Study Skills

Here's something worth learning: Studying doesn't have to be a chore! This fun and accessible resource provides the tools you need to develop better study habits, boost your grades, and position yourself for academic success. Educational consultant Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick uses a wide range of ideas taken from hundreds of students to help you find a unique, effective method suited for your individual learning style. You'll improve transcripts for college applications, ace standardized tests, and become a better student at any level of education. This indispensable guide shows you how to: Get the most out of class time Use the best strategies for note-taking and memorizing Improve writing skills Prepare completely for tests Safely and effectively conduct online research Use Skype, iChat, or social media to form study groups With this guide in your backpack, you'll be able to balance school and activities, avoid pre-test panic, and achieve consistently better results.

Are students doing what is required to get them where they want to go?This book gets students to askandanswer this vital question.  Written by a master teacher, the 2nd edition ofStudy Skills: Do I Really Need This Stuff? makes potentially difficult and dry subject matter come alive by integrating two critical themes for student and life success: critical thinking and personal choice.  Each study skill is introduced and built on specific standards ofcritical thinking, and then the reader immediately practices the study skills they need for academic success.  The second theme,personal choice, reinforces responsible decision making and follow-through to put potential and ambition into action.  Ambition isthe desire; potentialthe ability; initiative is the doing.  Effective study skills will empower students todowhat is needed to master their course requirements and this book will provide the necessary tools!

Reap the rewards of a higher GPA without sacrificing your sanity or your social life! If "I studied all night and I still didn't ace the test" is your mantra, this witty study guide will help you pinpoint your personal learning style, prevent study mishaps, and work to your strengths. Using the best research on memory and the brain, Study Smart, Study Less offers easy techniques to help you- . absorb info quickly . remember it accurately . create a successful study space . put together a productive study group . use interactive games to master tough material . identify pitfalls-and avoid falling into them . and stop overstudying (no-this isn't a typo) By learning how to learn, you'll not only feel smarter, you'll be smarter.

Includes CD-Rom   There are many ′Do-it-Yourself′ manuals for students and young people experiencing study skills problems. However, if this group of young people could study these books then they would already have the skills necessary! In order to use a self help manual the student needs internal motivation, the ability to self-instruct from text and the ability to put the learned strategy into place... but these are the same attributes that these students find difficult. In this book, Pat Guy provides a series of lesson plans making up a taught study skills course for secondary schools, sixth forms, FE colleges and Pupil Referral Units.

Help students of all ages maximize learning and strengthen study skills. This interactive workbook is a powerful resource for students, teachers, and parents. Use the step-by-step procedures for improving organizational skills, time management, problem solving, power reading, test taking, memory skills, and more! Anyone who wants to “learn how to learn” will benefit from the wealth of activities in this engaging resource.

This new guide builds on the hugely successful materials the authors have developed over the last 15 years. Along with highly practical guidance on traditional learning skills, The Guide to Learning and Study Skills provides guidance for students on learning in a blended environment; the increased use of personal and professional development planning, continuing professional development and work-based learning.