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Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Study Tools and Tips
- 5 Active Reading Strategies for Textbook Assignments (Video)
- Active Study Strategies
- Beliefs That Make You Fail...Or Succeed (Video)
- Cognitive Principles for Optimizing Learning (Video)
- Crash Course
- How to Study Effectively (Video Series)
- How to Study Effectively with Flash Cards (Video)
- I Blew the Exam, Now What? (Video)
- Khan Academy
- Making and Using Flash Cards
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Putting Principles for Learning into Practice (Video)
- Spaced Review Schedule
- Spaced Review: The Most Powerful Way to Remember What You Study (Video)
- Study Skills Self-Help
- What Students Should Know About How People Learn (Video)
Writing and Grammar
- Activities for ESL Students Looking for quizzes on grammar and/or vocabulary? This site has quite a few and you don’t have to be an ESL student. There are also Bi-Lingual quizzes in over 30 languages.
- CT State Library Citation Guide This guide will direct you to information and resources on using different citation styles for your course projects.
- Education First: English Grammar Guide Got a grammar question? You can find the answer in this comprehensive online grammar guide.
- English Grammar Online The tests on this site are grouped by level so you can start easy and increase the challenge.
- Essayinfo.com This site describes different types of essays such as comparison, cause and effect, and literature.
- How to Format a Hanging Indent (video)
- How to Format a Paper for MLA (video)
- How to Format a Simple Page Header for MLA (video)
- How to Share From a Document (video)
- How to Write an Essay Good general advice. Section 7, “Extras”, has great tips on common mistakes to avoid in your writing
- Mary-Jo Arn’s Guidelines for Writing Essays Good basic tips for literary essays as well as a great page on how to quote poetry in your essays
- NoodleTools Express
- Purdue Online Writing Lab Writing resources and instructional material are provided as a free service of Purdue University
- Resources for Writers
- Study Skills Self-Help Online Study Skills Workshops, courtesy of Virginia Tech
- Tips-o-Matic This page links to three sections that provide concise information and tips. The “Sentences” section provides basic grammar tips, while the “Paragraphs” and “Essays” sections offer simple step-by-step tips for writing essays.
- Thesis Builder and Online Outliner An interactive page to help students with writing a thesis statement and building an outline
- ZoteroBib An online citation tool and works cited (bibliography) generator for MLA, APA, Chicago style, and more