Student Success Skills

Learning Styles

• Barsch Inventory from Student Learning Assistance Center at San Antonio College - provides an interactive survey to assess your preferred learning style
• Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire from Barbara A. Soloman & Richard M. Felder at North Carolina State University - features a quiz that helps you determine what techniques or situations help you learn

• Ways that Students Can Help Themselves (with Learning Disabilities) from LD Online by Dr. Susan Vogel, Professor of Special Education at Northern Illinois University - features tips on how to manage and successfully complete your tasks in college
• Design Your Own Anti-Procrastination Plan (PDF format - download reader as needed) from University of Texas Learning Center - provides you with an easy progression of steps to get tasks done on time
• Goals from Utah State University Academic Resource Center - features steps on how to plan and reach your educational goals
• How to Beat Procrastination from Willamette University - includes realistic steps to take when trying to overcome this habit
• Concentration from Utah State University Academic Resource Center - provides a list of barriers to keeping your focus tasks and a checklist of how to stay focused
• Managing Your Stress and Anxiety from Dartmouth College Academic Skills Center - helps you identify symptoms of stress and how to alleviate it safely
• Managing Your Time from Dartmouth College Academic Skills Center - provides planners, tips, and a quiz to determine your planning skills
• Memory Techniques from Alamo Community College District - tips on improving memory based on learning styles and acronyms
• Note-Taking Skills from Sweet Briar College Academic Resource Center - highlights key shortcuts and guidelines for notes
• Stress and College Students from University of Florida Counseling Center - provides practical tips and strategies for identifying and handling stress

• Avoiding Plagiarism from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) - identifies types of plagiarism and when/how to give credit to information sources
• Giving an Oral Presentation from University of Canberra (Australia) provides some guidelines on how to prepare and give a successful talk on a topic
• General Writing Concerns from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) - gives tips for effective writing, editing, and specific kinds of assignments - see also Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling
• Guide to Grammar & Writing from Capital Community College - provides tips on word choice, sentence structure, paragraphs, and research paper writing, etc.
• Speeches from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides ideas for writing and delivering a successful speech
• Writer's Web Topic Index & Search Engine from University of Richmond Writing Center - includes help guides on grammar, citation styles, and editing among other topics

• Brief Suggestions for Increasing Speed and Effectiveness of Reading (PDF format - download reader as needed) from University of Texas Learning Center - provides useful strategies for solving poor reading habits to become a faster and more effective reader
• General Listening Guidelines from University of North Dakota-Grand Forks-Learning Center - gives basic cues and clues for paying attention to main ideas and key points
• Reading and Understanding Texts from the University of Victoria Counselling Services - provides practical tips for organizing and understanding textbooks
• SQ3R - A Reading/Study System from Virginia Tech Cook Counseling Center - lists strategies to help you remember what you read

• Fastfacts: Writing Lab Reports or Research Reports (PDF format - download reader as needed) from the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada) - highlights essential elements of a lab or research report in the sciences
• Math Strategies & Study Tips from University of Illinois at Chicago Academic Center For Excellence - provides simple tips for understanding how to study and take tests in mathematics
• Math Study Skills from University of California at Berkeley Learning Skills Center - includes steps to keep up with assignments and taking math tests
• Success in Mathematics from Saint Louis University - provides practical tips for studying math and testing well

• Taking Tests from Texas A&M Student Counseling Service - provides great tips for doing well on tests including specific strategies for different types of tests such as essay, multiple choice, etc.
• Test Anxiety from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Counseling Center - identifies a coordinated plan to start test review early to minimize anxiety