du Boulay Study Skills For Dummies

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-99773-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 380 Seiten, E-Book

Students need to learn to manage their time, organise theirstudies, understand, learn, and convey a lot of information -and they need to learn to do it quickly. Whether you're freshout of school, or a mature student returning to education, you nowdon't need to feel alone!
With Study Skills For Dummies, you'll be given theknow-how and confidence to achieve consistent results every time- and a lack of preparation will become a thing of thepast.
Discover how to excel at:
* Note-taking, speed-reading and essay-writing
* Improving your memory, critical thinking and analysis
* Using the internet to supplement study
* Exam skills and developing the best learning strategy to fityour specific needs and abilities

Autoren/Hrsg.

du Boulay, Doreen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: Study Skills Basics.
Chapter 1: Planning for Success.
Chapter 2: Tutors and Student Support.
Chapter 3: Becoming a Critical Thinker.
Chapter 4: Embracing ICT Skills.
Part II: Becoming an Active Learner.
Chapter 5: Learning Actively in Lectures, Seminars andTutorials.
Chapter 6: Grappling with Group Work: Workshops, Seminars andPresentations.
Chapter 7: Taking Notes During Lectures.
Chapter 8: Making Use of Feedback.
Part III: Gathering Your Evidence.
Chapter 9: Research Methods and Tools.
Chapter 10: Finding Answers: Reading and Research.
Chapter 11: Taking Notes for Your Purposes: Not the Book's.
Chapter 12: Using the Internet as a Research Tool.
Chapter 13: Tackling the Building Blocks: Numbers andFigures.
Part IV: Getting It Down on Paper.
Chapter 14: Pulling Your Ideas Together in Writing.
Chapter 15: Grasping Writing Process Basics.
Chapter 16: Looking at Form, Function and Style.
Part V: Final Reckoning: Surviving (And Enjoying)Exams.
Chapter 17: Mastering Memory Strategies.
Chapter 18: Preparing for Your Exams.
Chapter 19: Coping with the Countdown to Your Exams.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 20: Ten Time-saving Techniques.
Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Have Fun While Studying.
Chapter 22: Ten Essay Writing Tips.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Doreen du Boulay is a learning advisor and former student tutor in Study Skills Support at Sussex University. She has also worked as a teacher, essay examiner and MA dissertation marker.