Located outside of the Academic Skills Center Suite, Berry 178, are physical copies of handouts and worksheets that can be accessed during Baker-Berry Library hours.
Digital versions of these resources are located on this webpage and organized by learning strategy and skill. Each resource has SAMPLES created by Dartmouth students to assist with your understanding of the resource.
Please note that this is a quick access page. If you would like to learn more about each strategy and skill, please explore the Additional Readings section.
Lay out key dates for exams, essays, and projects in this printable wall planner.
Create a detailed 10-week plan. Enter all due dates and daily tasks. Print Version.
Plan out one week with this 7-day hourly planner. Print Version.
Read and Take Notes with Purpose
Follow these steps to read and note take with purpose: an overview.
Whether STEM or Humanities, learn how to approach academic writing.
Estimate Your Reading Pace + Develop a Time Management Plan
Learn how to accurately estimate your reading pace based on the reading's level of difficulty. Then use that data to develop a more accurate weekly time management plan.
Simple strategies to skillfully navigate your readings, increase time spent on significant content while expediting the overall reading process.
Stay engaged and active while reading, improve comprehension, identify and highlight important concepts, and reduce the amount of notes you are taking
Improve comprehension by pausing as you read to summarize the key points of each section.
Improve retention of course material and increase recall speed with these fun, interactive study methods. Activities can be completed alone or with any study partner, even someone who is not in your class! Print Version.
Study strategies documents and videos based on educational research and personal experiences of the Teaching Science Fellows, recent Dartmouth grads who partner with the faculty of introductory biology and chemistry classes to make them more accessible to all students
Create an in-depth assessment of your performance on a past exam to devise a strategic plan for future exams. Pro-tip: Complete this resource before completing the Test Prep Plan.
Evaluate exam parameters and resources. Categorize exam materials by order of difficulty. Develop a multi-step plan that enables you to actively engage with materials from most-to-least challenging in the days/week leading up to the exam.
Free yourself from test jitters
2 meditations to help you find your center before and during an exam
Tips to help you adapt to class style (lecture and seminar), increase class participation, and actively engage within the classroom.
4 Steps to Support Task Initiation
This resource helps you check in with yourself and prepare your mindset for working, as well break down your task into manageable parts.
Why you Procrastinate: QuickNotes Version
Understanding why we procrastinate is critical. So is cultivating strategies for pivoting from procrastination. This resource helps you do both.
Taking breaks helps you sustain your ability to think and work for the long haul. Here's a fun way to take breaks that make you feel better.