Saint Leo Resources
This Saint Leo center offers free tutoring, paper reviews, workshops, and study spaces.
What is the CAVE (Center for Academic Vision & Excellence)?
This mindset is based on the belief that intelligence and abilities can develop through effort, learning, and practice.
What is a growth mindset?
What is it called when you put off doing your homework?
What is Procrastination?
This study technique involves testing yourself on information instead of simply rereading your notes.
What is active recall?
Working long hours, caring for children, and attending classes are examples of competing responsibilities that can create this type of barrier.
What are time-management or personal responsibility barriers?
If you are struggling to choose classes, understand degree requirements, or plan your academic future, this is the person you should contact.
Who is an Academic Advisor?
True or False: Making mistakes is part of learning.
What is True?
You have three assignments, a job, family responsibilities, and an exam next week. Rather than trying to do everything at once, what time-management strategy should you use to decide what to work on first?
What is prioritizing tasks based on urgency, importance, and deadlines?
This study strategy involves reviewing information over multiple days instead of cramming the night before an exam.
What is spaced repetition?
A student is afraid to ask questions in class because they worry other students will judge them. What type of barrier might this be?
What is a social or emotional barrier?
This Saint Leo office provides free, confidential counseling services to currently registered students.
What is Counseling Services / the Center for Student Wellbeing?
What word can you add to "I can't do this" to make it more positive?
What is the word "yet"?
What tool can help you keep track of assignments and due dates?
What is a planner or calendar?
During a multiple-choice exam, you are unsure of the answer. One helpful strategy is to eliminate answers that you know are incorrect. What is this called?
What is the process of elimination?
A student cannot afford required textbooks or is struggling to pay for basic needs. What type of barrier is this?
What is a financial barrier?
You have a documented disability or condition that may require academic accommodations. This is the office you should contact.
What is the Office of Accessibility Services?
A student believes that asking for help means they are not smart enough to succeed. What mindset misconception are they experiencing, and what should they understand instead?
What is the misconception that needing help equals failure? Seeking support is a strength and part of learning.
You have a paper due Friday, but you keep telling yourself you have plenty of time. What is one strategy you can use to prevent last-minute stress?
What is setting mini-deadlines or working backward from the due date?
You studied for hours but feel anxious as soon as the exam begins. Name one strategy that can help you calm down and refocus.
What is deep breathing, positive self-talk, or briefly pausing to reset?
A student is feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and mentally exhausted. They are having trouble concentrating and completing assignments. Name one resource or strategy that could help.
What are Counseling Services, a Student Success Coach, or healthy stress-management strategies?
You are struggling in a class, feeling overwhelmed, and unsure which campus resource can help you. This person can help you develop a success plan and connect you with appropriate university resources.
Who is a Student Success Coach?
What is one thing you can learn from getting a bad grade?
What is needing to improve and studying differently?
What is one way to avoid getting distracted while studying?
What is put your phone away, turn off notifications, or find a quiet space
A student spends all their study time highlighting a textbook but cannot explain the material without looking at it. What should they do differently to improve retention?
What is active learning, such as practice questions, flashcards, teaching the material, and recalling information from memory?
A student failed their first exam, is embarrassed, and considers dropping the class without talking to anyone. What are THREE steps they could take to get back on track?
What are reviewing exam feedback, meeting with the professor or tutor, and creating a new study plan?