PASS
Program for Academic and Student Success (PASS)
Welcome to the Program for Academic and Student Success (PASS) providing individual and groups study skills counseling to students interested in improving their academic and personal growth here at Lehman College. Using the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) students will have an opportunity to assess their study skills and improve them via individual one to one study skills counseling, and referral to on campus resources and online study skills websites. We also facilitate academic success workshops targeting the areas assessed in the LASSI. View events calendar
If you want more information on test taking strategies, note taking, and study aids please check the Instructional Support Services website or call 718-960-8175.
The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI)
- How do I interpret my LASSI scores?
- What happens if I score below 50 % on many of the LASSI areas?
- What happens after I take the online LASSI?
- There are ten (10) categories on the LASSI and Links that may assist you in improving in such areas.
The LASSI is a 10-scale, 80-item assessment designed to measure ten strategies necessary for academic success. The LASSI is taken online at the Counseling Center. It takes approximately 15-20 minutes. These areas that the LASSI identifies are the following:
How do I interpret my LASSI scores?
It is highly recommended to schedule a follow up session with a study skills counselor to review your scores and develop a study skills plan. However, the best way to quickly understand your LASSI scores is to review the graph on your LASSI print out. If you scores range from:
0-50%:
A score below 50% indicates that you need to improve their study skills to avoid serious problems with succeeding in college, and are in critical need of assistance.
It is important that you speak to a LASSI counselors to discuss the areas where your scores were below 50%. If there are more than 3 areas that are below 50%, it is important that you seek study skills counselor and/or attend our learning skills workshops.
50 to 75:
A score from 50 to 75 indicates that you may benefit from improving in strategies in these areas, but it is not as critical.
75-100:
A score form 75 to 100 indicates that you do not have to give a high priority to improving your strategies in those areas, but the on-line modules may equip you with new skills or ideas to further enhance your learning.
Please check your Anxiety Scale on your Print Out: The Anxiety scores are inverted. If the percentile is high from 50 to 100, this means you are not anxious about your studies. If you score low from 0 to 50, it means that you are very anxious about your studies. Stress management for test anxiety, and test anxiety and test preparation workshops will be very helpful to you.
What happens if I score below 50 % on many of the LASSI areas?
If students score below 50, it is highly recommended that they see a LASSI counselor for follow up to discuss a counseling plan to improve the areas in which they are having most difficulties.
The counselor will help the student to develop a plan of action for improving study or learning strategies (e.g., referral for tutoring, study skills or stress management and time management, online modules, worksheets, or online resources.).
If the student feels that they need academic and personal counseling to help them resolve issues, which may impede their academic performance they will need to work with the LASSI counselor on these specific needs. A counselor will help the student clarify the personal and academic concerns that may affect your performance at Lehman College and may recommend counseling services to work on their concerns.
What happens after I take the online LASSI?
- You come to the Counseling Center and the counselor will escort you to one of the computers to take the online LASSI.
- Please fill out all of the information including the e-mail. There is no need to complete the ID number.
- Answer all of the questions as best you can. Once completed, let the counselor know so that you can print two results.
- Highlight all of the scores that are below 50% and check if Anxiety is above 50% and highlight that as well.
- If you score below 50 percentile on any area, it is highly recommended that you call us and schedule to see a counselor to discuss a plan to improve the areas in which you may be having some difficulties. The counselor will help you to develop a plan of action for improving study or learning strategies.
LASSI lectures are facilitated by Dr. Baez and the Counseling Center staff upon request. Please call the Counseling Center at 718-960-8761. One to one session can be schedule with anyone who is interested in learning more about the LASSI. Each semester , we offer a series of academic success and personal growth workshops.
If you want more information on test taking strategies, note taking, and study aids please check the Instructional Support Services website or call 718-960-8175.
There are ten (10) categories on the LASSI and Links that may assist you in improving in such areas:
Find techniques to help them make information personally meaningful.
- Information Processing
- Selecting Main Ideas
- Test Strategies
- Attitude
- Motivation
- Concentration
- Time Management
- Self-Testing
- Study Aids
Information processing - Find techniques to help them make information personally meaningful.
- As student-athlete or student-performer
- As a visual learner
- As an adult learner
- Thinking aloud/private speech
- Problem-based learning
- As a student with ADHD
- Exploring your own learning style
- Improving Memory
- Encoding and Retrieval of Information from Memory
- Critical and Analytic Thinking Skills
- Creative Thinking Skills
- Problem-solving Skills
- Marking and Underlining
- Taking Notes from a Textbook
- The SQ3R Reading Method
- Speed-reading and Comprehension
- Reading Difficult Material
- Reading Critically
- Concept or Mind-mapping for Learning
- Basic Note-taking Skills
- Top Ten Tips for Selecting Main Ideas from George Washington University
- General Test Preparation
- Exam Techniques
- Anticipating Test Content
- Review Tools for Tests
- Overcoming Test Anxiety
- Cramming
- Emergency Test Preparation
- Testing Bibliography
- Ten Tips for Terrific Test Taking
- Taking “True/False” Tests
- Taking Multiple Choice Tests
- Short Answer Tests
- Taking Open Book Tests
- Taking Oral Exams
- Taking Essay Exams
- Essay Exams Terms or Directives
- An Exercise in Motivating Yourself
- Developing Self-discipline
- Scheduling and Setting Goals
- Motivating Yourself to Study from the Texas Woman’s University
- Motivational Spurs and Celebrating Success
- Motivation V.I.T.A.L.S. System from UNC
- Top Ten List for Improving Motivation from George Washington University
- Managing Stress
- Overcoming Test Anxiety
- Combating Test Anxiety from Cal Poly University
- General Purpose Learning Strategies for Test Anxiety
- Changing Study Habits to Beat Test Anxiety from SUNY Buffalo
- Concentrating for Studying
- Paying Attention in the Classroom
- Active Listening
- Listening Tips from Cal Poly University
- Ways to Improve Concentration from Massey University
- Suggestions for Increasing Concentration from Villanova University
- How to Beat Distraction from the University of Waterloo
- Learner’s Day Planner Exercise
- More Time Management Tips and Exercises
- Procrastination & Scheduling
- How to Overcome Procrastination from Cal Poly University
- Time Management Weekly/Monthly Schedule Forms from Cal Poly
- Time Saving Techniques from Cal Poly University
- The Index Study System
- A Memorization Technique
- Review Tools for Tests
- Revision Strategies
- Organizing for Tests
- Top Ten Tips for Self-Testing from George Washington University
- Collaborative/Cooperative Learning
- Studying in Groups
- Tutoring Guidelines
- Review Tools for Tests
- Reading Critically
- Taking Notes from a Textbook
- Marking and Underlining
- Reading Difficult Material
- Researching on the Internet
- Learning from Lectures
- IT Skills for Successful Study
- Top Ten Tips for Finding Study Aids from George Washington University
- Effective Studying
- Attitude and Effective Study Strategies
- Organizing Projects
- Writing Research Papers
- Preparing to Write
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Great Paper-writing Guide from Purdue
Create techniques to aid in fast recognition of important information.
Learn test-taking strategies for the different types of tests and subject matter.
Develop a better understanding how college & academic performance relates to life and goals.
Anxiety – Reduce anxiety in order to better focus, learn techniques to better cope with worries.
Learn techniques to redirect attention and eliminate interfering thoughts or feelings.
Learn how to use textbooks and study groups as study aids. LASSI Resources: