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Academic Coaching Improve your academic performance with the help of an academic coach. This program is open to all students seeking better self-management skills, reading and test-preparation strategies, and public speaking and memory techniques. In addition to improving your academic skills, learning center staff also are available to conduct assessments and referrals if you suspect you may have a learning disability or attention disorder. Please contact a learning center at least 24 hours in advance to schedule your appointment. Top Study Groups Offered in cooperation with professors of a select number of difficult courses, study group sessions assist students in mastering difficult course material while increasing comprehension of discipline concepts. Group leaders review the course material with students, as well as integrate study strategies—like note taking, problem solving, and test preparation—that link course content with cognitive skill development in an interactive small group environment. Study group participants earn significantly higher average finalcourse grades than if they simply studied alone. They are also more actively involved in the course, are guaranteed more study time, have a better understanding of course material, acquire efficient learning strategies, and on average earn higher grades in the course than students in the same course who do not attend the study group sessions. Contact a learning center to take part in a study group. Please note: Study group leaders are trained and supervised Rutgers students selected by the course professor; they are not course instructors and are present only to facilitate a study session. Top GRE Preparation Find out what you need to know before taking the GRE General Test. Workshop topics include general strategies, score interpretation, and resources to prepare for the exam. All workshop participants receive free access to ETS Criterion, an online program designed to prepare you for the analytical writing section of the GRE General Test. You can compose and submit essay responses online for scoring, receive immediate scores on your responses to GRE analytical writing tasks, and review sample responses and general suggestions for improving your essay writing skills. For more information, contact a learning center or visit the GRE workshop schedule. Top RU-tv Tutorials Each semester, the learning centers and faculty broadcast live final exam reviews that students can view either as part of the live studio audience, on RU-tv Channel 8, or via webcast. Broadcasts are archived online for on-demand student access. To view an archived review, contact RU-tv. Top Workshops Schedule a workshop for your group, organization, or class to learn about general learning strategies, GRE preparation, learning styles, note taking, public speaking, reading strategies, self-management strategies, study groups, test preparation, time management, and writing. Contact a learning center for more information or to arrange your workshop. Top Course Support Materials Sample exams, solution manuals, video- and audiotapes, course notes, textbooks, and CD-ROMS (nursing students only) are often available for students’ use in preparation for their courses. Top Speed-Reading Do speed-reading courses really work? The average college student reads between 250 and 350 words per minute on fiction and nontechnical material. People who purport to read between 10,000 and 25,000 words per minute are actually skimming, not comprehending, what they read. The only real way to improve reading speed is by building study skills, recognition vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Read some tips on how to improve your speed-reading skills, or make an appointment with an academic coach. Top Preparing for Multiple-Choice Exams Multiple-choice exams and reading strategies are closely related. Ideally, you want to study the material most likely to appear on the exam, while eliminating time spent memorizing less essential information. Read more about effective reading strategies and some myths and misconceptions about multiple-choice exams by downloading the files below, or make an appointment with an academic coach. Reading Strategies Study Guide [68KB PDF] Multiple-Choice Exams: Myths, Misconceptions, and How to Conquer Them [41KB PDF] Top |
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