Study Skills Strategies : Your Guide to Critical Thinking.

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 "NO" TO YOURSELF -- TIME CONTROL QUESTIONS AND TIPS -- LEARNING LADDER -- EXAMPLE OF A WEEKLY STUDY SCHEDULE -- TODAY'S PRIORITY LIST -- BLANK WEEKLY SCHEDULE -- PART III NOTE TAKING TECHNIQUES -- IMPORTANT NOTETAKING TECHNIQUES -- LEARNING LADDER -- EFFECTIVE LISTENING IS YOUR SECRET FOR BETTER CLASS NOTES -- SAMPLE 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 &amp -- 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 Aloud -- NEW 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 SKILLS -- TRANSITION 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 R'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 -- FOR THE TUTOR/INSTRUCTOR.

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