CCSF Learning Assistance Center Study Skills Websites

CITY COLLEGE of SAN FRANCISCO LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER's
FAVORITE STUDY SKILLS WEBSITES

Students in City College of San Francisco's College Success course together with their instructor Shaun Rowley reviewed numerous study skills websites and then selected the ones below as their absolute favorites. We hope you benefit from their choices.
For questions and comments, please contact Learning Assistance Center at the City College of San Francisco, 50 Phelan Ave, R207, San Francisco, CA 94112, 415-452-5502.

Topics	Websites
Personal Growth and Values
1. Life Management
* Setting goals and priorities, making decisions * Time and energy management * Motivation and procrastination * Taking responsibility and overcoming fear * Self-esteem and self-awareness * Application of management skills to current classes	George Mason University: Time Management Tips http://counseling.gmu.edu/time.htm CollegePrep101-Helping Students Prepare for College http://collegeprep.okstate.edu/homepages.nsf/toc/CP101-toc
2. Learning Styles
Active and passive learning Brain dominance: left and right brain learning Learning styles Self-directed and collaborative learning Visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile learning modes Application of learning styles theory to current classes	The North Carolina Education Place: The Four Modalities http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/2106/4mod.html Mind Tools, Ltd.: How Your Learning Style Affects Your Use of Mnemonics http://www.mindtools.com/mnemlsty.html Study Skills Surveys - Learning Support Centers in Higher Education (LSCHE) http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~lsche/resources/lrnr_asses/studyskills.htm Study Skills Resources - Chemeketa Community College http://www.howtostudy.org/resources/learn/index.htm
3. Personal and Educational Values
* Personal values, identity, and cultural diversity * Taking responsibility for educational goals * Educational and intellectual values * Life transitions	National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/resabout/culture/
4. Instructor-Student Relations
* Instructor requirements and students responsibilities * Assertive ands passive classroom behaviors * Speaking and listening in the classroom * Networking with other students * Communication and academic freedom	Wadsworth Thomson Learning: Participating in Class http://s-www.wadsworth.com/colsuccess_d/resources/studyskills/devsurskills/devsurskills_04.html
5. Maintaining Health
* Healthy, balanced lifestyle and the mind / body interplay * Managing stress and relaxation techniques * Dietary, sleep, and exercise requirements * Drug and alcohol usage	Prentice Hall's Student Success: Fitness & Well-Being http://www.prenhall.com/success/Fitness/index.html University of Toronto: Your Well-Being http://www.sa.utoronto.ca/handbook/handbook.php?cid=3
Academic Study Strategies
1. Strengthening Memory and Concentration
* Principles of learning and forgetting * Short and long term memory * Recognition and recall techniques * Concentration techniques and self-discipline * Mnemonic devices * Application of memory and concentration to current classes	Paradise Valley Community College: Improving Your Memory http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/lsc/Services/Improvingmemory.htm Ohio University Academic Advancement Center Study Tips http://www.ohiou.edu/aac/tip/memory/
2. Lecture Notetaking
* Active listening * 5R and other lecture notetaking technique * Signal words and summarizing techniques * Class participation techniques * Application of lecture notetaking to current classes	CalPoly: 5 Methods of the Notetaking Systems http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html Dartmouth College: Effective Notetaking http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html Academic Advancement Center@Ohio University: Step-by-Step to Effective Notes http://www.ohiou.edu/aac/tip/lecture/step.htm
3. Textbook Study System
* Survey of textbooks and chapters * SQ5R, SOAR and other textbook study techniques * Textbook reading techniques: topic sentences, main ideas, summarizing * Textbook notetaking techniques: lists, cards, mapping, outlining, summarizing * Textbook marking * Application of textbook study systems to current classes	University of Texas a t Austin: Mark Your Books http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/lrnres/handouts/1420.html Virginia Polytechnic Institute ans State University: Study Skills Self-help Information http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdyhlp.html University of St. Thomas: Study Guides and Strategies http://www.stthomas.edu/academicsupport/helpful_study_skills_links.htm
4. Subject-Specific Study Techniques
* Math * Science * Liberal arts * Application of subject-specific study techniques to current classes	City College of San Francisco Learning Assistance Center Favorite Academic Websites http://www.ccsf.edu/Services/Learning_Assistance/favorites1.shtml Academic Resource Core LINKS: Study Skills http://www.geocities.com/arc_links/links_4.htm?#skill
5. Test taking
* Test-taking anxiety: visualization and relaxation techniques * Test preparation and test-taking strategies * Objective exams * Essay exams * Application of test taking to current classes	CDC York University: Preparing for Tests and Exams http://www.yorku.ca/cdc/lsp/eponline/exam.htm University of St. Thomas: Study Guides and Strategies http://www.stthomas.edu/academicsupport/helpful_study_skills_links.htm Prentice Hall's Student Success: Study Skills http://www.prenhall.com/success/StudySkl/testtake.html George Mason University: Exam Strategies http://www.gmu.edu/departments/csdc/examstrat.htm
6. Using the Library
* Research materials and techniques * Use of computers for library research * Documentation techniques * Plagiarism * Application of library usage to current classes	Preparing to Write a Research Paper http://www.tntech.edu/history/library.html City College of San Francisco Library and Learning Resources http://www.ccsf.org/Library Finding Information on the Internet http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Critical and Creative Thinking
1. Critical Analysis and Problem Solving
* Analytical, cognitive, vertical thinking style * Problem solving and decision making strategies * Data, information, bias, facts, opinion * Assumptions, evidence, arguments, judgments, evaluation, explanation * Application of critical analysis and problem skills to academic classes	APTT: Direct Attention Thinking Tools http://www.aptt.com/datt.htm Mind Tools: PMI - Plus/Minus/Interesting http://www.mindtools.com/pmi.html University of St. Thomas: Study Guides and Strategies http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/problem/problemsolvingV.htm
2. Creative and Visual Thinking
* Relational, affective, lateral thinking style * Idea generation, intuition, imagination, puzzles, patterns, curiosity * Mind mapping * Application of creative and visual thinking skills to academic classes	CalPoly: 5 Methods of the Notetaking Systems http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html Inspiration Software.Inc: Visual Learning http://www.inspiration.com/why_viz.html
Mega Study Skills Websites
	110 Links-Study Strategies http://alc.stcloudstate.edu/Counseling/CLASSES/110/links.htm Teaching Tips Index http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm Study Skills Self-help Information http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html Study Skills Resources http://www.howtostudy.org/resources.php CalPoly -Notetaking http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html Learning Styles http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/2106/element.html CollegePrep-101 http://collegeprep.okstate.edu/homepages.nsf/toc/CP101-toc Middle Tennessee State University: Study Help Page http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl/#anchor344276 ARC Links-Subject Specific http://www.geocities.com/arc_links/links_4.htm?#skill Tutor Web AAA (Academic Assistance Access) http://www.tutoraid.org/ Prentice Hall's Student Success http://www.prenhall.com/success Houghton Mifflin Students' resources http://college.hmco.com/students/index.html

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