Anticipation to view midterm grades can be nerve-wracking for anyone. However, midterms allow students to see how effective their study habits are and provides them with enough time to improve their grades before the end of the semester.
Students should remember that studying does not take place when they leave class, but it begins by coming to class prepared, paying close attention in class, and then reviewing and processing information after class.
There are Web sites that provide study tips for students such as www.how-to-study.com and www.studygs.net. How-to-study.com provides students with tips on taking notes in class, good listening skills in class, strategies for reading textbooks and how to overcome test-taking anxiety.
Studygs.net provides a list of effective study habits such as students taking responsibility, centering themselves on their values and principles, following up on priorities, and doing their best.
Like many other students at WSSU, Sierra Feaster, 20, junior, says she could use tips on studying.
“Typically when I have a major project or test, I go to the library to read,” she said.
“But I want to improve my studying habits, so I plan to study in advance, by pushing myself to stay focus and making sure that I write down questions I have for the next class,” she explains.Several services on the campus are available to help students develop better study skills.
Tutorials are held in Hauser by the University College in room 305. Tutorial schedules are posted on the WSSU website and are given for courses such as math, accounting, biology, biochemistry, and microbiology.
The writing center in Hall Patterson provides assistance to help students develop better writing skills.
Student Support Services on campus also provides tutorial services, offering tutoring for courses in natural and life sciences, reading and English, computer science and calculus.Overall students should set goals for themselves and strive to do their best. If students keep this as their first prior they can develop good study habits in no time.