Wonderful resource for study skills in ALL areas!! http://www.studygs.net/   One of the best methods for studying and reading comprehension is SQ3R.  This is an acronymn for Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review.  There are five basic steps involved with SQ3R that will help with learning and understanding textbook materials.  Learn more about SQ3R by clicking here.

What are your study skills problem areas?  Is it time management?  Is it stress?  Is it organization?  Take the study skills checklist quiz to find out where you are struggling! 

Take the Study Skills Quiz - Click Here!

Other helpful websites are listed below  for study skills, test anxiety, time management, and studying for different types of tests. 

TAKING NOTES and STUDY SKILLS:

Effective Study Skills
http://www.adprima.com/studyout.htm

Note Taking

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/cornell.html
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html

TIME MANAGEMENT & SCHEDULING:

Time Scheduling Suggestions
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/htimesug.html
http://www.studygs.net/timman.htm
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/time.html
http://www.d.umn.edu/kmc/student/loon/acad/strat/time_man_princ.html

GOAL SETTING:

Setting Goals- Making a Schedule
http://www.time-management-guide.com/
http://www.success77.com/1-11-goal-setting-basics.htm
http://www.studytips.org/goalsetting.htm


STUDYING FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF TESTS:

 http://dcs.unomaha.edu/PDF/ss_types_of_tests.pdf
http://www.studygs.net/tsttak1.htm

Essay Test:

Answering Essay Questions
http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/essay.html
http://www.studygs.net/tsttak4.htm

Short Answer Test:
The Essay Type Exam
http://www.eop.mu.edu/study/ShortAnswer.htmlhttp://www.geosoc.org/schools/pass/tsttak5.htm
http://www.studygs.net/tsttak5.htm

Multiple Choice Tests: 
The Multiple Choice Exam
http://www.studygs.net/tsttak3.htm

Objective Tests:
http://www.geosoc.org/schools/pass/objectivetest.htm

True/False Tests:
http://www.studygs.net/tsttak2.htm

Resources for Students:

This website helps students with organization, note taking, test taking, reading, writing, math, and advanced skill strategies that are from the Learning Toolbox website.  If concerns in these areas are present, utilize these strategies to assist the student in these areas.  The Learning Toolbox materials are especially helpful since they include a student assessment that may assist in isolating the area of concern. 

                 http://coe.jmu.edu/learningtoolbox/index.html