The Everything Guide to Study Skills

The Everything Guide to Study Skills
Author: Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2011-06-18
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1440507457

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.

Straight-A Study Skills

Straight-A Study Skills
Author: Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013-01-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1440552460

"Contains material adapted from The everything guide to study skills, by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick"--T.p. verso.

Teaching Study Skills and Strategies in High School

Teaching Study Skills and Strategies in High School
Author: Stephen S. Strichart
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Provides opportunities for active learning and student practice in the study skills and strategies most important for success in high school.

Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies for Medical Students

Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies for Medical Students
Author: Deborah D. Shain
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1461241960

Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies for Medical Students: Find and Use Your Personal Learning Style provides techniques that identify and apply the medical student's personal learning style to specific study skills and exam-taking strategies so that understanding, analysis, synthesis, and recall of information occur in a time-efficient manner. This volume in the Oklahoma Notes Series is written for talented medical students who were excellent scholars in undergraduate school but find themselves overwhelmed with the information explosion and time constraints of medical school.

Strategies for Studying

Strategies for Studying
Author: Sandi Clay
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781551430638

This text is designed to help you ease the transition to college and university learning, improve your essay-writing skills, increase your learning efficiency and productivity, and much more

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
Author: Robert Reid
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2013-09-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462512208

"Practical and accessible, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, which has been shown to be one of the most effective instructional techniques for students with learning problems. Presented are proven strategies that students can use to improve their self-regulated learning, study skills, and performance in specific content areas, including written language, reading, and math. Clear directions for teaching the strategies in the elementary or secondary classroom are accompanied by sample lesson plans and many concrete examples. Enhancing the book's hands-on utility are more than 20 reproducible worksheets and forms"--

Study Strategies Plus

Study Strategies Plus
Author: Sandi Sirotowitz
Publisher: Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781886949119

This book of exercises and lessons helps students develop study strategies that include organization, reading comprehension, note-taking skills, and test-taking skills. It first describes the executive functions of the brain, the processes that help people stay organized, manage time, pay attention, plan future behavior, and inhibit behavior, then provides the practical strategies needed to develop those functions.

Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia

Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia
Author: Sandra Hargreaves
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2016-05-17
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 1473968259

Do you want to improve your study skills? Packed full of advice on topics including note taking, essay writing, reading strategies and exam techniques, Study Skills for Students with Dyslexia is an essential read for students with dyslexia and other Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) in further and higher education. The guidance and tools provided help you organise and plan your work, improve your skills and boost your confidence, so you succeed throughout your studies. The new edition contains: A new chapter on critical thinking, giving you confidence in analysing information and expressing an argument A new chapter on how to make the most of lectures, to ensure you’re maximising your learning opportunities The latest IT and software references, including links to online assistive technologies A toolkit of downloadable resources to help you plan and study with ease, including templates, planners, tasks and activities, and toolsheets. This edition also comes with a fully editable digital download of the book, so you can access it in your preferred reading format. Practical and interactive, this book motivates, inspires and guides you through all your studies. The Student Success series are essential guides for students of all levels. From how to think critically and write great essays to planning your dream career, the Student Success series helps you study smarter and get the best from your time at university. Visit the SAGE Study Skills hub for tips and resources for study success!