Exam Jam!: Study Skills Resources @ the Library

Drop by the Study Skills Lab in room 207, main floor Burnaby Campus Library.

Doug, the Learning Commons Coordinator will be there to help you with task prioritization, time management, avoiding procrastination, exam preparation, stress management, learning in an online environment and more. 

The Study Skills Lab is open Nov 29-30

• Wednesday, 10:00 am - noon & 2:30 - 4:00 pm
• Thursday, 10:00 am - noon & 2:00 - 3:00 pm

Check out BCIT's newly updated Study Skills Guide:  https://libguides.bcit.ca/studyskills

You'll find great information on 

• active learning
• memory, retention and recall
• time management and prioritization
• reading textbooks
• notetaking

and more!

There's also a page of downloadable tip sheets.

LinkedIn Learning

• Learning Study Skills (01hr36m): Tips on improving your reading speed and comprehension, creating detailed notes, memory, and test taking.
• Improve your Memory (01hr29m): Presents how to employ mnemonics, rhymes, stories, and alliteration as memory devices.

Academic Video Online (AVON)

How to study. Episode 1, The 6 steps for strategic exam preparation (09m05s)

The first of three videos in the How to Study series.

The 3 essential techniques. Episode 1, Intro to the 3 essential techniques (01m08s)

The first of five videos in the Three Essential Techniques series.

You can try searching the BCIT library catalogue with some of the subject headings provided below, or simply take a look at some of the suggestions on this page.

Subject headings:

• Study Skills
• Test-taking skills

Catalogue Quick Search