This one-semester
course will meet the high school graduation requirement. Advanced
Academic Strategies, designed to develop and enhance students’ academic study
strategies, must be taken in grade 8 or 9. Included in this course
are a variety of effective, research-proven study strategies and skills
which will help students achieve their full potential in all of their academic
classes. Units of study included in this course are goalsetting, organization
and time management, learning styles, communication skills, note-taking skills,
information-gathering and research skills, memory skills, and test-taking
skills. Through this opportunity to experience a variety of options for learning,
students will come to possess a repertoire of skills which will enable
them to be more effective and efficient learners in the high school setting and beyond.
1/2 credit
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