Online Study Skills Resources

These online resources, compiled by the TRC, are designed to aid students in becoming proactive in seeking additional academic support. If you have any questions or concerns on how to apply any resource you find on this site to fit your academic needs, please make an appointment with any of our academic coaches at the TRC.

Online Workshops

The purpose of these short video clips are to provide students with brief helpful hints on popular topics associated with improving students' grades.

• Test Preparation Checklist
• Note-Taking Tips
• Converting your Notes into Study Guides
• Helpful Study Hints
• Making it Through Exams

TRC Resources

Time Management

• Time Management PowerPoint
• Weekly Calendar
• Weekly Time Budget
• Monthly Calendar
• Course Schedule Planner
• Semester Planning Calendar
• Evaluating Your Time
• Time Management Handout
• Procrastination: Causes and Cures
• Time Management Self-Assessment
• Time Management Tips
• Spring Back from Spring Break

Reading Strategies

• Using Your Textbook
• Read and Remember
• 6 Steps to Read and Remember

Note-Taking

• Effective Note-Taking
• Take Better Notes PowerPoint
• How to Generate Questions from your Notes

Critical Thinking

• Critical Thinking in College PowerPoint
• How do I Analyze a Reading?
• Assessing the Usefulness of a Source

Citation

• APA 6thed Quick Sheet
• APA 6th Edition
• APA checklist
• Chicago Style Guide Part 1 PowerPoint
• Chicago Style Guide Part 2 PowerPoint
• MLA Style Guide PowerPoint
• Cite Right PowerPoint

Math

• Math Study Skills Handouts
• Math Test Tips

Test Preparation

• Final Exam Tips
• Strategies for Test Prep
• How to Raise your Test Score
• Test Preparation Workshop PowerPoint

Stress

• Stress Management Powerpoint

How to Talk with Your Professor

• Talking With Your Professor

Financial Tips

• Budget Worksheet for College Students
• Student Finances Powerpoint

Other Resources

Time Management

• Goal/Objective & Priorities worksheet
  http://www.studygs.net/schedule/goals.htm
• Studying The Sciences: Time & Task Management Hints
  http://www.wellesley.edu/PLTC/1_STUDENTS/Handouts.html
• Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Better Student
  http://i.allschoolguide.com/article/ultimate-guide-becoming-better-student

Reading Strategies

• Improving Memory - Tips
  Strengthening Your Reading Comprehension
  http://academic.cuesta.edu/acasupp/as/304.HTM

Note-Taking

• Note Taking Tips
  http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/lrnres/handouts.html

Critical Thinking

• Socratic Questioning
  http://ed.fnal.gov/trc/tutorial/taxonomy.html

Citation

• Citation reference
  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
• Citation help
  http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/citingguide.html

Math

• Study Sheets and Tables
  http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/

Test Preparation

• Test Prep Help
  http://www.utexas.edu/student/utlc/lrnres/handouts.html
• Exam Prep Help
  Coming Soon

Stress

• Overcoming Text Anxiety Tips
  http://www.studygs.net/stress.htm

How to Talk with Your Professor

• Tips for Speaking with Professor
  http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-to-talk-to-a-professor.html

Contact Academic Coaches:

Stella Abuabara
Email: Stella.Abuabara@utsa.edu
or
Kathy Wilkins
Email: Kathy.Wilkins@utsa.edu
Academic Coaches.