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Essential Study Skills

	Author: Linda Wong Publisher: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., c2000. Description: 3rd ed., xxi, 314 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. ISBN: 0618003959 Location: KCC Library - Reserve Collection (Circulation Desk) Call Number: LB1049 .W624 2000
Subject(s) Study skills. Memory. Learning, Psychology of.
Summary Essential Study Skills will increase you confidence by teaching you skills and behaviors to learn more effectively and be successful in college. Prepare for the semester ahead with the Quick Start Checklist, complete with preliminary tips for surveying your textbooks and honing your note-taking, test preparation and time management skills. The Quick Start Checklist will help you familiarize yourself with registration, campus resources, computer access, and course syllabuses. Discovering and Using Your Learning Style will help you to understand the learning and memory processes in order to obtain the skills necessary for strong academic performance. Sections of this book provide practice applying the skills to a wider variety of college textbook material. Portfolio projects, writing assignments and group-discussion exercises will allow you to master the techniques and information discussed in each chapter. The LINKS exercises connect chapter content to skills and concepts presented in earlier chapters.
Table of Contents Note: At the end of each Chapter will have a Summary, Options for Personalizing and Review Questions. Preface - ix To the Student - xiv Quick Start Checklist - xvii PART 1: Understanding How You Process and Learn Chapter 1 Discovering and Using Your Learning Style - 1 Three Basic Learning Styles - 3 Learning Strategies - 10 Multiple Intelligence's - 15 Chapter 2 Processing Information into Your Memory System The Information Processing Model - 25 Twelve Memory Principles - 34 PART TWO: Preparing Yourself for Optimal Learning Chapter 3 Managing Your Time All About You - 53 Using Goals of Time Management - 57 Creating a Weekly Time-Management Schedule - 58 Using Other Time-Management Tips - 66 Chapter 4 Setting Goals - 73 Goals, Motivation, and Procrastination - 75 Kinds of Goals - 75 Steps for Writing Effective Goals - 76 Tips for Reaching Goals - 78 Goal Setting for Studying - 80 Chapter 5 Improving Your Concentration - 87 The Necessity of Concentration - 89 Setting the Physical Stage - 89 Setting the Mental Stage - 91 Dealing with Distractions - 95 PART THREE: Using Effective Textbook Reading Techniques Chapter 6 Using a Reading System - 103 The SQ4R Textbook Reading System - 105 Comprehensive Strategies - 110 Chapter 7 Working With Textbook Information - 123 Highlighting Your Textbook - 125 Using Other Marking Techniques - 127 Studying from Your Highlighting and Marking - 132 Writing Summaries - 136 Chapter 8 Learning Terminology - 143 Kinds of Vocabulary - 145 Using Your Textbook Glossaries - 146 Making Flash Cards - 146 Studying from Flash Cards - 149 Making and Using Vocabulary Study Sheets - 151 Additional Vocabulary-Building Strategies - 152 PART FOUR: Using Effective Notetaking Techniques Chapter 9 Making Cornell Notes for Textbooks - 161 Preparing for Notetaking - 163 Following the Five R's of Cornell - 163 Deciding When to Use Cornell Notetaking - 172 Combining SQ4R and Cornell Notetaking - 173 Chapter 10 Using Cornell Notes for Lectures - 179 Understanding Listening Skills - 181 Strengthening Your Listening Skills - 185 Using the Cornell Notetaking System for Lectures - 187 Techniques for Recording Information - 188 Techniques for Organizing Information - 190 Finding Solutions to Common Notetaking Problems - 192 Chapter 11 Using Visual Notetaking Systems - 201 Using Visual Notetaking - 203 Making Visual Mapping - 203 Making Hierarchies - 208 Making Comparison Charts - 214 Making Time Lines - 217 PART FIVE: Strengthening Your Test-Taking Skills Chapter 12 Preparing for Tests - 223 Preparing for Tests - 225 Performing Well on the Test Day - 231 Learning from the Test - 234 Dealing with Anxiety - 236 Chapter 13 Developing Strategies of Objective Tests - 249 Taking Objective Tests - 251 Answering True-False Questions - 252 Answering Multiple-Choice Questions - 256 Using the Four Levels of Response - 264 Taking Computerized Tests - 271 Chapter 14 Developing Strategies for Recall and Essay Tests - 277 Recall Questions - 279 Essay Questions - 289 APPENDIXES Appendix A: Chapter Profile Materials - 306 Master Profile Chart - 306 Beginning-of-the-Term Profile - 306 Profile Answer Keys - 307 End-of-Term Profile - 307 Appendix B: Portfolio Assessment Form - 308 Appendix C: Library Projects - 309 Exploring Your Library - 309 Library Projects - 309 Index - 311
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