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Concentration	Goals and Attitudes
10 proven tips to improve your concentration Creating a Concentration Environment Making Concentration a Habit	12 ways to improve your thinking 12 Diseases in Learning 12 Myths about studying Are you an academic underestimater? Balancing Act exercise How attitude affects grades How learning skills raise grades Importance of goal setting in college Self-Defeating College behaviors What are you chances of success? When motivation is a problem Why it is GREAT to be able to make mistakes
Time Management	Study Skills and Assessments
16 traits of effective time managers 8 hour time schedule Balancing Act exercise Beating Procrastination Combating Procrastination List your way to success Time analyzer	ADD Checklist Barsch Learning Styles Inventory Measure your test anxiety Study skills inventory Radial of learning study skills diagnostic
Note Taking	Textbooks
6 Steps to FASTER learning Note cards for CHEM. class Cornel Method Do your notes impede your learning? How to spot main ideas in text and lecture The IDEAL note card Using note cards with your textbook Using note cards in lectures Using note cards as time a time saver Aids to note taking Reading & Listening Tools Refining your Outlining Skills Speed Writing	Keys to reading a text Slow reading? Identify the reason OK5R Textbook Study system SQ3R Textbook Study system SQ3R AT A GLANCE Why the SQ3R? Super Square Textbook Study system Textbook Reading Skills
Memory	Preparing for Tests
9 types of Mnemonics Practicing Mnemonics Memory Skills Memorizing vs. Understanding Mental Manipulation Mind Mapping Why we forget...	10 hints to preparing for a test 5 types of studying OK5R textbook studying system The POST-test survey Test taking skills diagnostic What does S.T.U.D.Y. mean in college? When you're NOT getting A's
Self Testing	Test Taking
Getting A's through self-testing Barsch Learning Styles Inventory Note card problems and solutions techniques Note card question and answers techniques Note card question and answers techniques AT A GLANCE Study Skills Inventory	Answering essay questions the easy way Common test taking errors Clues to use while taking essay exams Understanding essay exams Multiple Choice exam strategies Multiple Choice exam tips Overcoming Test Anxiety Test Taking tips and hints

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