Anxiety

• Address Negative Self-Talk
• Take Practical Steps to Reduce Stress
• Build Your Team
• Visualize Your Inner Champion
• Embrace and Control

Attitude

• Goals
• Relevance
• Positive Self-Talk
• Rewards
• Surround Yourself with Positive Peers

Concentration

• Create an Optimal Environment
• Choose Productive Scheduling
• Set Study Goals
• Reward Yourself
• Handle the Distractions

Information Processing

• Understand the Process
• Be Active
• Create Questions and Find Answers
• Concept Maps, Tables, and Charts
• Add to Your Schema

Motivation

• Know Where You Are Going
• See Relevance
• Take Small Steps
• Create a Reward System
• Recognize Your Skills

Selecting Main Ideas

• Keeping Your Head in the Game
• TISOP (Title, Introduction, Summary, Organization, Pictures)
• Turning Subheadings into Questions
• Note-Taking in Class
• Anticipate Exam Questions

Self-Testing

• Make Flashcards
• Implement Mind Mapping
• Use Visualization
• Answer Review Questions
• Distribute Your Study Sessions

Test Strategies

• Manage the Anxiety
• Create a Test-Taking Game Plan
• Develop a Pre-Test Ritual
• Winning the Game
• Understand How to Approach the Game

Time Management

• Attacking the Myths
• Procrastination
• Make Daily To-Do Lists
• Prioritizing
• Semester Planning

Using Academic Resources

• Consult the Experts
• Don’t “tough it out”
• Have a Game Plan
• Think of Professors as Part of Your Team
• Look to Classmates and Teammates as Partners