Your
Learning Style
Are you unsure
of have best to study? Maybe you should find out what your learning
style is and how it effects how you learn. |
Guiding
Principles for Effective Learning
What guidelines
should professors follow in teaching college? Here are 14 principles
that are recommended based on research. Do you agree with them? |
What
should I be doing to be successful in lecture?
We thought this
concept map pointing out the types of activities you should do and
the resources at your disposal might help. Following the suggested
paths for a little while every day will add up and pay off. |
Tips
for doing well in class
Are
you finding yourself unsure of how to use class time effectively?
This article by De Sellers of Southwest Texas State University gives
you some straightforward
counsel on how to best utilize class time. |
Tips
for answering our questions
Here
are some steps to following when taking our tests. Going through
this "checklist" for each question takes a little extra
time, but following it can keep you from jumping to the wrong conclusion. |
Tips
for performing better on exams
Not
making the grade you want on an exam or
just plain terrified
to take an exam? This
article, by De Sellers of Southwest Texas State University,is chock
full of good advice
that makes test taking more enjoyable and much less threatening.
Generally we test on what he labels the Understanding and Use levels,
with some Analysis. |
What
is the best way to study?
Well,
there is no best way, but the ideas presented here by De
Sellers of Southwest Texas State University, are worth considering.
He addresses how to use your text book, how to deal with reading
difficulties, how to work with a study group (we have already formed
lecture/lab groups). |
Where
did all the time go?
So much to study, So little time! Need to budget your time better?
In this article by De Sellers of Southwest Texas State University,
you can learn about personal time management, not just for studying
but for life. Many faculty and administrators at OSU suggest that
it is poor time management that affects our freshmen most. Examine
this article and your own daily life and see whether there are things
you could/should change. |
Tips
for problem solving
This
is similar to some of the exercises in Anton Lawson's Studying
for Biology, one of our recommended study guides. The exercises
and explanations help you learn to pick out patterns and associations
then analyzing the problem and finding a solution. This logic applies
to both lecture and lab. |
Tips
for library research
Looking
for articles to help you earn extra credit in lab, maybe this will
help you. |
Tips
on using the Internet
You
wouldn't have gotten here if you didn't have some idea how to use
the WWW, but there is a lot more to it. Here are some thoughts from
McGraw-Hill Publishing. Final Word of Advice... |
Tips
on evaluating Internet material
One
of the biggest problems with the WWW, besides finding something
that relates to your needs or interests, is deciding if the information
provided is worthwhile and valid. Here are some ideas on how to
separate quality information from diatribes, misleading information
and personal, uninformed opinions from people or organizations.
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