Study Skills for Successful Students

✍ Scribed by Fred Orr

• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 137
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is an excellent book, written in clear language. At the moment it is out of stock here, but it is available as an e-book.

Despite the fact it was published more than 10 years ago it covers topics not so much touched by time: 1 Personal management strategies 2 Time and stress management 3 Listening skills in lectures 4 Note-taking 5 Reading more efficiently 6 Library research skills 7 Writing essays 8 Revision skills 9 Dealing with academic and exam anxiety 10 Preparing for specific exams 11 Responding effectively in exams

I highly recommend this book to any undergraduate and upper level students including mature ones. It's never too late to learn... and particularly it's never too late to learn to learn. About the Author: "Fred Orr is a Senior Psychologist at the University of New South Wales. His books on study and work skills have been read by tens of thousands of people in many countries. He appears frequently in the press and on radio and television." (from Allen and Urwin Publishers website)

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
1 Personal management strategies......Page 10
Motivation......Page 11
Concentration......Page 13
Procrastination......Page 15
Remembering what you read......Page 18
Remembering what you revise......Page 19
Revision/Memory practical pointers......Page 20
Procrastination preventer......Page 21
Memory improver......Page 22
2Time and stress management......Page 23
The daily To Do list......Page 24
The semester plan......Page 26
Long-term career goals......Page 28
Television and radio......Page 30
Study stress......Page 31
Diet......Page 34
Physical exercise......Page 35
Practical exercises......Page 36
3Listening skills in lectures......Page 38
Listening vs hearing......Page 40
Pre-lecture preparation for active listening......Page 41
Practical pointers......Page 43
Practical exercises......Page 44
4Note-taking......Page 47
Warm up your mind before each lecture......Page 49
Efficient note-taking......Page 51
The structure of most lectures......Page 52
Concentrating during lectures......Page 54
Handling overheads......Page 55
Note-taking speed......Page 56
Practical pointers to obtain good lecture notes......Page 57
For maximum marks . . .......Page 58
Practical exercises......Page 59
5Reading more efficiently......Page 61
The theory of speed reading......Page 62
Scanning......Page 64
Scanning techniques......Page 65
Reading to learn and retain information......Page 66
Revision reading for exams......Page 68
Practical exercises......Page 70
6Library research skills......Page 72
Time traps in your library research......Page 73
Getting to know your library's layout......Page 75
Saving time in the library......Page 76
General principles for efficient assignment research......Page 78
Practical exercises......Page 79
7Writing essays......Page 81
Plan the project......Page 83
Set weekly goals......Page 84
Initial reading......Page 85
Note-taking......Page 86
Other preparations......Page 87
Writing the first draft......Page 88
Submitting your essay......Page 90
Learning from your marked essays......Page 91
Learning from the marked essays of classmates......Page 92
Practical exercises......Page 93
8Revision skills......Page 94
Lecture revision......Page 95
Weekend learning......Page 96
Revision for quizzes and tests......Page 97
Early morning revision on exam day......Page 98
Revising at the exam venue......Page 99
End of year exam revision......Page 100
Practical exercises......Page 102
9Dealing with academic andexam anxiety......Page 103
Academic anxiety......Page 104
Anxiety and fear of failure......Page 105
The TUF approach......Page 106
Learning how to relax......Page 107
Reducing exam anxiety......Page 109
Scene two......Page 110
Scene six......Page 111
Practical exercises......Page 112
10Preparing for specific exams......Page 113
Multiple-choice exams......Page 114
Practical pointers for answering multiple-choice questions......Page 115
Essay questions......Page 117
The introduction to the essay......Page 118
Body......Page 119
Conclusion......Page 120
Open-book exams......Page 121
Laboratory exams......Page 122
Auditions in the performing arts......Page 124
The medical viva examination......Page 125
3 Practise quick thinking......Page 128
11Responding effectively in exams......Page 129
The day and night before the exams......Page 130
The morning of the exam......Page 131
Arriving at the venue......Page 132
Resting between questions......Page 133
Keeping panic at bay......Page 134
2 Write your own essay questions......Page 136
4 Mind control . . . peak performance......Page 137

✦ Subjects

Общеобразовательные дисциплины;Как быстро и эффективно усвоить знания;