Bellevue College

Study Skills

Every student needs assistance with study habits and time management from time-to-time. Our Study Skills Resource listing provides a variety of resources to assist you with learning basic study skills.
Resources to improve note-taking, studying for exams, and effective time management are available below. Utilize these resources to improve your basic study habits and help ensure your academic success.

Study Skills – Online Resources

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Study Skill – Documents

Strategies for Success
   Study skills for the first week and beyond.
   Study Skills

How to get A’s
   Seven study tips to help you get A’s in college.
   7 Ways to get A’s

Taking Good Notes
   The importance of good lecture notes and best
   practices.
   Taking Good Notes

Note taking Example
  Cornell Note taking Example – Tips and sample layout.
  Applies to any topic.
   Note taking Example

Reading Your Textbook
   Reading, note taking and review technique.
Reading Your Textbook

SQ3R Example
   Example of how to use the SQ3R textbook reading method.
SQ3R Example

Test Taking Strategies
   Preparing for and taking exams.
   Test Taking Strategies

Are You “Test Anxious”?
   Self-evaluation and strategies.
   Test Anxious

Relaxation Exercise
   Relaxation technique recommended for use before or
   during study sessions..
   Relaxation Exercise

How to Survive Exam Weeks
   Dealing with tension, time management and other
   techniques.
   Survive Exam Weeks

Time Management Techniques
   Common time wasters and tips for handling them.
   Time Management

Learning Styles
   Identify and learn study strategies for your learning style.
Learning Styles handout

Weekly Homework Planner
   A weekly planning form for scheduling homework.
   Weekly Homework Planner  

Weekly Schedule Planner
   A weekly schedule and study planning form.
   Weekly Schedule Planner  

Monthly Schedule Planner
   A monthly schedule planning form.
  Monthly Schedule Planner

Motivation and Goal Setting
   Increase your motivation and learn how to set goals.
  Motivation and Goal Setting

The 7 Step Anti-Procrastination Plan
   Advice and techniques for avoiding procrastination.
   7 Step Plan  

Overcoming Math Anxiety
   Strategies to use to help you overcome math anxiety.
   Math Anxiety

How to Form Study Groups
   Steps you can take to form study groups and specific activities for study groups to use.
   Study Groups

Improving Your Memory
   Tips on improving memory and retention.
   Improving Memory 

Mnemonic Techniques and Memory “Tricks”
  Using ACRONYMS and other specific memory
  techniques.
   Memory Tricks  

10 Steps to Emotional Health and Vitality
   Practical advice for maintaining emotional health.
   Ten Steps  

What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me…
   Advice on what to do now that you are in college.
   Wish Someone Told Me

Preparing for a profession in the health sciences
   A Powerpoint presentation on how to prepare for admission to professional schools and programs.
  Preparation for Health Sciences Professions

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