Study Skills & Learning Strategies: Tip Sheets

• Get off to a strong start - Plan your term:

  • Term Calendar - Spring & Summer Session, 2025 (pdf) (doc)

  • Term Calendar - Spring & Summer Session, 2025 (LEGAL Size) (pdf) (doc)

• Do you know how to best communicate with your professor?  Read this handout to learn some ideas:

  • Communicating with Your Professor (pdf)

• USask Student Support Directory (pdf)

Strategies

• Six Key Time Management Strategies for Academic Success! (pdf)

• Dealing with Digital Distractions (pdf)

Planning

• Creating Strategic Study Sessions (pdf)

• Six Key Time Management Strategies for Academic Success

• Five-Day Study Plan (pdf)

Self-Assessments

• Track Your Use of Time: Daily Time Tracker (pdf) (doc)

• Time Management Self Assessment Survey (MIT) (pdf)

• Version pdf: Weekly Time Use Survey - What do You do with Your 168 hrs in a Week? (pdf)

• Version excel spreadsheet: Weekly Time Use Survey - What do You do with Your 168 hrs in a Week? (xls: auto-calculates)

• Self-Assess Your Use of Time (pdf)

Tools

• Term Calendar - Spring & Summer Session, 2025 (pdf) (doc)

• Term Calendar - Spring & Summer Session, 2025 (LEGAL Size) (pdf) (doc)

• Weekly Schedule Template (pdf) (doc)

• • Steps for Creating a Weekly Schedule (pdf)

• Prioritized Daily Task List (pdf) (doc)

• Priority Setting: The Four Square Grid (pdf) (doc)

• Course Assessments Term Planner (pdf) (doc)

Maintaining Your Health

• Relaxation Techniques (pdf)

Strategies

• Creating Assignment Plans (pdf)

• Learning Through Feedback (pdf)

• Academic Integrity (pdf)

Tools

• Assignment Planning Template (pdf) (doc)

• Group Project Planning Template (pdf) (doc)

Reading

• Strategies for being an Active Reader (pdf)

• SQ3R Reading Strategy - explained (pdf)

Tools

• Active vs Passive Reading Self-Assessment (pdf) (doc)

• SQ4R Reading Template (pdf)

• Questions & Answers Form (pdf) (doc)

• Key Concepts Form (pdf) (doc)

• Keywords Form (pdf) (doc)

Study Strategies & Preparing for Exams

• Academic Integrity (pdf)

• Getting the Most from Your Tutoring Experience (pdf)

• Strategic Study Sessions (pdf)

• The 5-Step Term Study Cycle (pdf) 

• Five-Day Study Plan (pdf)

• 10 Key Strategies for University Success (pdf)

• Using Mindmaps & Make Connections (pdf)

• Keys to Success in Online Learning (pdf)

• Using Colour to Learn (pdf)

Tools

• Final Exam Study Scheduling Tool - Term 2, 2024-25 (pdf) (doc)

• Final Exam Study Scheduling Tool - BLANK version (pdf) (doc)

Exam Writing

• What to Do Before, During & After Exams (pdf)

• Tips for Answering Different Types of Exam Questions (pdf)

• Mastering Multiple Choice Exams (pdf)

• Writing Essay Exams (pdf)

• Dealing with Exam Anxiety (pdf)

Self Assessment

• Academic Skills Checklist (pdf) 

• Study Skills & Habits Inventory (pdf) (autofill .xls)

• Post-Exam Self Assessment (pdf) (doc) 

Communication & Collaboration

• Communicating with Your Professor (pdf)

• Presenting with Poise (pdf)

• Creating a Study Group (pdf)

• Academic Integrity (pdf)

Motivation

• Motivational Strategies (pdf) 

• Neuroplasticity: The Brain’s Capacity for Change (pdf)

• Adopt a Growth Mindset (pdf)

Goal Setting

• A Guide to Creating SMART Goals (pdf)

Tools

• Template for Creating SMART Goals (pdf) (doc)