Study Skills

• Active Listening
• Take Good Notes
• Score Higher on Exams
• Budget Your Time Wisely
• Become a Better Reader/Make the Most of Reading
• Have a Reading Strategy
• Exam Time

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Test-taking Skills

1. Be on time and come fully prepared with any materials you need.

2. Read the directions at least twice to make sure you understand what is expected.

3. Look over the test to see what kinds of questions there are, and to give yourself an idea of how long you should allot for each area.

4. Read each question very carefully -look out for absolute words like "always" and "never".

5. Take your time, think carefully and don't panic -don't let other students distract or rush you!

6. Don't linger on one question too long -mark your best guess and come back to the question if time permits.

7. Be careful about changing your first answers without good reason -your first choices are more likely to be correct.

8. Do not be in a hurry -look over your test for careless errors like number transpositions or a decimal point in the wrong place.

9. On essays give the major points first and details last!

10. Use simple and correct words -do not abbreviate or use slang. Check your spelling and punctuation.

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Time Management

1. Balance your activities - plan to spend time doing a variety of activities: classes, eating, sleeping, recreation, homework. Make sure you do something fun every now and then to take a break from your studies!

2. Give yourself a time and place to study. Build this time into your daily schedule so it becomes natural. Also try to study in the same place, at the same time, to form a habit.

3. Make a schedule-and stick to it! If you must alter your schedule, don't just give up, get back on schedule as soon as possible!

4. Study immediately after class while everything is still fresh, or anytime you have an hour or two between classes.

5. Don't cram - try to study on a regular basis, for 1 ½ to 2 hours at a time, remaining alert and concentrating on the subject at hand.

6. Get together with other students and study in a group outside of scheduled classes and tutoring sessions - this can give you insights and information you might have missed in your own notes.

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Publications

*2nd National MSU CAMP Student Leadership Conference Evaluation

*Conference Video

*Facilitating Postsecondary Educational Success of First Generation Migrant College Students by Wilma Novalés-Wibert

*Ganas Factor by Susana Herrera

*All publications/narratives are property and/or copyrighted by MSU CAMP, 2001

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