Study Skills Strategies

Contents: 

About the Author  • Preface  • About the Crisp 50-Mimite Series  • A Note to Instructors  • Part 1 Getting Started  • Discover Your Attitude Toward Learning  • Today's Diverse Classrooms • Computers as Learning Tools • Your Focus Points • The Getting Started Assessment • Part 2 Taking Control of Your Time • Make Studying a Priority • Say "Yes" to Dedicated Time • Design a Study Schedule for You • Choose What Is Most Important - Have Goals! • Time Control: It's Your Choice! • Part 3 Note-Taking Techniques • Prepare for Effective Note-Taking • Choose a Note-Taking Format • Structured Note-Taking • Informal Note-Taking • Note-Taking by Computer • The Keys: Listening and Participation • Different Notes for Different Needs • Improve Your Note-Taking Speed • Taking Research Notes • Review and Focus • Part 4 Critical Reading Skills • Reading: Your Key to Better Learning • SQ3R for Success • SQ3R Step 1: Survey • SQ3R Step 2: Question • SQ3R Step 3: Read and Underline • SQ3R Step 4: Recite and Write • SQ3R Step 5: Review • A Lifetime Habit: Careful Reading • Your Focus Points • Part 5 Memory Training • Improve Your Memory • Memory-Training Strategies • Strategy #1: Spread Out Memory Work • Strategy #2: Recite Material Aloud • Strategy #3: Expect to Remember • Strategy #4: Organize the Material • Strategy #5: Test and Retest • Strategy #6: Over-Learn • Strategy #7: Use Recall Hooks • Strategy #8: Study Before and After Sleep • Visualize for Success • Review of Memory Techniques • Part 6 Exam Strategies • Taking Tests Well • Mastering Objective Tests • Excelling on Essay Exams • Essay Skill #1: Budget Your Time • Essay Skill #2: Analyze Key Words • Essay Skill #3: Create an Outline • Essay Skill #4: Focus Your Essay • Essay Skill #5: Build Strong Paragraphs • Essay Skill #6: Use Transition Words • Additional Preparation Strategies • Exam Strategies Review  • Part 7 Studying Mathematics and Related Subjects  • Math Tips, Techniques, and Ideas  • The Five R's of Math  • Tips for Computer Learning  • Mathematics Summary  • Part 8 Putting It All Together  • On Your Own  • Your Study Skills Checklist  • Putting It All Together Summary  • Appendix •