Student Success at Purdue

Handouts

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Time Management

• Weekly Time Management Schedule
• Instructions for Weekly Time Management Schedule
• Monthly Schedule
• 8 Day Study Plan
• 10 Tips for Better Time Management
• Overcoming Procrastination
• Intrusive Advising – A Bag of Time Management Tricks
• Making Daily,Weekly and Monthly Schedules (*****NEW*****)
• The 168 hour week (*****New******)

Staying Focused

• Improving Concentration
• Perfectionism

Lecture Notetaking

• Taking Lecture Notes- Cornell Format

 Problem Solving

• Problem Solving Brochure
• Problem Solving Outline
• Dan's Suggestions for Problem-Solving Courses

Reading Speed

• Increasing Reading Efficiency
• Suggestions for Improving Reading Efficiency 

Textbook Usage

• How Can I Organize My Textbook Reading?

Test Taking

• Understanding Test Anxiety
• Inventory of Test-Taking Skills
• How to Prepare for Essay Exams
• Taking a Multiple Choice Exam 
• Do's and Don'ts for Taking a Standardized Test
• Test Taking Skills I- "How Do I Show What I Know"
• Test Taking Skills II- Using Study Guides
• Test Taking - General Tips

Final Exams

• Surviving Finals Week