Study Skills

If you’re studying business statistics, here’s some good news for you. StraighterLine has added 50 instructional statistics videos to its YouTube channel.  They’re free, they’re great – and they’ll explain some pretty complex topics for you in just a few minutes.
Be sure to check them all out – chances are that there is one that [...]

It’s Saturday morning. You and your significant other are disagreeing. You have your side of the argument. He or she has his. You are both determined to win and for some reason, the mood is heating up.
Heating up? Yes. But here’s the cool part. According to some psychologists, the whole discussion you are having is [...]

Sooner or later in your school years, you are going to have to pass a test that asks you to name the parts of a cell. (NOT a cellphone, the other kind of cell.) The funny thing is, at some point it might actually be useful to know how a cell functions, and what its [...]

by Danielle Koons
1+1= Fun!
False.
1+1= 2
Math is not fun. Ignore the title. I’ve read numerous studies about how girls aren’t as good at math because we’re too busy painting our nails. Luckily, those studies are now decades old and have been debunked by scientists not living in the dark ages.
See, I’m a girl. I don’t hate [...]

Over the last few years, grade inflation has become a hot topic at American colleges and universities. In case you don’t know, grade inflation is the practice of raising students’ grades so that they all dowell in a class. Many colleges and universities have silently engaged in it because it helps more of their students get into [...]

In the second presidential debate, Governor Romney caused quite a stir when he said that he had received “binders full of women” while he was looking for women to appoint to his gubernatorial staff. His precise words were: “I went to a number of women's groups and said, 'Can you help us find folks?' and they [...]

Regarding your online classes, I think the message is clear. Unless your brain is wired in eight different ways like an octopus’s legs, you are going to be a better student if you concentrate only on your coursework while you are at your computer.

Back in 2008, the U.S. Department of Education published a report called Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies.  It concluded ". . . on average, students in online learning conditions performed modestly better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” 

As I was watching the 2012 Olympics last weekend, a started to wonder. I knew that most of the athletes I was watching had to be following extremely rigorous training programs. I started to wonder how many of those elite Olympic athletes were taking online courses to support their schedules. 

When do you study online? A discussion of that question is currently in full swing on the StraighterLine Facebook page. Here’s what people have said so far. Be sure to visit the page and add your comments too!

The idea of putting on nice clothes to take an online class might seem odd. After all, nobody can see you while you are studying online, right? What difference does it make? Why not wear sweatpants, the t shirt you slept in, and shower later on, after your coursework is done for the day?

The calendar doesn’t lie and if you are facing finals in the next few weeks, it’s time to gear up and shift your studying into high gear. Here are some strategies that can make your studying easier, earn you higher grades, and maybe even pump up your GPA a notch or two as the year draws to a close. 

If you’re studying college algebra – or haven’t in a while and want to brush up – now’s your chance to review and learn college algebra online, thanks to a series of free new videos that StraighterLine has just launched on YouTube.

Not too long ago, the idea of an online college seemed pretty far-fetched to most people. But as we know, online colleges, and online college courses, are widely available today. What was once unthinkable is now becoming commonplace. Those changes make us wonder, is there such a thing as an online prep school too? 

Students who take courses online seem to develop better reading skills than students who take all their courses in classroom settings.