Studying, note taking, and test taking are basic student skills.  Though there may be several methods to study or to take notes for you, the student, to choose from, those methods are ineffective if they are not contributing to long-term retention of information and deeper understanding of concepts. 

These 6 short videos will be "aha!" moments that will help you understand what needs to happen during your study time, how to make your studying most effective, and how to effectively prepare for a test in a way that will also reduce your anxiety!

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Do you suffer from test taking anxiety?  Do you study and study but then blank out when the test is in front of you?  Do you get nervous and anxious before tests?  Here are two articles to help you deal with test anxiety and hopefully improve your grades!  Reducing Test Taking Anxiety and More on Test Anxiety