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Learning Center - Study Skills
This guide reviews study skills, including effective note-taking, test-taking, and reading.
Active Reading
A printable version of the active reading overview and keys to success.
Reading Comprehension
A printable version of the reading comphrehension overview and keys to success.
Studying for Tests
A printable version of the studying for tests overview and keys to success.
Taking Tests Online
A printable version of the taking tests online overview and keys to success.
When we say reading comprehension, we mean the ability to read a text, process what has been read, understand what it means, and communicate that understanding. As a college student, you will need to practice reading texts closely and critically in order to evaluate, synthesize, and use the information in a text and present that information in your assignments.
Review this overview on reading comprehension strategies:
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