Study Skills Websites and Electronic Resources

Jacobson Center for Writing, Teaching, and Learning

STUDY SKILLS WEBSITES

If you can’t attend a workshop – check these out!

www.howtostudy.org -- This is a great site that breaks down how to study in every discipline, including reading and note-taking strategies.

www.studygs.net/index.htm -- Study Guides and Strategies for reading, note-taking, exam prep, organization, time management, writing, tutoring, group work, etc.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu -- Purdue University’s excellent resources for writing and grammar, includes a good ESL link.

http://www.eslcafe.com -- Resource for ESL issues.

http://cc.pima.edu/~carem -- Good study tips by psychology professor with a focus on math and sciences, math anxiety, test anxiety.

http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/learning_resources -- University of Texas Learning Center’s extensive handouts on procrastination, planning, reading, concentration, note-taking, test-taking, learning and memory.

http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc.ssl.html -- California Polytech’s Study Skills online library for study skills improvement. http://counseling.uchicago.edu/related/virtualpamphlets/study_skills.shtml -- University of Chicago’s Counseling and Resource Service provides virtual pamphlets culled from other universities with practical tips for study, perfectionism, anxiety, and academic issues.