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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.

Calculating Reading Level
Have you ever wondered how sophisticated your writing is? There are several scales and calculations used to determine the readability or grade level of a piece of writing. One of the most common scales is the Flesch-Kincaid scale.

Auditory Learning Style
Auditory learners are those who learn best through hearing things. They may struggle to understand a chapter they've read, but then experience a full understanding as they listen to the class lecture.

Building Self-Confidence
You can start building your self-confidence by identifying the things that make you feel bad about yourself. Once you discover these "secret" weaknesses and work through them, you'll see your self-confidence begin to grow.

Setting Goals
It's never too late for setting goals for academic success. Some students will start at the beginning of the school year, others set goals after the New Year, but it doesn’t really matter when you start a new beginning. You may be prompted to set new goals for yourself for many reasons and at many times.

Strategic Plan for Students
If you really want to be successful in high school, you can use a strategy that is used by many organizations. You can develop a strategic plan including a mission statement, a list of goals, and several specific objectives.

What Is an IQ?
The measurement of IQ or intelligence is a contentious topic, and one that often sparks debate among educators and psychologists. Is intelligence even measurable, they ask? And if so, is its measurement important when it comes to predicting success and failure?

Cheating
Most surveys and polls show that high school students cheat in big numbers, and they don't think most cheating is a serious problem. That opinion can cost them dearly in college.

Confusing I and Me
"Would you like to go to lunch with John and I?" If that sentence makes you cringe, you probably know your grammar and you make a good impression when you speak.

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.

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.

Working With a Slacker
Trying to work with a slacker? If you are teamed up with a student who is notorious for slacking off, you can't let it get you down. Take some steps to encourage your partner to work.

Confusing Words
Many experienced writers have problems with confusing words, and most of us have to pause for a second and think when we are about to type certain words. Some words are so close to others in spelling or meaning that they cause confusion, time after time. If you study the most common problem words, you can avoid awkward mistakes in your papers.

Learning Styles - Global and Analytic
When you understand a little bit more about how your brain works, you can improve your study skills. Are you a global learner or an analytical earner? Discover your own earnings style and improve your grades.

Homework and Family
Is homework time a difficult time in your house? Does your mom get mad when your homework isn't done, night after night? It might help to look at the situation from her point of view. Then, encourage her to do the same.

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.

Who and Whom
"Whom" is one of the most misunderstood and misused words in the English language. If you want to be a great communicator, you should know the rules for using who and whom.

Improve Your Memory
You can improve you memory with an ancient mnemonic exercise used by Greek and Roman orators. The "loci" method is an easy to use, valuable tool.

Visual Learning
Visual learners are those who learn things best through seeing them. Visual learning students like to keep an eye on the teacher by sitting in the front of the class and watching the lecture closely.

Tactile Learning
Tactile or kinesthetic learners are those who learn through experiencing/doing things. For this reason, tactile learners may become bored more quickly than other students while listening to a class lecture.

Would Group Study Improve Your Grades?
College professors often encourage students to study in groups. Why? Group study improves old habits and expands students' perspectives.

Learning Styles
Do you know your personal learning style? If you study and study, but can't improve your test grades, you may need to change your study habits. Look over the characteristics of different learners and identify your own learning style. It may be the key to improving your grades.

Organize Your Homework
Organize your homework with color coded supplies. With this method you will always know when a due date is looming.

Create a Study Space
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.

Overcoming Procrastination
Procrastination affects every student to some degree. You just sat down to study, when suddenly you realize you forgot to feed the dog. Or, you suddenly remember you love your mom a lot and you want to tell her. Are you looking for a way to avoid doing your homework?

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