kurkland:
What is Critical Reading?
Dan Kurkland:
Critical Reading vs. Critical Thinking
Brock University:
John Lye's Course and Source Page Poetry and fiction analysis – analytical response
Ohio Resource Center:
Active Reading Strategies
Virginia Tech's Cook Counseling Center:
SQ3R Overview
Cook Counseling Center:
Interactive SQ3R
Muskingham University:
Before, During and After Reading Strategies

Active Writing

Annotation
- Buck's Community College:
  Annotated Text
- Colorado State University:
  Annotating
Summarizing
- Reading Quest: Summarizing
- University of Houston - Victoria:
  Learn to Summarize
Outlining
- Los Angeles Valley College:
  How to Write an Outline (format, topic and sentence outlines)
- SUNY Albany:
  How to Write an Outline (formatting your essay)

Learning Strategies

Muskingum University:
Learning Strategies Database
James Madison University: The Learning Toolbox:
organization, test taking, study skills, note taking strategies, reading, writing, math and advanced thinking
The University of Kansas - Center for Research on Learning:
Reading, writing, math, studying, test taking, community building, and motivation

Study Strategies

Dartmouth Academic Skills Center:
Time Management, Scheduling & Procrastination
CalPoly's Academic Skills Center:
Note Taking Systems:
The Cornell Method, Outlining, Mapping, Charting & Sentencing
Bucks Community College:
Mnemonics (Memory Improvement):
Acronyms, acrostics, chaining, rhyming, loci and keywords
Saint John's University – College of Saint Benedict:
Lecture and Listening Strategies
How to Study.com:
Study Skills articles
How to Study.org:
Study skills and strategies – by subject
Joseph Frank Landsberger's Study Guides and Strategies:
a plethora of information for any college student

Testing Strategies

Student Success Strategies

Prentice Hall SuperSite:
Majors exploration, academic skills, career path, money matters, fitness & well- being, success stories, Student Union, Companion Websites and Prentice Hall Catalog
Ohio University – Undergraduate Student Affairs:
Strategies for Student SuccessSupport services, goal setting, time management, study skills, the importance of class attendance, and many more!
Linda Walsh, University of Northern Iowa: Sites to Promote Academic Success
Not just a sampling of sites, a virtual wealth of information.
Cuesta College:
Characteristics of a Successful Student

ESL Support

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