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Step Up Study Skills
This guide is designed to help you build lifelong study skills one step at a time. Use it to identify where you are in the learning process, strengthen essential study techniques, and develop strategies that work for you. As you practice and apply these these steps, you'll improve your confidence, comprehension, and academic success.
Prepare
Set yourself up for success before class by organizing materials, planning your time, and creating a distraction-free study environment.
Attend
Be present and engaged in class. Participate, ask questions, take meaningful notes, and stay actively focused on learning.
Review
Summarize notes after class to check your understanding and identify key concepts. Use a variety of study methods to remember and keep going.
Apply
Practice what you've learned through homework, self-quizzing, problem-solving, discussions, or teaching the material to someone else. Connect with others to deepen the learning process. Predict how this work can relate to future learning opportunities.
Evaluate
Check in on your wellness. Reflect on what worked, gather feedback, identify areas for improvement, and adjust your steps to continue growing and improving.
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