Learning Resources
This page contains a number of online resources that we hope will help you become a more effective learner in general, and so do better in this course and others.We invite you all to take a look at them from time to time. Each resource takes only a little time to read but offers valuable insights and information.
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Engineering Student Survival Guide, by R. M. Felder.
A discussion of resources available to students who are not getting what they need from the instructor and text in a class. - Learning
styles and strategies by R. M. Felder.
Each of us takes information and process it in different ways. This article describes a number of different learning styles, and provides tips for learners of each style on how to help themselves do better. - Learning
Styles Questionnaire, by B. A. Soloman and R. M. Felder.
A simple questionnaire that will help you identify your own learning style. Results are computed and showed back to you right-away. - Tips
on Test-Taking, by R. M. Felder and J. E. Stice.
Good practices in preparing for tests and taking them.
If you found these resources useful and would like to have access to more of them, you should definitely check the Links to a Better Education web site, a great collection of links to handouts on a vast array of issues relevant to your study career.
Last Updated: Jan 16, 2006