Student Success Resources -
Study Skills videos, pamphlets, web sites

The SCAA has idenitifed and developed various online resources that can help you succeed in your career at CSUEB. This is just a small sampling of the hundreds of worthwhile resources that are availabale to everyone via the internet and in various offices on the CSUEB campus.

Study Skills Videos
Including Chemistry and Study Skills Videos (from Dartmouth College), and the Khan Academy collection (math, physics, finance, etc.)

Study Skills Pamphlets
Pamphlets for various Student Success and Study Skills topics

Handouts
A collection of handouts for math and writing

Web resources
Links to web sites for writing, math, ESL, and other disciplines

Writing Guides and Sample Papers

Study Skills Videos

The videos linked below were developed by the Academic Skills Center at Dartmouth College.

• Learning Strategies for General Chemistry

  • Chemistry Video
  • Chemistry Video with Captions

• Time Management - methods for getting organized and making better use of your time

  • Time Management Video (17:50 minutes)
  • Time Management Video with Captions (17:50 minutes)

• Notetaking - techniques for effectively recording and learning information from classes and lectures

  • Notetaking Video (8:24 minutes)
  • Notetaking Video with Captions (8:24 minutes)

• Stress Management - learn more about stress and stress management techniques

  • Stress Management Video
  • Stress Management Video with Captions

• Reading Improvement - strategies for improving reading rate and comprehension

  • Reading Improvement Video (10:48 minutes)
  • Reading Improvement Video with Captions (10:48 minutes)

• Strategic Learning - a three-step process for meaningfully understanding and retaining information

  • Strategic Learning Video (9:00 minutes)
  • Strategic Learning Video with Captions (9:00 minutes)
• Math, Physics, and Finance (Khan Academy)
  
  • Check out this large collection of video clips:
    Math, Physics, & Finance Practice Videos from Khan Academy
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Study Skills videos prepared by students at Douglass College, NJ

• Time Management
  
  
• Textbook Reading
  
  
• How to Write an Essay
  
  
• Great Study Techniques
  
  
• Taking Multiple Choice Exams
  
  
• Connecting with Other Students
  
  
• Study Skills for Math
  
  
• Better Health=Better Students
  
  
• Top 10 Student Success Tips
  
  
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• Study Skills Pamphlets

  This is a selection of pamphlets with helpful advice about some basic academic skills

  • Getting the Most Out of Your Classes (pdf file)
  • Time Management (pdf file)
  • Note-Taking (pdf file)
  • Test Taking (pdf file)
  • Taking Math Tests (pdf file)
  • Reading Your Textbooks - SQ3R (pdf file)
  • Listening Skills (pdf file)
  • Plagiarism (pdf file)

• Academic Success Web Sites
  

  Useful web resources for academic skills

  • General Study & Success Sites

    • How to Study.com
    • How to Study.org
    • Study Guides and Strategies available in 31 languages

  • Writing

    • Purdue Online Writing Lab
    • Paradigm On-line Writing Assistant
    • Grammar Bytes - interactive quizzes, very clever presentations
    • Guide to Grammar and Writing
    • re:writing from Bedford St. Martins
    • Common Errors in English
    • Elements of Style by Strunk
    • Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science Students

  • Writing Documentation

    • Chicago Style Online
    • OWL MLA Bibliographic Guidelines
    • OWL APA Bibliographic Guidelines
    • MLA citation puzzle - CSUEB Library
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  • Plagiarism
    The issue of academic integrity affects many aspects of research and composition.  With the ease of access now available to all students, it's more important than ever to be clear about issues of authorship, citation, and documentation.  These web sites provide very useful overviews on academic integrity and plagiarism

    • VAIL -Virtual Academic Integrity Laboaratory - from the University of Maryland
      http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/vail/home.html
    • Plagiarism Workshop - interactive tutorial from San Jose State University Library
      http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/plagiarism/selector.htm
      
    • Other sites with information about academic integrity
      
      • http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/plagiarism/selector.htm
      • http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/plag/plagiarismtutorial.php
      • http://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/vail/home.html
      • http://www.indiana.edu
        
  • Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
    
    • Writing in the Social Sciences  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/soc_sciences/write.shtml
    • Philosophy  http://www.jimpryor.net/teaching/guidelines/writing.html
  • Writing for Science
    • http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/sciences/write.shtml

  • ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) Resources
    

    • Dave's ESL Cafe
    • English as a Second Language
    • http://www.thinkmap.com 
    
    
  • Math, Physics, and Finance
    Check out this large collection of video clips. Includes algebra, calculus, trigonometry, etc.:
    • Math, Physics, & Finance Practice Videos from Khan Academy
      
  • Math and Statistics
    • Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics
    • ELA Mathematics Directory
    • Math.com

  • Learning Styles Inventories

    • http://www.metamath.com
    • http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire
    
    

    CSUEB Sites

    • Assessment and Testing
    • Library
    • Student Disabled Resource Center
    • Student Academic Services
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