A Student Guide to
Learning Skills
As you can tell just by observing your friends, every student is unique. Your individuality makes each of you interesting. You might be great at math and science, while one of your friends is a virtuoso violinist. Another friend might be great at history, and another is a skilled athlete. Your differences may stem from different interests and learning styles, but you all can succeed in school and in the bigger picture--the game called life.
One key to success is learning to use your strengths to conquer your weaknesses. Academic learning skills can help you achieve this feat since they allow you to finetune your strengths and utilize them to learn skills that help you overcome more challenging areas. A second key to success is to balance your interests and your responsibilities using organizational learning skills. These skills include things such as learning to prioritize and becoming more motivated.
Cooperative Extension has developed several fact sheets to help you master these tools for success in school and in life. Each fact sheet has a corresponding fact sheet for adults so they can help you gain confidence in these skills and answer questions you might have. Currently, the following topics are available:
Goal Setting General Study Tips Stress Management Time Management |
Math Problem Solving InquiryBased Science Reading Comprehension Test Preparation Note Taking |
Your parents and other adults in your life also can benefit from the fact sheets, so encourage them to help you master these skills. Maybe you even can teach them something! At the very least, you might have the opportunity to talk with them about your dreams and how you can achieve them.
Learning these skills, now, will help you throughout your life. Soon they will become secondnature. Remember, they are not another topic over which you will be tested. They simply are a tool to help you succeed and live a happier life.
Learning Skills--A Key to Success!
Developed by Jessie Moore
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