The
Lab offers learning assistance and exam preparation in the forms of
individual consultations with "Learning Specialists" and through
computer- based modules.
Begin by taking the School Strategies Scale and see how you're using key strategies for success in college.
Objectives for computer modules which are currently online include the following:
Active
Listening: Learning from Lecture - After the completion of this module,
students will be able to:
Demonstrate
a method for efficient note-taking.
Construct
the following kinds of questions from class notes: (a) Reflection, (b)
Recap, and (c) Reasoning, as a way of locating and understanding the main
points.
Describe
a Plan! to get the most from class notes.
Active
Reading: Learning from Text - After the completion of this module, students
will be able to:
Construct
the following kinds of questions from text: (a) Recap, (b) Reflection, and
(c) Reasoning, as a way of locating and understanding the main points.
Construct
a Q&A (Question and Answer) Outline to help you read general textbook or
magazine content for meaning and understanding.
Construct
a Q&A Outline to help you read science textbook content for meaning and
understanding.
Construct
a Q&A Outline to help you read math textbook content for meaning and
understanding.
Describe
a Plan! to get the most from text.
Preparing
for Exams - After the completion of this module, students will be able to:
Describe
a quick technique that uses Q&A Outlines to begin preparing for exams.
Construct
a CC Web Chart to organize important information that might appear on exams.
Construct
five types of Skeleton Key Diagrams to organize information that might
appear on essay question or problem exams.
Construct
a Mind Sketch to visualize large quantities of information to be remembered,
and use it to construct CC Web Charts and Skeleton Key Diagrams.
Describe
a technique for understanding an instructor's emphasis in order to predict
exam questions.
Discuss
techniques for using successful study groups.
Describe
techniques and their application for (a) getting information into your head,
(b) dealing with test
anxiety, and (c) taking a test.
Papers
and Speeches - After the completion of this module, students will be able
to:
Demonstrate
the use of a strategy to choose a paper or speech topic.
Demonstrate
the use of a strategy to approach a paper or speech assignment by dividing
the assignment into several manageable tasks.
Construct
paragraphs that answer a single topic sentence question.
Write
topic sentences that could be used to build paragraphs that would answer the
major thesis question of a paper or speech.
Demonstrate
the use of good editing and proofing strategies to improve paper drafts.
Describe
preparation and rehearsal strategies that could be used to improve
presentation performance.
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