Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

Metacognition* is the ability to: Think about your own thinking. Be consciously aware of yourself as a problem solver. Monitor, plan and control your mental processing. Accurately judge your level of ...

Students enrolled in an array of first-and second-year courses have the option of enrolling in a Peer-Guided Study Group alongside the course. Study Group participants meet weekly in groups of about 6 ...

Study Skills consultations are individual sessions with a professional staff member and are available by appointment only. Consultations cover academic skills and strategies related to time management ...

Is your son or daughter going off to college in the fall? Did they have good study habits in high school, or did they get by by doing their assignments at the last minute? Many students get through ...

As families across the country trade beach days for school days, Sylvan Learning centers in the Humble area know it’s time to get into the back to school mindset. With each grade level, homework ...

Conventional testing can underestimate a student’s learning ability. Sociocultural barriers, test anxiety and differences in rates of brain development can skew results. In principle, neuroscience ...