Study Skills And Learning Strategies
Title: Study Guides and Strategies
Level: HS
Comment: This web site is multilingual, and contains information on preparing, learning, studying, studying with others, classroom participation, reading skills, learning with others, project management, preparing for tests, taking tests, writing basics, writing types, research, math, science and technology, and web truth. Joe Landsburger maintains and updates the site frequently.
Title: Study Skills Self Help Information
Level: C&U
Comment: The site provides advice on a variety of topics and is straight to the point. Each page is under 300 words and is easily read. It is designed to provide advice for a study crisis! The interactive Money Counter and Environment Analysis are valuable tools. No links are available through this site.
Title: University of Alberta-Library Guides Canadian Site
Level: C&U
Comment: This site has some excellent information about library skills in general from writing research papers to critically evaluating journal articles. See the “Citation Style Guides for Internet and Electronic Sources” for correct ways of crediting the Internet resources used in papers.
Title: Learning Commons—University of Guelph Fast Facts Canadian Site
Level: HS
Comment: This site has award winning sheets on many study skill topics.
Title: Study Write Canadian Site
Level: HS
Comment: This site houses a jumbo, manual version of how to study. Every topic is here except it is read and do. Not too much in the way of interactivity but then this stuff is not made to be fun.
Title: ALIS Study Skills Tips Canadian Site
Level: ABE
Comment: This site’s how to advice focuses on the mental aspects of studying. Positive attitude, defenses against learning, moving to powerful thoughts, handling fear, saving time & learning style are the topics.
Title:UVic Learning Skills Program Canadian Site
Level: C&U
Comment: This site has another list of tips and handouts.
Title: Academic Assistant
Level: C&U
Comment: This easy to read site provides a truly comprehensive overview of study tips and tricks. Users need to know that it originates in the United Kingdom so some information is not applicable to Canadian Students.
Title: “NAIT Study Skills Web site”: http://www.nait.ca/studyskills/default.htm *Canadian Site*
Level: C&U
Comment: The interactive self-assessment is a good introduction to the excellent information found on this site. Information is presented in an easy to read format. Several tools are available including weekly schedules to manage time effectively.
Title: Studystack
Level: HS
Comment: If you loved flashcards or playing hangman when you were in grade school you will love Study Stack. You can find flashcards and many other interactive learning tools at this unique site for many of the topics studied in introductory university courses. You will also be able to find great learning tools for your kids. Finding topics can be a challenge but it is worth the effort.
Memory & Learning
Title: Mind Tools
Level: C&U
Comment: This site has an eclectic assortment of advice from improving memory to planning time. This text rich site would benefit from more visuals and interactivity to increase readability. Authors describe themselves as benevolently self interested. They sell some self-help materials online. Great site!
Title: What Kind Of Thinker Are You
Level: ABE
Comment: The site provides a short quiz to find out what type of thinker. Print-out doesn’t say much but these things are always fun!
Title: The Three-Stage Memory System
Level: ABE
Comment: On this site Big Dog-Little Dog strikes again! Well-designed pictorial and text information describing how we remember things (or don’t). Take the tour!
Title: Multiple Intelligence Assessment
Level: ABE
Comment: Designed for teachers to assess students, but give it a try from the student’s perspective. The site offers many practical suggestions on how to accommodate individual learning styles.
Exam Preparation
Title: Study Guides and Strategies
Level: HS, C&U
Comment: This web site is multilingual, and contains information on preparing, learning, studying, studying with others, classroom participation, reading skills, learning with others, project management, preparing for tests, taking tests, writing basics, writing types, research, math, science and technology, and web truth. They are maintained and updated frequently by Joe Landsburger.