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Who Needs Study Skills? | |
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Learning Styles | |
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Focus on Learning Styles | |
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Learning Styles & You | |
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Left/Right Brain Self-Assessment | |
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Left/Right Brain Dominance Characteristics | |
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Suggested Aids for Left/Right Brain Learners | |
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Learning Modalities | |
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Self-Assessment of Modality Strengths | |
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Characteristics of Learning Styles | |
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Suggested Aids for Learning Modalities | |
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Elements for Better Learning | |
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Some Facts on Learning Styles | |
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Time Management & Organization Skills | |
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Focus on Time Management & Organization | |
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Time Management | |
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How Well Do You Study? | |
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Study Habits Inventory | |
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Eliminating Excuses | |
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Organize Your Materials! | |
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Hints for Getting Organized | |
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Handy Supply Checklist | |
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The Wonders of Color Coding | |
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Use a Daily Assignment Sheet | |
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Attacking an Assignment | |
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Assignment Sheet | |
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What To Do If You Missed an Assignment | |
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Take Control: Use a "To Do" List | |
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Use a Monthly Calendar | |
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Sample: Monthly Calendar | |
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Use a Monthly Assignment Calendar in Your Binder | |
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Monthly Assignment Calendar | |
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Study Time | |
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Scheduling Your Study Time | |
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Sample: Daily Schedule | |
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Rules for Study Time: the Backbone of Success | |
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Appropriate Study Time Activities | |
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Study Time Warmup | |
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Study Smart Vocabulary | |
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Study Smart Vocabulary Form | |
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Weekly Review | |
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Weekly Review (All Courses) | |
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Before-You-Leave-School Checklist | |
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Causes of Poor Concentration | |
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Good Habits for Better Concentration | |
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I'm Done--Now What? | |
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Target the Problems & Prescribe the Solutions | |
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Study Prescription Worksheet | |
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Great Study Tips | |
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Steps to Easier Learning | |
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Note-Taking Skills | |
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Focus on Note-Taking Skills | |
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Overview of Note-Taking Skills | |
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Note-Taking Skills | |
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Steps to Better Note Taking | |
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Why We Don't Listen | |
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Listening Skills | |
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Personal Shorthand System | |
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Sample: Personal Shorthand System | |
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Super Note-Taking System | |
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Instructions for Super Note Taking | |
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Sample: Note-Taking Form | |
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Note-Taking Form | |
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Text Note Taking | |
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Identify Text Note-Taking Problems | |
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Hints for Better Text Note-Taking | |
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Lecture Note Taking | |
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Identify Lecture Note-Taking Problems | |
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Hints for Better Lecture Note Taking | |
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Teacher Inventory | |
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The Magic of Flash Cards | |
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How to Edit and Review Notes | |
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Constructing Study Sheets: Dump & Pile System | |
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Creating a Graphic Organizer | |
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Sample: Pizza Graphic Organizer | |
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How to Study a Graphic Organizer | |
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Graphic Organizer "Mind Map" | |
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Cycle | |
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Common Characteristics | |
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Timeline | |
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Tree #1 | |
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Biography | |
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Tree Outline | |
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Student Study Guide | |
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Note Cards | |
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The Divided Page | |
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Literature Note-Taking Method | |
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Enumerative | |
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Sequential | |
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Cause/Effect | |
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Comparison/Contrast | |
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Description | |
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Reading Skills | |
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Focus on Reading Skills | |
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Reading | |
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Determining Reading Purpose | |
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Five Different Reading Rates | |
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How to Skim | |
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How to Find the Main Idea | |
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Signal Words | |
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Surveying the Textbook | |
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Power Reading | |
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Power Reading System | |
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SQ3R | |
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SQ3R ... with Adaptations | |
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SQ3R Chart | |
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Important Comprehension Skills | |
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Reading Graphics | |
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What Slows You Down & How to Improve | |
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Hints for Effective Reading | |
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When the Reading Is Hard | |
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Memory | |
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Focus on Memory | |
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Your Memory | |
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Types of Memory | |
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Facts about Memory | |
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Memory | |
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Memory Traps | |
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When You Want to Memorize | |
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In Review | |
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Mnemonics: Take One ... And Use It! | |
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Mnemonics/Strategies for Improving Memory | |
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Steps to Aid Memory | |
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How to Study a Foreign Language | |
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Using Your Senses | |
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Test-Taking Skills | |
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Focus on Test-Taking Skills | |
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Becoming "Test-wise" | |
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Reasons for Poor Performance on Tests | |
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Test Anxiety ... and How to Free Yourself | |
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Symptoms of Test Anxiety | |
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Strategies to Stop Test Anxiety | |
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Preparation Before the Test | |
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Test Review Sheet | |
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Forming a Study Group | |
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Test-Taking Tools | |
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List of "Qualifiers" | |
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Intelligent Guessing Strategies | |
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Cramming--Even Though You Shouldn't | |
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Just Before the Test | |
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During the Test | |
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Multiple-Choice Tests | |
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True and False Tests | |
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Matching Tests | |
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Fill-in-the-Blank Tests | |
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Number Tests | |
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Essay Tests | |
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Essay Direction Words | |
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Essay Answer Format | |
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Open-Book Tests | |
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Take-Home Tests | |
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Steps to Test Taking | |
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After the Test | |
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Etc. | |
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Focus on Etc. | |
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Be an Active Learner | |
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Improve Your Thinking Skills | |
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Problem Solving | |
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Steps to Problem Solving | |
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Teacher Conferences | |
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Critical Brain Power Skills | |
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Thinking ... Odds and Ends | |
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Getting a Handle on Stress | |
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Super Spelling System | |
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Spelling Rules | |
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Some Tips for Parents: How to Help at Home | |
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Help! My Child Won't Study! | |
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Plan of Attack for Independent Study | |
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Acknowledgments | |