|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
||
Research and Writing (including MLA guidelines) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
To ask for help in Bryn Mawr's Resource Center, please email Ms Schaffner. If you are a middle school student, email Mrs. Rubin. Download handouts from our Resource Center, such as Test Preparation and Exam Timeline
Study Guides and Strategies extensive site covers such topics as "preparing to learn, studying, classroom participation, learning with others, project skills, reading skills, writing skills, test preparation and test taking skills"
Example: "Try to 'use' stress. If you can't fight what's bothering you and you can't flee from it, flow with it and try to use it in a productive way." |
Study Skills topics covered here include "how to listen better, taking notes in class, keeping track of assignments, and reading skills"
Study Skills: Self-Help Information
Academic Skills Center - Time Management Schedules discusses creating intermediate, short-term, and long-term schedules
Examples: -- "Special tips for different kinds of questions" In other words, how to best answer questions, depending on their type, such as true/false, multiple choice, short answer, essay, and problem solving. |
Study Skills Test Taking tips for before and during the test
The Cornell Notetaking System shows one way of taking notes
Also see Grammar Usage and Practice for Middle School, and Writing and Rhetoric, on our website
Guide to Grammar and Style extensive site covers word and sentence level, paragraph level, essay and research paper level and more
MLA guidelines Classroom Connect Community - Connected Teacher citing electronic sources Citation Guide: Citing Electronic Resources Columbia Guide to Online Style.considered one of the authorities on the subject |
YourDictionary.com includes foreign dictionaries
Presentation Tips for Public Speaking
DVC Learning Style Survey for College after answering questions, it will reveal your learning style, and how to make the most of it
Learning to Learn: Modules: Learning Styles extensive site also tests learning style and offers suggestions for using that style to learn more effectively (Look for the Multiple Intelligence Inventory to test your learning style.)
The Four Learning Styles in the DVC Survey describes the four styles
Handouts from our Resource Center
Test-taking Strategies from Bryn Mawr students and teachers
Examples: |
Test Preparation from the University of St. Thomas
Examples: |
Test Preparation 2 Sam Houston State University. Additional study skills can be found on this site Study Skills.
Examples: |
Timeline for Preparing for Exams from the Upper School Resource Center
A Guide to Getting Extra Help in the Upper School
Attitude is Everything! How looking at the material in the right frame of mind can help
Includes memorization tips, such as mnemonic devices, mental visualization, recitation, and association. |
April, 2009