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The easiest way to improve student performance is to help
pupils with organization, time management and note-taking
skills. To that end, we’ve assembled some of the best
study skills sites on the Internet. Alan Haskvitz says, “I
start each year with two weeks of nothing but study skills
to prepare my students better for my class and for life.”
Begin your work here with our test prep and homework help
features. As for the reference sites, these are exceptionally
valuable for students. Have them bookmark this site and come
back to do their reference work in a safe harbor.
Other resources:
Conversion and calculation sites
The
Inflation Calculator
MegaConverter2
The
Universal Currency Converter
Convert and find currency around the world – a great
activity for students to learn about travel and culture.
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Dictionaries
Fact
Monster
Facts about most everything
Handspeak:
ASL, Sign Language Online Dictionary
A
Maths Dictionary for Kids
Try this animated, interactive dictionary for students which
explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language.
Merriam-Webster
Online
OneLook:
General dictionary sites
Huge list of reference sites -- start here
The Reference
Desk
Webopedia
Wikipedia
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Encyclopedias, atlases, thesauruses
Assorted
Encyclopedias on the Web
Guide to encyclopedias on the web
Color
Landform Atlas of the United States
CountryReports.org
Covers more than 260 countries
Encyclopedia.com
“Because knowledge is cool.”
Infoplease
Information
on Countries of the World
Roget’s
II: The New Thesaurus
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Essay-writing sites
Citation
Machine
Citing
Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Composition
Patterns: Cause and Effect
Descriptive
Essays
EasyBib
Writing
a Bibliography
Expository
(essays)
Guide
to Writing a Basic Essay
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General Sites
Cornell
Note-taking System
The
Five-finger Test
To find out if a book is too difficult
Fry
Reading Graph
To measure a student’s writing level
How
to Memorize Using Mnemonic Devices
Ishihara
Test for Colorblindness
About ten percent of male students are color blind. It is
a good idea to have them check with their parents; have them
go to this site.
Learning
Styles Test
Math
Study Skills Self-survey
Memory
Principles
Try these to refine your study habits.
Professor
Freedman’s Study Skills Tips for Math
Reference Desk
A vast array of reference links from daily events to vocabulary searches to most everything. This site is all you need for current reference work.
The
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Study Guides
and Strategies
Offers study skills in a great many languages -- reading,
preparing, project management and more
Study Guide Zone
Study
Skills for Middle School
Study
Skills Survey
See how you rate.
StudyTips.org
Success
in Mathematics
Time
Management Guide
For more mature students, this site deals with anxiety, emotions,
indecision, measuring progress, procrastination, scheduling
and even tiredness.
Tips
for Teaching Kids Goal Setting
Vischeck
See what any website looks like to those who are colorblind.
Where
Does Time Go?
This fun table shows students how the day is spent. |
