Author: Anne Crossman Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1607740001 Category : Study Aids Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Reap the rewards of a higher GPA without sacrificing your sanity or your social life! If “I studied all night and I still didn’t ace the test” is your mantra, this witty study guide will help you pinpoint your personal learning style, prevent study mishaps, and work to your strengths. Using the best research on memory and the brain, Study Smart, Study Less offers easy techniques to help you: • absorb info quickly • remember it accurately • create a successful study space • put together a productive study group • use interactive games to master tough material • identify pitfalls—and avoid falling into them • and stop overstudying (no—this isn’t a typo) By learning how to learn, you’ll not only feel smarter, you’ll be smarter.
Author: Barbara Oakley, PhD Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 052550446X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 258
Book Description
A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject--based on one of the world's most popular online courses and the bestselling book A Mind for Numbers A Mind for Numbers and its wildly popular online companion course "Learning How to Learn" have empowered more than two million learners of all ages from around the world to master subjects that they once struggled with. Fans often wish they'd discovered these learning strategies earlier and ask how they can help their kids master these skills as well. Now in this new book for kids and teens, the authors reveal how to make the most of time spent studying. We all have the tools to learn what might not seem to come naturally to us at first--the secret is to understand how the brain works so we can unlock its power. This book explains: Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process How to avoid "rut think" in order to think outside the box Why having a poor memory can be a good thing The value of metaphors in developing understanding A simple, yet powerful, way to stop procrastinating Filled with illustrations, application questions, and exercises, this book makes learning easy and fun.
Author: Anne Crossman Publisher: Ten Speed Press ISBN: 160774046X Category : Study Aids Languages : en Pages : 130
Book Description
Reap the rewards of a higher GPA without sacrificing your sanity or your social life! If “I studied all night and I still didn’t ace the test” is your mantra, this witty study guide will help you pinpoint your personal learning style, prevent study mishaps, and work to your strengths. Using the best research on memory and the brain, Study Smart, Study Less offers easy techniques to help you: • absorb info quickly • remember it accurately • create a successful study space • put together a productive study group • use interactive games to master tough material • identify pitfalls—and avoid falling into them • and stop overstudying (no—this isn’t a typo) By learning how to learn, you’ll not only feel smarter, you’ll be smarter.
Author: Michael W. Wiederman Publisher: Mindful Publications ISBN: 0981853412 Category : Study Aids Languages : en Pages : 72
Book Description
"With this book you'll learn how memory and attention work, and how to put these insights into practice for the most effective and efficient studying. You'll also find research-based answers to questions such as what a study environment should look like, what you need to be doing in class and during study sessions, and how long and how often you should be studying for maximum results."--Back cover.
Author: Kevin Paul Publisher: Self Counsel Press ISBN: 9781551807416 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 219
Book Description
Outlines seven principles to allow readers to increase their learning power, providing practical exercises and advice related to time management, study reading, lectures, memory devices, and examination and essay preparation.
Author: Marty Lobdell Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781508955955 Category : Languages : en Pages : 34
Book Description
A book to help men establish and or enhance sexually intimate relationships. The material is based upon research on what women find valuable in a partner. This is not a book about grooming and style, but rather it cover far deeper variables that impact relationships.
Author: Shelley O'Hara Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544187008 Category : Study Aids Languages : en Pages : 218
Book Description
Study Smart. Study Less. Sports, extracurricular activities, your job, hangin' with friends—you have a life! You simply don't have time to spend hours studying every day! Improving Your Study Skills helps you really get cracking when you do crack the books. It helps you cram a lot of learning into a little time with tips on: Using technology to study and work more efficiently Organizing your time and space Note-taking and organization Strengthening your reading skills Choosing classes strategically Getting the typical "10% of your grade" for class participation Using the library and other resources efficiently Writing papers—from choosing the theme to proofing Studying for tests and overcoming the jitters Strategies for taking various types of tests Whether you're in high school or college—an average student, an honors student, or barely getting by—Improving Your Study Skills will help you up your grades without giving up your life. With Improving Your Study Skills, CliffsNotes—the resource that helps millions get to and through college—now helps you study smart and study less.
Author: Cal Newport Publisher: Crown ISBN: 0767922719 Category : Study Aids Languages : en Pages : 226
Book Description
Looking to jumpstart your GPA? Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master. You will learn how to: • Streamline and maximize your study time • Conquer procrastination • Absorb the material quickly and effectively • Know which reading assignments are critical—and which are not • Target the paper topics that wow professors • Provide A+ answers on exams • Write stellar prose without the agony A strategic blueprint for success that promises more free time, more fun, and top-tier results, How to Become a Straight-A Student is the only study guide written by students for students—with the insider knowledge and real-world methods to help you master the college system and rise to the top of the class.
Author: Shahana S Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 48
Book Description
How to Study SMARTER! NOT Harder!Effective Smart study tips and techniques to study in half the time! Do you spend hours every day studying? Yet, at the end of the day, you can't recall what you have studied? Does it happen to you that you prepare well for an exam and when you enter the exam room, you go Blank!? You forget everything! You get confused for every question, and no matter how hard you try, you are unable to recall what you have studied?! And your results are not as promising as you have anticipated ! Despite spending hours of study every day, you can't recall what you have studied? you begin to question if it was all a waste? Every effort you did, DIDN'T Help You succeed? You are not alone. Many of the students feel the same way. The problem is not YOU. It is never You! It's the way you study! Surprised? You will be! [IMPORTANT NOTE]: The way we are told to study is WRONG! The way you study has a huge impact on how well you can perform in any subject. The fact is every student has the potential to excel. The only difference is how effective is their study strategy! By just changing the way you study you can dramatically improve your study efficiency! The SMART STUDY is all about how you can study Effective, Efficient, and SMART! In this book, you will learn HOW to do that! The SMART STUDY Techniques given in this book are taken from scientifically proven methods. You will learn how you can actively study methods effective recall methodsPowerful memory tools strategies used for SMART STUDY Effectively study without rote learning. Able to remember what you have studied for a long time. Cut your study time in half. Study even the most complex topics easily. Avoid confusion during the exams. Smart study facts The myths about studies and how you can avoid them. You will not just learn about the techniques you will know how and when to use them!
Author: Anne Crossman
Author: Barbara Oakley, PhD
Author: Anne Crossman
Author: Jane Genovese
Author: Michael W. Wiederman
Author: Kevin Paul
Author: Marty Lobdell
Author: Shelley O'Hara
Author: Cal Newport
Author: Shahana S