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Resources for Good Grades
by Ron Kurtus (revised 15 January 2008)
The following material are references and resources to help you get good grades. They include:
- Study skills
- Homework help
- Test preparation
- Encyclopedia sites
- Dictionary sites
- Biography sites
- How-to and about
- Almanacs
- Miscellaneous
Study skills
American Studies Learning Skills - Learn to read, write and take notes effectively, from the Univ. of Texas.
Study Guides and Strategies - Studying and test-taking tips from St. Thomas Univ.
University Learning Center's Study Skills - Easy-to-skim study tips from the Univ. of North Dakota
eStudy Centre - Australian-based advice for making the jump from high school to college
Books
Study Power: Study Skills to Improve Your Learning and Your Grades by William Luckie, Wood Smethurst; Brookline Books (1997) $15.95 - Helps understanding the elements of study skills
What Smart Students Know: Maximum Grades. Optimum Learning. Minimum Time. by Adam Robinson; Three Rivers Press (1993) $17.00 - Starting from the premise that successful students are not necessarily any more brilliant than their less successful peers, but have simply mastered the art of efficient learning
How to Study: Suggestions for High-School and College Students by Arthur W. Kornhauser; University Of Chicago Press (1993) $8.00 - Helped generations of students throughout the country improve their skills in learning quickly and effectively
Getting Straight A's by Gordon W. Green; Lyle Stuart Publishing (1993) $12.00
Homework help
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - Listing of over 600 homework-related sites. Impressive, but almost too much information.
Homeworkhelp.com - Provides some free lessons but also charges for better information.
Homework Help - Homework tips. Can post questions and get answers.
Test preparation
800score.com - Preparation for the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) for admission to business school MBA programs and GRE (Graduate Record Exam) for admission to non-business graduate schools.
Encyclopedias
Some free encyclopedia sites include:
Microsoft Encarta - A brief online version of Encarta.
Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia
Dictionaries
For defiinitions of words:
Biographies
Biographical information is available on:
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
Biography.com - Good short bios on many people.
How-to and about
Sites explaining about subjects or how to do things include:
About.com - Explains about subjects.
Learn2 - Shows how to do things.
How Stuff Works - Explains how devices work
Almanacs
Miscellaneous
Study too much and your brain will explode
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