How to study : and other skills for success in college/ by Jamesh Deese and Ellin K. Deese

By: Deese, JameshContributor(s): Deese, Ellin KMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1994cEdition: 4th edDescription: iii, 136p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0070162697 (pbk)Subject(s): Study skillsDDC classification: 378.17
Contents:
Getting Off to a Good Start -- The Art of Studying -- The Classroom Experience -- The Art of Reading -- Studying from Textbooks -- Taking Examinations -- Writing Papers -- Studying a Foreign Language -- Computers, Mathematics, and Science -- Getting Help. Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- To the Student -- About The Authors -- Chapter 1 Getting Off to a Good Start -- WHY GO TO COLLEGE? -- EVALUATING YOUR PRIORITIES -- Rating Your Abilities -- What You Can Learn from Your Standardized Test Scores -- Self-Rating of Traits and Abilities -- How Motivated Are You? -- Are You Prepared for the Competition? -- Examining Alternatives -- WHAT TO EXPECT -- LIVING ARRANGEMENTS -- Living at Home -- Living in a Dormitory -- ORIENTATION AND ADVISING -- LEARNING TO COPE -- Academic Demands -- Social Pressures -- Parental Pressure -- Financial Pressures -- Being Involved -- Chapter 2 The Art of Studying -- IMPROVING MOTIVATION -- Motivation for College -- The Importance of Grades -- Satisfaction in Study -- Study Groups -- Technology -- Keeping an Open Mind -- Learning Modes -- DEVELOPING PERSONAL EFFICIENCY -- The Value of a Schedule -- A Sample Schedule -- Studying for Lecture Classes -- Studying for Mathematics and Language Classes -- Making a Schedule -- Blocking Out Your Study Time -- Revising a Schedule -- Using Time Effective -- Improving Your Ability to Concentrate -- How Good a Student Are You? -- STRENGTHENING BASIC SKILLS -- Identifying Your Weaknesses -- Correcting Your Weaknesses -- Chapter 3 The Classroom Experience -- HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF LECTURE COURSES -- Attending Discussion Sections -- Understanding How the Course Is Organized -- Improving Listening Skills -- Taking Good Lecture Notes -- Reviewing and Revising -- Keeping Lecture Notes -- The Five Rs of Taking Notes -- Illustration of Reduced Notes -- By Way of Caution -- Contributing to the Discussion -- Exchanging Ideas with Classmates -- HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF INDEPENDENT STUDY -- Planning Your Work -- Conferences with Your Faculty Adviser -- Preparing Your Paper or Final Report -- Some Tips about Independent Study -- A FINAL WORD -- Chapter 4 The Art of Reading -- READING FOR A PURPOSE -- Skimming -- Getting the Main Idea -- Analyzing Paragraphs -- Extracting Important Details -- Reading for Pleasure -- Evaluating What You Read -- Expanding What You Read -- USING YOUR EYES -- Eye Movements -- Improving Eye Movements -- HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS -- Building a Vocabulary -- What You Can Learn from a Dictionary -- Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Latin Roots -- Learning to Read Faster -- Chart for Increasing Reading Speed -- Chapter 5 Studying from Textbooks -- FIVE STEPS TO EFFECTIVE STUDY -- Survey -- Question -- The Use of Questions -- Read -- Recite -- Review -- UNDERLINING, HIGHLIGHTING, AND OUTLINING TEXTBOOKS -- Underlining and Highlighting -- Taking Reading Notes -- Methods of Outlining -- Underlining a Textbook -- Outlining from Books -- Content of Notes -- When Not to Outline -- Writing Summaries -- Taking Notes from History Texts -- Example o.
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Index included

Getting Off to a Good Start --
The Art of Studying --
The Classroom Experience --
The Art of Reading --
Studying from Textbooks --
Taking Examinations --
Writing Papers --
Studying a Foreign Language --
Computers, Mathematics, and Science --
Getting Help. Cover --
Copyright --
Table of Contents --
Preface --
To the Student --
About The Authors --
Chapter 1 Getting Off to a Good Start --
WHY GO TO COLLEGE? --
EVALUATING YOUR PRIORITIES --
Rating Your Abilities --
What You Can Learn from Your Standardized Test Scores --
Self-Rating of Traits and Abilities --
How Motivated Are You? --
Are You Prepared for the Competition? --
Examining Alternatives --
WHAT TO EXPECT --
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS --
Living at Home --
Living in a Dormitory --
ORIENTATION AND ADVISING --
LEARNING TO COPE --
Academic Demands --
Social Pressures --
Parental Pressure --
Financial Pressures --
Being Involved --
Chapter 2 The Art of Studying --
IMPROVING MOTIVATION --
Motivation for College --
The Importance of Grades --
Satisfaction in Study --
Study Groups --
Technology --
Keeping an Open Mind --
Learning Modes --
DEVELOPING PERSONAL EFFICIENCY --
The Value of a Schedule --
A Sample Schedule --
Studying for Lecture Classes --
Studying for Mathematics and Language Classes --
Making a Schedule --
Blocking Out Your Study Time --
Revising a Schedule --
Using Time Effective --
Improving Your Ability to Concentrate --
How Good a Student Are You? --
STRENGTHENING BASIC SKILLS --
Identifying Your Weaknesses --
Correcting Your Weaknesses --
Chapter 3 The Classroom Experience --
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF LECTURE COURSES --
Attending Discussion Sections --
Understanding How the Course Is Organized --
Improving Listening Skills --
Taking Good Lecture Notes --
Reviewing and Revising --
Keeping Lecture Notes --
The Five Rs of Taking Notes --
Illustration of Reduced Notes --
By Way of Caution --
Contributing to the Discussion --
Exchanging Ideas with Classmates --
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF INDEPENDENT STUDY --
Planning Your Work --
Conferences with Your Faculty Adviser --
Preparing Your Paper or Final Report --
Some Tips about Independent Study --
A FINAL WORD --
Chapter 4 The Art of Reading --
READING FOR A PURPOSE --
Skimming --
Getting the Main Idea --
Analyzing Paragraphs --
Extracting Important Details --
Reading for Pleasure --
Evaluating What You Read --
Expanding What You Read --
USING YOUR EYES --
Eye Movements --
Improving Eye Movements --
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS --
Building a Vocabulary --
What You Can Learn from a Dictionary --
Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Latin Roots --
Learning to Read Faster --
Chart for Increasing Reading Speed --
Chapter 5 Studying from Textbooks --
FIVE STEPS TO EFFECTIVE STUDY --
Survey --
Question --
The Use of Questions --
Read --
Recite --
Review --
UNDERLINING, HIGHLIGHTING, AND OUTLINING TEXTBOOKS --
Underlining and Highlighting --
Taking Reading Notes --
Methods of Outlining --
Underlining a Textbook --
Outlining from Books --
Content of Notes --
When Not to Outline --
Writing Summaries --
Taking Notes from History Texts --
Example o.

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