NHTI Learning Center

Study Skills & Reading Center

Current Schedule (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)

Reading Center

Work one-on-one with professional reading tutors. During appointments, learn and reinforce strategies for reading assignments in any subject, including vocabulary development, comprehension, retention, and research. Students may make regular appointments to stay abreast of course work and build confidence.

Study Skills

Study skills are the techniques that successful students use in order to achieve their educational goals. Study skills include topics such as learning styles, organizing course materials, managing time, taking lecture notes, learning from textbooks, and performing well on tests and exams.

Study behaviors are the actions that apply these skills to current academic assignments. Learning Center academic advisors use a variety of self-assessments and questionnaires to help students identify their strengths and challenges as learners, and to develop an action plan specific to current assignments

Students who wish to improve their study skills are encouraged to use the Academic Success Guidebook, Part I and Part II.

• Academic Success Guidebook, Part I - How Do I Learn? (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Academic Success Guidebook, Part II - How Can I Improve My Skills? (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)

Click on the following links for more self-assessment and study strategies:

• Be an Active Student (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Managing Your Time
• Study Skills Self-Assessment (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Learning Styles Self-Assessment (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Learning Styles and Study Strategies (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Memory Improvement Tips (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Returning to School as an Older Student (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Math Study Skills
• Math and Learning Styles (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Nursing Study Skills (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Notetaking Know-Now (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Lecture Notetaking
• Love Your Textbook (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Reading and Learning from Textbooks
• Preparing for and Taking Exams (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Text Anxiety Self-Assessment (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Test SMARTS Checklist (PDF or Request a Copy in Print)
• Online Learners

Help for Online Learners

• What it takes to be a Successful Online learner.
• Is Online Learning for YOU?
• Get help with NHTI Blackboard
• Student Guide to Online Learning from CCSNH
• Getting Started as an Online Learner

Check out these web sites for learning support in specific courses or general college resources

Anatomy and Physiology
http://www.getbodysmart.com - Need to install "Microflash 6 Player," which is provided on the site.
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/APlab
http://www.bostonscientific.com/templatedata/imports/HTML/CRM/heart/index.html

Chemistry
http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_burns_chemistry_4 - Click arrow to the right of "Jump To…" to choose a lesson.

Learning Styles
http://www.humanmetrics.com - Only "Jung Typology Test" is free of charge.
http://literacyworks.org/mi/flash.html - Need to install "Microflash 6 Media Player," which is provided.

Math
http://www.howtostudy.org/index.php - Most links work

Study Skills
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html

Writing
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html#research -Includes interactive ESL lessons.
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
http://www.coping.org/write/content.htm

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