How To Study – The 20 Step Guide

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Introduction: How to Use This Book………………………………ix
1 Getting Started ………………………………………….. ……………… 1
Keeping calm, getting in the mood to study, creating an
environment that works
2 Discovering How You Learn …………………………………………9
An introductory look at what makes you unique
as a learner
3 Looking and Listening ………………………………………….. ……19
Discover how you see and hear as part of
the way you learn
4 Making Images, Making Order, Making Sense………………25
Discover how you use imagery and sequence as
part of the way you learn
5 Learning by Doing ………………………………………….. …………31
Discover how you use movement and experience
as part of the way you learn
6 Making Studying Do-able ………………………………………….. 41
Break assignments into sections to suit your
learning style and your calendar
7 Knowing What You Know ………………………………………….. 51
Realize when you are sure of what you studied
8 Knowing When You Don’t Know ………………………………..59
Realize when and how to question what
you studied
9 Getting Involved in Learning ……………………………………….67
Find and use what interests you to help you to want
to study
10 Getting More Out of Reading ……………………………………..75
Before you read, anticipate; while you read, be aware;
after you’ve read, reflect
11 Remembering What You’ve Learned…………………………….85
Make a memory chain: link what you’re learning to
what you already know
12 Getting the Most from a Lecture ………………………………..95
Make the most of what you hear; different
notes for different learning styles
13 Getting the Most from Class Participation ………………..103
Keep your focus and prepare for the unexpected
14 Getting the Most from a Class Discussion Group ……….111
Make the most of interacting with others
15 Making Yourself Understood ……………………………………..117
Speak and write so others will know what you mean
16 Working with a Study Buddy ……………………………………..127
How to best work with a study partner
17 Being Your Own Partner ………………………………………….. 137
How to work with yourself as if you were
working with a partner
18 Preparing for Short-Answer Tests ………………………………145
Prepare for multiple-choice, true/false,
matching, and fill-in-the-blank tests
19 Preparing for Essay Tests ………………………………………….. 155
Create an essay test and reflect on the process
to develop your own test-taking guidelines
20 Knowing When You Need Help………………………………….167
Identify and appreciate special learning needs
Appendix: Additional Resources ………………………………..173
Useful organizations and publications to help
you get more from studying
Become a Better Student Quickly
Become a More Marketable Employee Fast
Get a Better Job Now

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How To Study – The 20 Step Guide



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