Stress Reduction
Goal Setting and Motivation
Study Skills
Resources
Fun Facts
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This bendy exercise routine can reduce stress.
What is yoga? Yoga, meditation, and just regular exercise are ways to reduce general stress and improve focus.
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This type of goal is attainable, time-bound, measurable, relevant and specific.
What is SMART Goals? These goals are more effective, because they are designed to be completed.
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This common "time saving" practice of completing two tasks at once is actually a myth.
What is multitasking? Multitasking is actually impossible and trying to do two things at once can result taking up to 400% more time than just completing those tasks one at a time.
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Provides free test anxiety workshops and stress reduction programs.
What is Counseling and Testing Services? Located in the Lighty Student Services Building.
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This Christmas-y ingredient has been proven to improve memory and alertness without caffeine.
What is peppermint?
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After making your study guides and reading your notes, studying from this can reduce stress on a test.
What is studying from memory? After studying for a while, closing your notes and recalling things from memory is a good way to decrease test stress, because the exam won't be the first time that you are recalling information with notes.
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Putting all of the things that you need to study within arms reach and setting up a distraction free workplace before you begin to study can increase this.
What is focus?
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Mnemonics, recitation, explanation, and notes all increased this.
What is memory?
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CACD, Cleveland, Gannon-Gold, Stephenson, Thompson, and Lighty are all buildings where you can find this.
What is free tutoring? There is free tutoring on campus for practically every class, the CACD website has specific information on where free tutoring can be found.
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Positive thinking and self-confidence paired with actually studying does this.
What is improves test scores and grades? Sometimes thinking you can be successful, actually makes you successful.
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Taking three of these as the test is being passed out is a simple way to mentally prepare.
What is deep breathes? Taking a three deep breathes after you get your test is an excellent way to calm down and focus during an exam and it has been shown to dramatically increase test scores.
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Creating short term rewards or "study contracts" with yourself, like "if I read ten pages, I can..." can increase this.
What is motivation? Mini-study contracts can create short term motivation, however for long term motivation you will have to find more intrinsic motivators.
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Changing study subjects and types of tasks is a great way to do this.
What is remain alert? If you switch topics about every hour, you can maintain your concentration for a longer period of time.
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They provide free meetings to discuss your essays and help you with citation.
What is the Writing Center? In the CUE you can find tons of willing people to help edit your paper. You can also always try to have your professor look your paper over a few days before it is due to give you any last minute suggestions.
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Reading from this for too long can cause exhaustion and harm vision.
What is a computer screen? Make sure to decrease screen brightness and have good lighting when reading from a computer screen.
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Get adequate sleep instead of doing this right before an exam.
What is drinking too much caffeine? Caffeine wakes you up, but it can also increase stress and cause you to crash during the exam.
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Scheduling specific times to study each day and setting one of these can improve study habits and goal setting, so that you don't look at the time after a netflix marathon and realize it is midnight.
What is alarm? A specific alarm to indicate that it is time to begin studying and another to end study time can help you get started and organize your day around study time.
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Instead of sitting the same way for five hours, doing this can increase your ability to study comfortably for longer.
What is changing seats? You can move from one chair to another or try sitting on the floor in order to keep yourself comfortable to study for several hours.
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This place provides free academic counseling and academic planning to all students.
What is the CACD?
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Instead of taking notes as you read, writing these about the reading can improve memory.
What is questions? Then you can go back and answer them to study for the test or review.
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Doing this illogical thing can decrease stress during an exam. Hint:4,1,8
What is skipping around on a test? By going over a test, then selecting the problems you feel most comfortable completing first you can increase your confidence for other problems and reduce anxiety.
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Placing one of these in sight is a great way to keep goals visible and improve motivation.
What is an agenda or to-do list? If you can see it, it is harder to ignore...
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This practice will actually decrease memory and increase stress and is a bad way to get a lot done. Hint: People often put things off and then do this to catch up.
What is pulling an all-nighter?
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This person is always an awesome resource to suggest ways to study for a test or start a project.
What is your professor? Office hours are there for a reason...
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Designating a study hat or sign that you wear or put on your desk when you study can do this.
What is improve concentration? Strangely if you always wear the same hat when you study, you begin to associate studying with the hat and after a while you are able to focus just by putting on the hat.
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