CBSS stands for Computer-Based Study Strategies.
CBSS are a set of tools and techniques for being successful in school.

Computer-Based

The tools and techniques that we develop, research and teach are all computer-based. There are pencil-and-paper versions of some of the strategies, but our work entails and enhances the use of technology. We believe that all students deserve access to modern technology and that all teachers must be well-versed in teaching students to use the computer as a "cognitive partner."

Study

Computer-Based Study Strategies enhance one's ability to learn and, in particular, to study. Here at the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the University of Oregon, we have researched this topic at length. All the CBSS we develop and recommend have been tested and proven successful in schools like yours. Students using CBSS get better grades, feel better about themselves as learners, like school more, and stay in school longer. Using the research we've "built in" to the strategies, CBSS users become effective studiers and more likely to succeed as lifelong learners.

CBSS relate to specific school tasks, such as:

Organizing for School
Reading to Learn
Notetaking
Remembering Information
Writing Papers and Reports
Representing Knowledge

Strategies

As the name indicates, CBSS are strategies, methods, plans -- ways of accomplishing school-related tasks. Each of the strategies has a clear set of steps. The steps are easy to follow and remember so that students can use CBSS independently.