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Academic Success CenterOverview of Services

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About Us• Enhance academic development • Reinforce student-centered learning• Promote student success

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Hixson-Lied Student Success Center

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Academic Skill DevelopmentAcademic Coaching

• One-on-one meetings• Common concerns

• Time management• Exam prep• Motivation

“I got two A’s in college for the first time. I just needed someone else to help me get it together. They were great.”

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Academic Skill DevelopmentPsych 131: Academic Skills

• 1 credit, S/F, team-based learning course• Evidence-based approach to learning &

applying academic skills• Time management, stress & health, willpower,

reading, note-taking

“My study habits before a test have changed greatly. Before, I really only studied the night before a test just to review the material. Now, I start studying 5 days or a week before.”

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Academic Skill DevelopmentPresentations and Workshops• Classroom presentations

• 4 topics• Request on our website

• Academic Coaching Workshops • Evening options• Schedule on our website

As a result of students participating in workshops…• 91% felt they had an established time management system• 87% recognized how to set realistic goals for the

semester

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Course-Based SupportTutoring Services

• Consistent, twice a week sessions• Small peer-facilitated group (2-5 students)• Tutors high in overall effectiveness• More satisfied with their college experience

“[My tutor] was very helpful and thanks to him I was able to get an A on that class. After his sessions, I would get with a group study and I would teach them what he had taught me, and it had helped many people pass the class and earn a good grade in the exams.”

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Course-Based SupportSupplemental Instruction

• Free & voluntary!• Three or more 50-minute sessions per week• More than 30 courses supported• SI participants averaged + 0.25 higher GPA than non-

participants during 2015-2016• Three out of four SI participants indicated that

participation has improved their overall academic skills

“[My SI leader] was not only effective at teaching the concepts and ideas in fun ways, (often better than the actual instructors), but she was also friendly and approachable.”

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Online Academic Resources• Exam preparation, test anxiety• Time management, procrastination• Study skills, goal setting, motivation• Couse specific assistance• Health and stress

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New ways to think of “studying”• Reading textbook• Attending class and actively participating• Taking notes from textbook/class lectures• Reviewing notes throughout semester• Attending SI and tutoring sessions• Taking questions to instructor office hours• Forming a study group (useBlackBoard)• Work extra practice problems/fake exams

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Academic DishonestyWhat is it?

• Copying someone else’s homework• Working with another student on a take home exam or

homework when not allowed by the professor• Giving or selling your work to another student who plans to

turn it in as their own work – including giving answers to others on tests, giving or selling your term paper

• Handing in someone else’s work or computer or lab assignments as your own

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Before the Test• Most exams – even take home exams - are individual efforts• Preparation - ALL semester• Review all the information – notes, problems assigned, quizzes

and tests• Attend tutoring or SI sessions or your own study group• Ask Yourself Questions• Use Flash Cards• Arrive early and pick out your favorite seat

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Facing the Test• Preview the whole test and read directions carefully• Plan your time –decide which sections that will take

the most time• Start with the easy sections• Continue to think positively – don’t doubt yourself• Review your test before turning it in

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During the Test• Outline answers on essay questions• Give short answers for short-answer questions• Read directions carefully – don’t accidentally do

extra work• Skip difficult questions and save them for the end• Ask questions of your professor or teaching

assistant if you have them – do NOT ask the person sitting next to you

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After the Test• Review and Rework any problems on your exam

that you missed.• Determine where the instructor derived the

questions on the test (books, notes, labs, etc.)• The instructor is the best one to ask since he/she

wrote the exam

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Contact Us1060 Hixson-Lied Student Success Center

• Phone: 515-294-6624• Email: success@iastate.edu• Web: www.asc.dso.iastate.edu