Study Skills
Want to know how to study smarter? Don’t know how to prepare for a test? The right study skills and test-taking strategies can really improve your grades. If you want some helpful tips on test-taking strategies and study skills, use the direct links on The Times Launch Point Web site: https://www.latimes.com/launchpoint/
Level 1
Elementary School: Test-Taking Tips From the Teacher: Before you take a test, be sure to dress comfortably, eat a good breakfast and get to class on time. Find out what a teacher suggests to do your best on tests.
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How To Make Homework Successful: The various parts of a textbook, such as the index and glossary, can help you with your homework. Learn other tips that can make completing your assignments easier.
https://www.gradebook.org/Hw.htm
Tips for Students Index: How can you read more effectively, increase your vocabulary and improve your concentration? Find out through this comprehensive site which gives advice on test anxiety, procrastination, writing reports and other important topics.
https://www.dsea.org/students/students.html
Level 2
Study Guides and Strategies: How do you organize an oral presentation? How can you improve your reading speed and comprehension? Use this well-organized collection of resources to improve your reading, writing, studying and testing skills.
https://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/
Effective Study: Creating a schedule with set times for study, chores and fun can help you do your best and make the most of your time. Find out many techniques to help you study more effectively, such as performing memory tasks right before you go to sleep and reviewing them again first thing in the morning.
https://www.gac.peachnet.edu/student_affairs/study_skills/stskills.html
The Looney Bin: Are you a good student? Learn about good study habits at home and school through a simple quiz. Use some helpful checklists to help you take notes, write papers and prepare for tests.
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Level 3
Study Skills: Listening is an important part of learning; good listeners ask questions to be sure they understand. This site has helpful strategies for taking essay and objective tests, as well as tips for note-taking, time management, improving your writing and math skills, and getting the most out of your textbook.
https://icpac.indiana.edu/infoseries/skills/ss-index.html
The CalREN Project Study Tips: It’s important not only to study to take tests but also to study your tests when you get them back; analyzing your graded test can help you see how you can do better next time. Find out about important strategies that can help you learn more and perform better on tests.
https://128.32.89.153/CalRENHP.html
You Don’t Have to Play Football to Score a Touchdown: Like good athletes, good students work hard to develop their skills and reach their goals. This site suggests ways to study more efficiently, listen more effectively, improve your memory and manage your time.
https://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/hsindex.html
EXPLORER’S QUEST
The answer to this Internet quiz can be found in the sites at right.
Question: How do you know what teachers want in their essay exams?
Clue: Study Skills
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Answer to last week’s Quest: “You ain’t heard nothin’ yet” were the first words spoken in the first talkie, “The Jazz Singer.”
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