In addition to tutoring, course planning, and advising, SSS encourages student participants to engage in other academic smart and life skill building activities. The program provides online resources to help students develop essential skills for academic and life success. Students who complete academic and life smart skills earn participation points towards scholarship competition. Participation points are used as a criteria to determine SSS scholarship awards.
To receive credit and earn participation points for completing an online activity, participants must watch at least one of the videos suggested below and complete the online quiz at the bottom of the page. Answers to the quiz are recorded and automatically submitted to the Learning Skills and Technology Coordinator for processing once you click the “Submit” button.
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Academic Smart Skills
Anxiety occurs when one encounters a situation of uncertainty, and it is characterized by fluctuations in emotion, tension, and worry. Although it is a natural reaction to life, anxiety can become overwhelming and sometimes incapacitating. High levels of test anxiety can impede academic performance. The good news is that anxiety can be reduced and managed using a variety of activities and exercises.
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Anxiety and Depression Association of America
The key to effective communication is listening. Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages while communicating. Without it, messages are often misunderstood and you create unnecessary frustration for all parties involved.
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5 ways to improve your listening skills
6 Listening Skills Exercises To Promote Stronger Communication
Have you ever devoted hours reading a textbook only to get to the end of a chapter and not remember what you read? You are not alone. The ability to recall information is largely dependent on the degree of your memory skills.
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Most college professors use class lectures to teach the course material; therefore, effective note-taking is critical for academic success in college.
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How To Take Study Notes
Tests are an inevitable part of the college experience and test taking skills are critical to academic success in college.
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Test-Taking Strategies
Life Smart Skills
Assertiveness is the ability to express one’s feelings, beliefs, and opinions confidently and respectfully.
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5 Ways To Improve Your Assertive Communication Skills
Setting goals is a powerful process to turn your ideal future into reality. Goal setting can help you choose where you want to go in life.
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20 Exceptional Tips for Setting and Achieving Smart Goals
Self-discipline Is the ability to control and manage oneself with the purpose of achieving a set goal. The need for self-discipline of a college student cannot be overstated.
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6 Tips to Succeed in College through Self-Discipline
The ability to regulate time spent on activities is critical in college. Managing one's time is the key to efficiency and productivity.
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7 Effective Time Management Tips for College Students