Study Skills Strategies : Your Guide to Critical Thinking.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lengefeld, Uelaine
Other Authors: Crisp, Michael, Mapson, Ralph
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Menlo Park : Course Technology Crisp, 1994.
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Table of Contents:
  • TITLE
  • COPYRIGHT
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • TO THE READER
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • TO THE INSTRUCTOR
  • CONTENTS
  • PART I GETTING STARTED
  • YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD STUDYING
  • DISCOVER YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARD LEARNING
  • ATTENTION: ADULT LEARNERS
  • AFFIRMATIONS
  • PART II TIME CONTROL
  • SAY “NOâ€? TO YOURSELF
  • TIME CONTROL QUESTIONS AND TIPS
  • LEARNING LADDER
  • EXAMPLE OF A WEEKLY STUDY SCHEDULE
  • TODAYâ€?S PRIORITY LIST
  • BLANK WEEKLY SCHEDULE
  • PART III NOTE TAKING TECHNIQUES
  • IMPORTANT NOTETAKING TECHNIQUES
  • LEARNING LADDER
  • EFFECTIVE LISTENING IS YOUR SECRET FOR BETTER CLASS NOTESSAMPLE NOTES
  • IMPROVE YOUR NOTETAKING
  • IMPORTANT NOTETAKING ABBREVIATIONS
  • LEARNING LADDER
  • PART IV CRITICAL READING SKILLS
  • FIVE STEPS TO BETTER READING
  • SQ3R FOR SUCCESS
  • OVERVIEW OF SQ3R
  • STEP 1 SURVEY
  • STEP 2 QUESTION
  • STEP 3 READ AND UNDERLINE
  • ACADEMIC PRESSURE*
  • STEP 4 RECITE & WRITE
  • STEP 5 REVIEW
  • LEARNING LADDER
  • PART V MEMORY TRAINING
  • IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY
  • STEPS FOR MEMORY TRAINING
  • STEP 1 SPREAD OUT Memory Work
  • DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE
  • STEP 2 RECITE Material AloudNEW RESEARCH
  • STEP 3 Expect to REMEMBER
  • STEP 4 ORGANIZE the Material
  • STEP 5 TEST and Retest Yourself
  • STEP 6 OVERLEARN
  • STEP 7 RECALL: Use HOOKS, CATCHWORDS and RHYMING WORDS HOOKS
  • STEP 8 STUDY Before Sleeping and Upon Awakening
  • VISUALIZE FOR SUCCESS
  • LEARNING LADDER
  • REVIEW OF MEMORY TECHNIQUES
  • PART VI EXAM STRATEGIES
  • TAKING TESTS WELL
  • TIPS FOR TAKING OBJECTIVE TESTS
  • MATCHING QUESTIONS
  • TRUE-FALSE QUESTIONS
  • MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
  • ESSAY EXAMINATIONS
  • PREPARATION FOR ESSAY EXAMS
  • ESSAY WRITING SKILLSTRANSITION WORDS
  • CLUSTERING
  • ESSAY EXAM MATCHING QUIZ
  • CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
  • OTHER TIPS TO PREPARE FOR EXAMS
  • EXAM STRATEGIES REVIEW
  • PART VII MATHEMATICS STUDY SKILLS
  • MATH TIPS, TECHNIQUES AND IDEAS
  • MATH STUDY SKILLS TIPS
  • THE FIVE Râ€?s OF MATH
  • PLAN OF ATTACK
  • MATH STRATEGIES REVIEW
  • PART VIII FINAL COACHING REVIEW
  • LEARNING LADDER
  • ON YOUR OWN
  • FINAL REVIEW QUIZ
  • ANSWERS TO FINAL REVIEW
  • APPENDIX I
  • LEARNING CONTRACT
  • APPENDIX II
  • CHECKLIST FOR TUTOR/INSTRUCTOR