Tip Sheets

For the support of students with limited time, a number of informational tip sheets have been published and are available in the Success Center. These tip sheets cover several areas, including reading and study strategies; general writing skills and the writing process; general student success skills; and math study skills.

Tips sheets are available in hard copy in the Success Center. The full series is below. Those that are currently available in electronic form are linked and have (PDF) next to them. Feel free to download and use them.

Classroom Success Strategies

Reading Strategies

• Highlighting (PDF)
• Listening Skills (PDF)
• Reading Difficult Material (PDF)
• Reading Texbooks (PDF)
• Using Paragraph Patterns in Readings (PDF)

Note Taking

• Cornell Notes (PDF)
• General Note Taking (PDF)
• Note Taking for Research (PDF)

Studying and Test-Taking

• SQ3R (PDF)
• Self-Testing (PDF)
• Taking Multiple Choice Tests (PDF)
• Taking Short Answer/Essay Tests (PDF)

The Writing Process

Preparing and Composing

• Exploring and Narrowing Your Topic (PDF)
• Paragraph Patterns in Writing (PDF)
• Planning a Long-Range Assignment (PDF)
• Prepare Writing Assignments (PDF)
• Writing a Paragraph (PDF)
• Writing a Rough Draft (PDF)

Revising and Editing

• Essay Structure (PDF)
• Essay Style (PDF)
• Proofreading Your Writing (PDF)
• Revise Your Writing (PDF)

Punctuation and Usage

• Advanced Punctuation (PDF)
• General Punctuation (PDF)
• Using Numerals in Writing (PDF)
• Using Quotation Marks (PDF)

Research Skills

Conducting Research

• Internet Search Engines (PDF)
• Keyword Searches (PDF)

Citations

• Avoiding Plagiarism (PDF)
• Using APA Formatting (PDF)

Math Study Skills

• Math Basic Study Tips
• Simplify Binomials
• Intro to Trig
• 90 Degree Triangle