Universities and colleges are very interested in understanding the factors that influence their students' academic performance. This paper describes a study that was conducted at a mid-sized public university in the mid-south, USA, to examine this issue. In this study, the 10-scale, Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) (Weinstein et…

Research suggests that between 25% to 40% of students experience test anxiety, with students with disabilities and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds having higher prevalence rates. Since test anxiety impacts student well-being and the validity of the important educational decisions based on testing data, this article…

Test anxiety creates problems for many students, and can have a negative impact on the academic performance of many who suffer from it (Jones & Petruzzi, 1995). Typical treatment components for test anxiety involve psychoeducation, relaxation training, gradual exposure, cognitive restructuring, study skills training, and relapse prevention.…

"Helping Your Child Succeed in School" is a brochure that provides parents with information, tools and activities they can use in the home to help their child develop the skills critical to academic success. This brochure was drawn from the larger booklet in the "Helping Your Child" series, "Helping Your Child Succeed in School" (ED503162) which…

Historically, first-generation, low-income, and students with disabilities have had very high attrition rates at California Community Colleges and institutions of higher education in general. Based on figures compiled by the National Center for Educational Statistics in 2004, 4.5 million low-income, first-generation college students comprise…

US high schools appear to measure success according to the number of students admitted into four-year institutions each year. Although this is one measure, there are some schools that focus on developing important life skills needed to become productive members of society. Online surveys were sent out to alumni, students, teachers, and parents to…

Placement tests are rapidly joining the ranks of high-stakes testing and college freshmen are required to take mathematics placement exams to determine their first mathematics course upon entering college. Unfortunately, these exams tend to place students in a lower-level or remedial course. As a result, additional expenses are incurred, degree…

Generally, teachers are good students. Most know how to successfully address a variety of academic tasks demands. Many know how to compensate for any personal weaknesses they have with specific skills. Sometimes teachers are such good students that they forgot what it was like to struggle to learn something. Unfortunately, students with emotional…

This paper reviews the differences between two interpretations accounting for the poor test performance of high anxious students: (1) that anxiety interferes with retrieval of prior learning; or (2) that, due to study skills deficits, the initial acquisition by anxious students is less thorough than by those lower in anxiety. Research results…

This guide provides a survey to help readers discover their own learning styles, and then covers all the elements of study and test preparation. The guide is designed to be used 20 minutes each day so that the reader can learn to get the most out of studying. The chapters are: (1) "Getting Started"; (2) "Discovering How You Learn"; (3) "Looking…

This bibliography contains 36 annotations of resources in the ERIC database (ranging from 1983 to 1989) concerning study skills, note-taking, test-taking, and other organizational skills. The first section of this bibliography provides resources for developing good study habits, how to change study behavior, allocating study time, and study…

Students in 22 social science courses at the junior high, senior high, and college level were surveyed about their study habits to prepare for a major exam. An index of the effectiveness of each class of study activity was developed in terms of its impact on test grades. (RB)

Suggests teaching study and test taking skills which many students do not pick up intuitively. Includes a list of study tips and test-taking techniques which may be duplicated and distributed to students. (DH)

This book is designed to help the student learn how to study effectively. The focus is on finding one's own learning style and working with it to improve studying and learning. The following chapters are included: (1) "Getting Started"; (2) "Discovering How You Learn"; (3) "Looking and Listening"; (4) "Making Images, Making Order, Making Sense";…

This workbook was written to help students learn better, study better, and do better in school. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the book. Chapter 2 focuses on five basic skills that can help readers become super students: goal setting, putting things in the right order, asking questions, finding out how you're doing, and discovering patterns.…