Study Skills
The Learning Centre tutors can help you with study skills including how to read textbooks efficiently, note-taking, memorization techniques, and studying for different types of test questions.
Links
| LibGuides (VCC) | VCC's key resources for Student Success |
| Understanding Assignments | This website will help you understand how to read and write an effective response to a variety of assignments. |
| 9 Best Study Tips | Find out 9 tips on how to study smarter (based on scientific studies) in this short video |
| 10 Tips on How to Ace an Exam *Video* | A short video on 10 effective study tips to improve your exam performance based on research results |
| Assignment Calculator | University of Toronto's online assignment calculator breaks projects and papers up into manageable steps that help you meet your deadlines. |
Crash Course Study Skills |
Thomas Frank is going to help you learn to be a better student. He'll go over study tips, note taking, getting organized, and so much more! |
| Free Office 2016 Tutorials |
FREE Office 2016 tutorials on Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access |
| I blew my exam, now what? *Video* | A short video on how to learn and improve after a bad exam experience |
| Multi-tasking is a Myth! | Interesting, short video explaining how the brain works when you attempt to multi-task and the negative impact on accomplishing work. |
| Ready for Your Exam? | Find out how your exam preparation skills measure up and what you can do to improve |
| Study Guides and Strategies | A privately maintained series of worksheets that cover just about every imaginable study skill. |
| Study Skills Assessment | Take this short online quiz about your study strategies to figure out which areas you could improve on for academic success. |
| UBC's student toolkits |
Toolkits include: Managing Your Time, Preparing for Exams, Reading Textbook, Taking Notes, Working in Groups, etc ... |
