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Learning Skills Program

The Learning Center provides free academic support for part-time and full-time Wilkes students enrolled in any academic program. In addition to our formal programs, any student can schedule an appointment with one of our academic counselors or Learning Specialist to help discover your learning style, assess goals, acquire task-management and study skills and strategies, develop reading skills or practice test-taking techniques.

Think About Thinking, Learn About Learning

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Manage Your Time, We Can Help

Really. It even has a name. Metacognition (me-ta-cog-ni-shun) comes from Meta (beyond or above) and cognition (thinking, perceiving, learning). Metacognition is thinking about thinking, learning about learning. It is your ability to stand above your mental processes—to observe them and take conscious control of them. Learning about how you learn best is important and will be for the rest of your life. Among other things, metacognition includes planning (determine purpose, choose from alternative choices, predict consequences, and monitor progress in meeting goals) analysis (separate whole subject into parts), synthesis (combine parts into meaningful whole) and application (transfer new concepts and skills from one situation to another). While this sounds complex, and it can be, learning about your own learning process is critical for success in collegAugust 27, 2006 smarts” or an intuitive deep understanding of how to approach your coursework. This is a August 27, 2006August 27, 2006class="header1">Study!

We have all heard it and probably said it, but what does it mean? It can describe many different things. There is no “right way” to study. There are as many approaches as there are learners. The links below list some resourcAugust 27, 2006dy and best habits to cultivate. Look through these resources and feel free to seek advice from August 27, 2006August 27, 2006Effective time management may be the single biggest challenge facing first-year students as they begin college.

Workshops

The University College Learning Center offers workshops focused on strategies for you to consider as you plan for a successful semester. They are brief (50 minutes), but packed with information, so invest your time wisely and attend one or more.

Task Management

It should be of little surprise that a major roadblock to the success of college students is the difficulty they experience organizing their time. There are ways to create a plan that makes the most of your abilities -- and decreases the stress you experience during exam time.

Note Taking

An effective note-taking system is actually the first step in preparing for an exam. Why wait until the week of an exam before you study when you can prepare throughout the term with some minor adjustments to your note taking?

Test Taking

Students who "got through" high school -- and even top students -- can have a difficult time adjusting to the rigors of college-level exams. Showing what you know is important to your academic goals, and this session will present some of what we have learned from successful students.

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