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A self-evaluative tool for students to augment their study skills and to maximize their learning efficiency. Originally developed 30 years ago for New York City's elite Regis High School, it remains a cornerstone of Regis' guideance and advisement programs since that time. The study guide addresses multiple aspects of student learning, including time management, reading comprehension, information retention, note taking, paper writing, and timed testing. Each unit includes questions for self-evaluation, goals, and suggestions for improvement. This revised edition offers additional material on increasing role of technology in learning, most notably focusing on Internet research.
The Study Skills Guide covers the essential skills that lead to success at university. With advice on how to work efficiently and achieve great results, this comprehensive guide offers practical and proven ways to cope with the challenges you will face. Designed to help you achieve important goals, it offers vital advice on how to the get the best out of your study, including advice on revision and exam techniques; tips on note-taking and writing good essays and dissertations and guidance on how to impress with presentations. With free online downloadable resource material, this essential guide provides a firm foundation to your time at university and a catalyst to success in everything from working with academic staff and getting the most from lectures, to writing good essays fast.
This book provides questions, tips, and self-tests that will help the reader develop a good attitude towards studying. Topics include note taking, time management, memory techniques, exam strategies, critical thinking and mathematical study skills.