Study Skills
All tutors can help you learn how to manage your time more effectively, end procrastination, read a textbook and develop other study skills. Drop by a centre, send us an email or by phone using Dial-A-Tutor (during business hours).
The tutors have created worksheets/handouts that address commonly-asked study skills questions.
The Learning Centre Coordinator teaches in-class workshops on study skills and test taking. Ask your instructor to contact us to arrange a session.
Study Skills Worksheets/Handouts
| Topic | Worksheet Title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | Checklist for Improving Critical Thinking Skills | Broadway/Downtown | |
| Private Tutor | Looking for a Private Tutor | Broadway/Downtown | |
| Reading | SQ4R | Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Groups | Study Groups | Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Skills | Concept-Based Study | Broadway | |
| Study Skills | How to Predict Possible Test Questions |
Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Skills | Notetaking Symbols & Abbreviations |
Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Skills | Tips for Learning Vocabulary |
Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Skills for ESL Learning | Checklist and Self-Assessment |
Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Skills | Grammar & Reading - Tips on Studying and Test-Taking | Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Skills | Listening & Speaking - Tips on Studying and Test-Taking |
Broadway/Downtown | |
| Study Tips | Returning to Math and Science? | Broadway/Downtown |
Study Skills Videos
These 5 YouTube videos are part of a series by Stephen Chew describing how to get the most out of studying.
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| VIDEO 1: Beliefs That Make You Fail or Succeed |
Mistaken beliefs that undermine your learning |
| VIDEO 2: What Students Should Understand About How People Learn |
Introduces a simple, but powerful theory of memory and levels of processing |
| VIDEO 3: Cognitive Principles for Optimizing Learning |
4 principles that students can use to develop effective study strategies |
| VIDEO 4: Putting the Principles for Optimizing Learning into Practice |
Applying the principles to common study situations: note-taking and highlighting while reading |
| VIDEO 5: I Blew The Exam, Now What? |
What students should or should not do when they get a bad exam grade |
Links (General)
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Assignment Calculator | Your paper is due when? This calculator will break any assignment into manageable chunks with due dates - a great place to start. |
| Eclipse Crossword |
Create FREE crosswords for study. |
| How to Take Lecture Notes | The basics summarized neatly. |
| HowToStudy.org |
Succeed in college with the latest study strategies and writing techniques. Hints/tips for writing papers and passing exams. |
| Study Guides and Strategies | A privately (!) maintained series of worksheets that cover just about every imaginable study skill. |
| Time Management for Anarchists | A great, funny movie that covers all the basics of time management in a unstuffy way. |
| VARK Questionnaire: Learning Styles |
Take the VARK questionnaire to determine your learning style. It will answer the question: How do I learn best? |
Links (Flashcards)
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| Cramberry |
Choose from thousands of sets made by other Cramberry users and share your own flash cards with the world. Cramberry builds a studying schedule for you based on your progress on each card, letting you study more quickly and efficiently. |
| Flashcard Exchange |
A Better Way To Study. Over 400,000 people use our web-based flashcard program to absorb information efficiently and permanently. Web-based means it works right in your web browser. You don't have to download, install, or update anything. |
| Quizlet | Web-based flashcards for times when you just can't face another recipe card. A great resource for checking yourself with unfamiliar cards before a test. |
| Study Bulb |
Create and share free flash cards in just minutes! Try the matching ... nice! |
| Study Stack |
World's most versatile flashcards. Find flashcards to study or create your own flashcards. Study flashcards or use the other activities such as matching, crosswords, hangman, scrambled word, or bug chase. Study flashcards anytime and anywhere by printing your flashcards or by using them with applications on your cell phone, PDA, or iPod. |
Links (Sample Exams)
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| B.C. Ministry of Ed - Sample Exams |
Sample provincial exams for a variety of Grade 10-12 courses, with answer keys |