Students Success Resources

For a small percentage of students this course may be quite easy and very little studying may be needed. For some, their memory of how much they study may be biased because they do not think of it as "studying." When I took psychology I did not think of it as "studying" but rather enjoyment! I was reading chapters ahead of the teacher. Now this was not the case for some other courses! :-)

Unfortunately this is not the case for the majority or typical student. Across the globe, psychology is a fairly difficult course. Many believe it to be "common sense" but I assure you it is not.

The first important consideration you should make is "Do You Have Time for this Course?" Many students do not realize the required study time for average difficulty courses is 2-3 hours per credit hour. That is 6-9 hours of studying outside of class per week for my course alone. And this is just for a grade of "C!" Please keep this in mind. Ask college students who get A's in the majority of their courses, just how much outside class time they put into their studying. I'm sure you will find it is quite a bit more!

Then there are many other elements which play into being successful in any college course. I am including a variety of weblinks for you to look at to see what is important & what you can do to improve in those areas. A more thorough web search can provide even more help. Please read the HIGHLY Recommended Section at the beginning of the course and use the Additional Section as needed! I also have a psychology section which I will keep adding to. Many of these links are provided by your fellow classmates! If you find any great links send them along to me & I may add them too! Hope they help!


HIGHLY Recommended Reading!!
KCC Expectations How To Fail A Class Dr. Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
HS v College Ways To Fail Skills & Attitudes of A Critical Thinker
Why Intro Psych is Hard College Survival Guide What Not To Say To Your Instructor
Lifelong Learning Skills Poem: Pretty Good  

Additional General Resources
Succeeding in College U of Texas Study Skills Evaluation
Test Strategies Southwestern University Avoiding Mediocrity
Taking Tests Utah State U Comments on Perseverance
Test Taking Suggestions UC Berkeley Education vs Entertainment
Studying for Exams Penn State Comments on Learning
Mz Marcotte Sweet Briar College Test Anxiety
Dartmouth Cal Poly Avoiding Goofing Up on Tests
Taking Exams UIC Oregon State U: Time Mgt
Study Skills Wide Variety of Resources Virginia Tech Resources
Strategies for Success
More links on bottom!
Stanford Notetaking UofI: Self Help Brochures
APA Psi Chi  
Procrastination Cambridge Procrastination Review Returned Tests

Psychology Resources

Dr. Lanning's Lectures Dr. Green's Podcasts Randy Pausch's Last Lecture
University Syllabi Psych Major Classics in History of Psych
Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning