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How Do I Succeed in Class?

Best practices. The section on best practices provides tips for successful study, such as how to study online and how to evaluate your learning progress on a regular basis.
Asking for help. Learning new knowledge and skills often requires posing questions. Asking for help is welcomed and encouraged in our online learning environment.
Thinking critically. This page describes the elements of learning and thinking critically, and gives you questions to help evaluate the material you are expected to learn.
Reading tips. Learn how to get the most out of your readings from our reading tips.
Writing tips. This page describes what types of papers you might be asked to write, provides you with a writing checklist, explains how you can avoid plagiarism, and lists guidelines to follow for revising your paper. These and other topics will be covered under our section, writing tips.
Web search tips. Read about ways to determine if Web sources are valid for your purposes. Criteria to consider are the author's expertise, the content, the site maintenance and more. Find more suggestions under our section Web search tips.
Evaluating Web resources. All websites are not created equal. Learn how to evaluate Web resources here.
Exam tips. Find our how you can effectively prepare for your tests. At our exam tips, such as how to pay attention to what your instructor highlights as important and more.
Library resources. Learn about the wide variety of resources, such as electronic books and the E-reserve, that Jackson Library Resources has to offer.

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