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College Survival Guide: Time Management, Study Skills & Testing Strategies

Learn essential strategies for thriving in college - from managing your time effectively to improving study skills and acing tests. Discover tips on sleep, time management, reading textbooks, note-taking, studying efficiently, and acing different types of tests. Make the most of your college experience with expert guidance from William S. Altman, Ph.D., and enhance your academic success.

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College Survival Guide: Time Management, Study Skills & Testing Strategies

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  1. Survive and Thriveat College Time Management, Study Skills, and Testing Strategies

  2. What You Need to Know Sleep Time Study Test

  3. Sleep • How much do you need? • Circadian Rhythms • Sleep cycles • full sleep cycles • power naps

  4. What are you doing and what is there to do? • How do you actually spend your time? Do an inventory. • Activity every 15 minutes • Energy every 15 minutes • What do you HAVE TO do? • What do you NOT HAVE TO do?

  5. Time ManagementMaking up a realistic schedule • First, put in things that cannot change • Classes • Work • Specific obligations • Put in time to sleep, including naps, if needed • Put in time to do homework and other stuff • Be sure there’s time to play • Stick to your schedule, but adjust it as needed

  6. How to Read a Textbook • NOT ALL AT ONE TIME! • Memory • Chunks • Linkages • Take Notes

  7. In-Class Skills • Pauk’s List of Do and Don’t behaviors • Proper listening skills • Proper note-taking

  8. Taking Notes: Basic Method AA Active Panel Lecture Notes Summary

  9. Taking Notes: Advanced AA Active Panel Book Notes Lecture Notes Summary

  10. When to Study • Cramming doesn’t work • Distributed practice vs. massed practice • Best time of day for you • Review before exams

  11. Taking Tests • Use Memory Cues • The room • Objects • Smells and tastes • Read All the Directions First • Read Items Carefully

  12. Taking Multiple Choice Tests • Don’t look at the answers • Make 3 passes • Answer what you know well – skip everything else • Go back for what you missed • Check your work • Changing answers

  13. Taking Essay Tests • Choose items carefully • Start with the easiest item • Think before you write • Manage your time • Outline before you write • Get to the point • Use evidence • Be sure you actually answer the question!

  14. The Most Important Part Enjoy What You Study

  15. Contact Information William S. Altman, Ph. D. Psychology & Human Services Department SUNY Broome Community College P.O. Box 1017 Binghamton, NY 13904 altmanws@sunybroome.edu 607-778-5216

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