Study Skills Simplified

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From surviving your first week to time management to note taking strategies, Study Skills Simplified is a concise introduction to the study skills students need to master to be successful in college.

Table of Contents:
I. CREATING SUCCESS IN COLLEGE. 1. In the Beginning... The Stress of a New Situation. Quick and Simple Time Management Techniques. Creating a Positive Attitude. 2. First Week Survival. Getting Ready—Preparation for the First Day of Class. The First Day of Class—Tips for a Successful Day. The Second and Third Day of Class. Problem Solving the Unexpected. End of the First Week Checklist. 3. Ongoing Survival. Nonstop Practice. Remembering What You Already Know. Remembering What you Learn. Communicating with Your Instructors. Building Relationships With Your Instructors. Communicatin in the Classroom. Bringing Up Your Grade. Getting Help—Finding Tutors. Using the Library and Internet. Using Computers. 4. Confidence Building and Goal Setting. Steps to Increased Self-Confidence. Positive Self-Affirmations-What to Say When You Talk to Yourself. Goal Setting—Another Part of Success. Short and Long Term Goals. Measuring Goals—Using Time Limits. Rewarding Yourself. 5. Minimizing and Managing Stress. Managing Stress the Benefits of Exercise. Sleeping and Taking Naps. Tips for Worriers. Taking Time for You. 6. Multi-Sensory Learning You're More Than Your I.Q. Scores. Learning Styles Inventory. Characteristics of Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Modes. Using Multi-Sensory Learning. Developing Your Style—Combining V, A, and K Modes. Additional Strategies. II. THE SKILLS. 7. Getting Control of Your Time and Life. Managing Your Time—Why It's Important. Making Your Time Count—Determining Your Needs. Setting Up a Schedule—How to Follow it! The Weekly Schedule and Daily List. Procrastination—Dealing with Deadlines. Prioritizing—The Balancing Act. Identifying Priorities Exercise. 8. Developing Concentration. Tips and Tricks for Developing Your Concentration. Eliminating Internal and External Distractions. Getting Assistance From the People in Your Life. Helping Others While You Help Yourself. 9. How Memory Works. Short and Long Term Memory. Tips and Tricks—Doing What the Experts Do. Using Your Whole Brain. Hierarchies, Mind Maps, and Creating Pictures. Developing Your Photographic Memory. Tricking the Subconscious Mind. 10. Active Listening and Note Taking. Active Listening—A Great Beginning. Preparation for Excellent Note Taking. Taking Notes. Establishing Your Consistent System. Short Cuts for Stressful Times. The Cornell Notetaking System. The Leonard Notetakeing System. 11. Textbooks—Reading, Highlighting, and Notetaking. Reading Textbooks. SQ3R. Highlighting and Marketing Textbooks. Taking Notes from Textbooks. 12. Writing Effectively. Getting Started—Prewriting Techniques. Freewriting. Clustering or Mindmapping. Combination Clustering/Freewrite. Elements of Effective Writing. Beginning/Introduction. Middle/Body. End/Conclusion. Writing Research Papers. Preparing and Presenting Oral Reports. Group Presentations. 13. Test Taking. Test Anxiety—How We Develop Feelings of Panic. Preparation for Test Taking. Putting Your Skills to Work—Succeeding on Exams. Subjective and Objective Exams. Answering True/False Questions. Answering Multiple Choice Questions. Sentence Completion and Fill-ins. Strategies for Taking Essay Exams. Writing the Essay.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321127464
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Depth: 6
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Weight: 236 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0321127463
  • Publisher Date: 06 Aug 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Series Title: Longman Simplified Series
  • Sub Title: Communication in the Classroom, Confidence Building and Goal Setting, Test Taking, Managing Stress, Developing Concentration, Active Listening and Not
  • Width: 279 mm


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