The Psychology of Effective Studying : How to Succeed in Your Degree.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (245 pages)
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I: Introduction: Metacognition, the foundation of successful studying (or at least how to avoid being 'that person' on the TV talent show) -- Delusion comes in many forms, usually quite flattering -- The enemy within -- Summary -- Preaching to the (hopefully now) converted -- References -- Chapter II: Conquering procrastination: Why it's so hard to DO IT. JUST DO IT! -- Procrastination: first, know the enemy of time management -- The theory of everything (about doing nothing constructive) -- A procrastinator's guide to fiddling the numbers -- Summary -- Putting an end to procrastination -- Increasing your self-efficacy -- Increasing the value of a task -- Reducing sensitivity to delay -- Reducing delay -- References -- Chapter III: Academic reading and note-taking: What we can all learn from 50 Shades of Grey -- What you need to know about memory: it doesn't work like a camera, so you might want to stop studying as if it did -- Maximum effort, minimal gains: why the most popular method of studying is not what it's cracked up to be -- Never mind the width, feel the quality: elucidating meaning from your reading -- Take note: your note-taking might not be working for you as well as you think -- Marker pens aren't magic -- Treat yourself, test yourself -- The read, recite, review method of studying -- Summary -- Never mind the breadth, check out the depth -- References -- Chapter IV: Academic integrity, citation, quotation and referencing: Credit where credit is due -- The fundamentals of citation, quotation and referencing -- Citation -- Quotation -- Referencing -- Citing and referencing secondary sources -- Citation, quotation and referencing in practice: the thorny issue of paraphrasing -- Original version -- Version one -- Version two. Version three -- Version four -- Engineering out study practices conducive to inadvertent plagiarism -- Summary -- Taking responsibility for the academic integrity of your work -- References -- Chapter V: Producing high quality written assessments at degree level: It doesn't have to be rocket science, even if you're studying rocket science -- Know the enemy -- Making your (research) connection more reliable -- Prior planning and preparation prevent pretty poor performance -- Elements of guile -- Proofreading: measure twice, cut twice, then measure again -- Feedback: live it, especially if you don't love it -- Summary -- Making the most out of your written work -- Familiarisation with assessment expectations -- Obtaining and evaluating sources -- Planning academic composition -- Academic writing -- Proofreading -- Using feedback -- References -- Chapter VI: Working collaboratively: There is no 'I' in team, but there is an 'I' in "I really hate teamwork" -- Natural born loafers -- Communication: is this thing on? -- Collaborative decision making: that's another fine (cohesive) mess we've gotten ourselves into -- Interpersonal conflict: there is always one -- possibly you -- Co-ordinating team efforts: the blind leading the blind -- Summary -- Taking the 'I' out of the team -- Preventing social loafing -- Improving communication by reducing the spotlight effect -- Better group decision making: avoiding groupthink -- Avoiding interpersonal conflict: negating the fundamental attribution error -- Establishing effective teamwork processes -- References -- Chapter VII: Delivering an effective presentation: It's not about you -- Presentation goals: back to the basics -- Death (of bad presentations) by PowerPoint -- The seven deadly sins of slideshows (and how to atone for them) -- Summary -- Prospering with presentations. Satisfying the goals of a presentation -- Improving your slideshows -- References -- Chapter VIII: Revision: Cleaning up a dirty word -- Jamais vu: it's what happens when you cram -- Harnessing context: it's all relative, relatively -- Master the ordeal by re-creating it -- Summary -- Making revision count, by making your life a little harder -- References -- Index.
This book uses a combination of research from cognitive psychology, humour and practical examples to convey where students often go fundamentally wrong in their studying practices, providing clear and concise advice on how they can improve. It is the ideal study skills resource for any student at undergraduate level.