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Academic Therapy, 1989
A series of study guides, which were developed to assist students in improving study and library skills, is reproduced for teachers' use. The guides cover test-taking skills; writing business letters; selecting a writing topic; plagiarism; developing search strategies; documentation; and locating dictionaries, periodical articles, books,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Plagiarism

Feldt, Ronald C. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1990
The effect of test expectancy on preferred strategy use and test performance on factual and higher-level questions in learning from expository text was studied, using 42 undergraduates who reported their study strategies and completed a multiple-choice test. Test expectancy affected neither preferred strategy use nor test performance. (SLD)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Multiple Choice Tests, Performance Factors

Beidel, Deborah C.; Turner, Samuel M.; Taylor-Ferreira, Jill C. – Behavior Modification, 1999
Presents and evaluates a pilot program to reduce test anxiety and related social-evaluative concerns. The Testbusters program teaches effective study habits, study skills, and test-taking strategies for children in grades 4 through 7. Results indicate that Testbusters decreased general levels of test anxiety and improved overall grade point…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Modification, Elementary School Students, Intermediate Grades
Supon, Viola – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2004
Teachers can implement effective strategies to assist test-anxious students. By being aware of the types of student with these traits, they can develop, modify, and implement various strategies into their teaching repertoires. Furthermore, teachers who employ formative factors, habitual prudence, purposeful learning experiences, and test-wise…
Descriptors: Test Anxiety, Learning Strategies, Educational Testing, Educational Strategies
Barnett, Jerrold E. – 1996
A study examined self-reported studying and quiz performance in a college course. Subjects, 22 female and 5 male students in an educational psychology class, were quizzed on 4 supplementary reading assignments across the semester. Quizzes were scored for three types of learning: definitions, recall of factual information, and transfer of…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Reading Research, Reading Strategies
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1993
Many suggestions can be made, which, if put into practice, can help students learn more and earn better grades. Some study habits that relate to study efficiency are: selecting ideal study time; adjusting surroundings; length of time for each study session; the way to go about reading; and the way students take notes. Probably the single most…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, High Schools, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
Haisman, Gilbert – 1997
Noting that research shows that sound study practices increase chances for academic success, this booklet is intended to help secondary and postsecondary students improve their study methods and take charge of their learning. After an introduction, the first section discusses planning for success (goal setting and organizing a study space). The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Skills, Internet
Anderson, Thomas H.; Armbruster, Bonnie B. – 1986
Using the conceptual frameworks of "levels of processing" and "transfer appropriate processing," the research literature on listening and notetaking was interpreted. Based on these frameworks, implications for encoding and external storage hypotheses are presented and critiqued. The report concludes that there is a potential…
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Encoding (Psychology), Higher Education, Learning Processes
Wilson, Patricia – 1979
Research indicates that when taking a standardized test that is not timed, students who have been coached to revise answers profit more from their changes than do those who receive no instruction at all. Some study skill books written for high school and college students give misleading advice not to change answers while some newer editions are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Objective Tests, Reading Teachers

McKee, Saundra J. – Social Studies, 1988
Discusses the revision of the curriculum for college-bound students. States three apparent needs: conceptual knowledge, note- and test-taking skills, and critical thinking skills. Provides suggestions for developing these areas, devoting much attention to critical thinking. (GEA)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Instructional Improvement

Nelli, Elizabeth; Minnis, Bernard – Action in Teacher Education, 1986
The development of an intervention program initiated by the Kentucky Department of Education to ensure that minority education majors have access to training in skills needed for standardized tests is described. (MT)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Knowledge Level, Language Skills, Minimum Competency Testing

Christen, William L.; Murphy, Thomas J. – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
A survey of 479 graduating seniors from three different high schools reveals the majority of the students were not adequately trained in study skills. Includes a copy of the survey questionnaire. (MD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Reading Skills, Secondary Education

Brown, Steven D.; Nelson, Tamara L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1983
Studied factors that might differentially underlie test anxiety and academic performance of college students (N=72). Results revealed that high anxious students differed from low anxious students on traditional cognitive and somatic indicators of text anxiety but not on any measure of study or test-taking skills. (WAS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Differences
Taylor, Lynn – Student Lawyer, 1981
Many states have limitations on the number of times a student may retake the bar exams, but a variety of preparatory techniques can increase chances of success: hypnosis, reduction of test anxiety, better studying techniques. (Journal availability: 1155 E. 60th St., Chicago, IL 60637, $1.00.) (MSE)
Descriptors: Certification, Employment Potential, Failure, Hypnosis

Zeller, Richard A.; Wells, Janis J. – Teaching Sociology, 1990
Evaluated the effects of the study skills enhancement technique taught at Bowling Green State University Study Skills Laboratory on the test-taking performance of Sociology 101 students. Found that those students who participated in the program four or more hours per week performed better on tests. (SLM)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Notetaking