Learning Styles and Skills
Don't fear the pop quiz! Improve homework skills with effective time management, strong organizational skills, and informative class notes.
Guest Author Angela Storck
Angela Storck has worked with students for many years in a variety of capacities in the field of college student affairs. She specializes in writing articles that encourage students to go the extra mile on projects by using familiar technology in new ways.
Angela Storck has worked with students for many years in a variety of capacities in the field of college student affairs. She specializes in writing articles that encourage students to go the extra mile on projects by using familiar technology in new ways.
Mnemonic Devices
A mnemonic device is a little phrase or rhyme used as a memory tool by students of all ages. This list includes mnemonics for many common lists or orders that students need to memorize.
A mnemonic device is a little phrase or rhyme used as a memory tool by students of all ages. This list includes mnemonics for many common lists or orders that students need to memorize.
Brain Health
Your brain is a complex and still-mysterious living computer that controls everything from your moods to your heat rate. The brain is comprised of separate parts, and each part carries out a special function, but each segment also works in cooperation with every other.
Certain substances, like food and drugs, affect certain parts of your brain. Some effects are good and some are dange…
Ecstasy and Your Brain
If you’ve ever seen, heard about, or read about a teenager who has suffered a brain injury from a tragic accident, you can understand the horrible consequences of dangerous behavior. You may not realize that using Ecstasy or club drugs can bring about the same results.
If you’ve ever seen, heard about, or read about a teenager who has suffered a brain injury from a tragic accident, you can understand the horrible consequences of dangerous behavior. You may not realize that using Ecstasy or club drugs can bring about the same results.
Your Brain and Cocaine
There is a direct link between levels of education and cocaine use. That is why it is so important for students to understand how cocaine use affects their brains and their abilities to perform in class and in testing situations.
There is a direct link between levels of education and cocaine use. That is why it is so important for students to understand how cocaine use affects their brains and their abilities to perform in class and in testing situations.
Your Brain and Marijuana
If you think smoking pot is harmless, then think again. Many studies show that marijuana affects your ability to think and to perform, and long-term use has an extremely damaging effect on your brain's performance.
If you think smoking pot is harmless, then think again. Many studies show that marijuana affects your ability to think and to perform, and long-term use has an extremely damaging effect on your brain's performance.
Summer School Tips
Summer terms are shorter than ordinary school terms. That means the courses are more condensed. What does this mean for you? Discover some important tips for surviving summer school.
Summer terms are shorter than ordinary school terms. That means the courses are more condensed. What does this mean for you? Discover some important tips for surviving summer school.
Study Skills Assessment Tool
Good study skills can make a big difference in your school performance. Even if you find a particular subject difficult to understand, you will find that being organized and knowing how to tap in to your natural strengths can add valuable points to your scores.
Use the assessment tool below to determine your score. Mark each topic with a score from 1 to 5, with 5 meaning "strongly agree…
Brainstorming Techniques
Brainstorming is a great way to generate new ideas for a paper or project. Some students are uncomfortable with traditional brainstorming because it feels too chaotic. You can find a brainstorming technique that is most comfortable for your learning style.
Brainstorming is a great way to generate new ideas for a paper or project. Some students are uncomfortable with traditional brainstorming because it feels too chaotic. You can find a brainstorming technique that is most comfortable for your learning style.
Are You Gifted?
There are certain traits that are common among students with very high intelligence quotients, or IQs. If you answer "yes" to more than fifteen of the following questions, you may be a gifted student.
There are certain traits that are common among students with very high intelligence quotients, or IQs. If you answer "yes" to more than fifteen of the following questions, you may be a gifted student.
Concentration
Does your mind wander in class? If you can't concentrate when your teacher is lecturing or when you're working on homework, you may need to determine what factors are affecting your concentration.
Does your mind wander in class? If you can't concentrate when your teacher is lecturing or when you're working on homework, you may need to determine what factors are affecting your concentration.
Improve Your Handwiting
Good handwriting is important for success in school. There are several good reasons to improve your handwriting. When it comes to essay tests,both speed and legibility are essential for good grades, so it’s in your best interest to learn to write neatly and in a way that doesn’t fatigue your hand quickly.
Good handwriting is important for success in school. There are several good reasons to improve your handwriting. When it comes to essay tests,both speed and legibility are essential for good grades, so it’s in your best interest to learn to write neatly and in a way that doesn’t fatigue your hand quickly.
How to Start a Podcast Club
By starting a podcast club, you and your friends can have fun and learn about a variety of subjects at the same time. A podcast club operates the same way as your parents' book clubs of the past!
By starting a podcast club, you and your friends can have fun and learn about a variety of subjects at the same time. A podcast club operates the same way as your parents' book clubs of the past!
Secret Homework Excuse Cryptogram
Do you know every homework excused? Have you used them all? Take a break from your studies and enjoy this cryptogram to find the secret message that's really a homework excuse.
Do you know every homework excused? Have you used them all? Take a break from your studies and enjoy this cryptogram to find the secret message that's really a homework excuse.
Finding a Study Place
Your study environment is important to success. If you don't have a regular place to study, you might be able to improve your study skills by making one. Some students do well studying in their bedrooms, but some students need to be away from the place that's associated with the rest.
Your study environment is important to success. If you don't have a regular place to study, you might be able to improve your study skills by making one. Some students do well studying in their bedrooms, but some students need to be away from the place that's associated with the rest.
Homeschooling
If you're thinking about homeschooling, but worried about getting into college, think again. It took awhile, but college officials have come to realize that homeschool students are among the strongest new enrollees each year.
If you're thinking about homeschooling, but worried about getting into college, think again. It took awhile, but college officials have come to realize that homeschool students are among the strongest new enrollees each year.