Another issue that may affect retention is the notes taken by your students.  It is surprising how many college students do not know how to take notes.  Here is a helpful website to guide your students in the right direction.

http://www.collegetransition.org/counseling/notetaking.html

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/notetake.html

http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/ss_notetaking.html

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/downloads/pdf/note-taking_download.pdf

http://www.mathpower.com/tip5.htm

http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetakingtips.doc

http://www.testtakingtips.com/note/index.htm

- contributed by Sharon Wilson, LTCY 524