Studying and Learning at University: Vital Skills for Success in Your Degree

✍ Scribed by Mr Alan Pritchard

• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 225
• Series: Sage Study Skills Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Studying and Learning at University provides a concise and accessible introduction to the full range of essential study skills and learning approaches for first-time undergraduates. Alan Pritchard focuses on the skills that every student will need to master to achieve success in their academic career. Without being prescriptive, the book recognizes that different learning strategies work for different people.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
1 How We Learn......Page 14
2 Reading for Academic Purposes......Page 37
3 Note-taking and Recording for Learning......Page 54
4 Finding the Information You Need: Using Libraries and Library Systems......Page 69
5 Computers and the Internet as a Source of Quality Information......Page 88
6 Assessment: Essays and Dissertations......Page 117
7 Other Forms of Assessment: Reports and Examinations......Page 161
8 Giving Presentations......Page 183
Appendix 1 Transferable Graduate Skills......Page 206
Appendix 2 Concept/Mind-mapping Resources......Page 209
Glossary......Page 210
References......Page 221
Index......Page 223

✦ Subjects

Общеобразовательные дисциплины;Основы исследовательской деятельности;