Appropriate for Study Skills, College Prep courses, Student Success, and any Freshman Seminar courses with an emphasis on study skills. Keys to Study Success focuses on study skills while placing them in the context of the challenges of everyday student life. In addition to strong chapters on reading, writing, note taking, and test taking, students learn to maximize their academic abilities through integrating learning styles and critical thinking into their work. This book has the same popular features found in the best-selling student success book, Keys to Success 2/E.

I am happy to recommend this to my students as it covers jargon without using jargon and explains all those simple things that many academics take for granted. It also gives good examples of how to get the best from your time studying psychology from how to write good essays to the rules of writing lab reports′ - Dr Jay Coogan University of East London ′I am happy to recommend this to my students as it covers jargon without using jargon and explains all those simple things that many academics take for granted. It also gives good examples of how to get the best from your time studying psychology from how to write good essays to the rules of writing lab reports.′ Dr Joy Coogan, University of East London This book provides students with a wide range of research and study skills necessary for achieving a successful classification on a psychology degree course. It replaces the stress and fear experienced when encountering essays, reports, statistics and exams with a sense of confidence, enthusiasm and even fun. Sieglinde McGee presents indispensable instruction, advice and tips on note making and note taking, evaluating academic literature, writing critical essays, preparing for and doing essay and MCQ exams, understanding research methods and issues associated with conducting research, writing and presenting reports and research and also some important computer skills. Examples provided will show how to score well on assignments and exams and also the sort of approach, layout, errors, omissions or answer-style that would achieve a lower grade. Practical exercises and interactive tasks are integrated throughout to clarify key points and give the students a chance to practise on their own. This is a useful resource for students taking modules in study and research skills in psychology and an essential guide for all other students studying on psychology programmes. Dr Sieglinde McGee is an Associate of the School of Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin, where she taught for several years.

The bestselling guide that has helped millions of students study smarter, not harder—updated for today’s classroom. How to Study reveals the study skills all students need to know to be successful, whether the goal is landing a top scholarship, excelling in school, or preparing to return to school. This edition includes information on how to create an effective work environment, stand out in class, conduct research online, and much more. Fry also covers all the traditional elements of a winning study strategy, such as reading, writing, time management, memory, and test-taking skills. How to Study introduces a revolutionary study system along with examples that give students the edge in any learning environment. How to Study also: Prepares students of all ages to excel in their classes by developing effective study skills Shows students, in a quick, easy-to-read style, the essential skills that can be applied outside the classroom and later in life Includes study tips for teaching and studying with young children; advice for fighting mid-study fatigue and boredom; tips for in-class learning; and more

An accessible, student-friendly handbook that covers all of the essential study skills that will ensure that students get the most out of their Nursing or Healthcare course.. Study Skills for Nursing & Healthcare Students has been developed specifically to provide tried & tested guidance on the most important academic and study skills that students require throughout their time at university and beyond. Presented in a practical and easy-to-use style it demonstrates the immediate benefits to be gained by developing and improving these skills during each stage of their course.

This text provides students with the essential reading and study skills they need to become independent learners in college. A brief guide to important word skills, it also covers motivational skills which encourage the right attitude. This new edition is an alternate version of Form A, offering fresh reading selections, over 200 exercises and activities including: a complete chapter from an introductory sociology textbook, the PRWR (preview-read-write-recite) study method, a new introduction which helps students determine which skills to hone and an explanation of new library computerized search facilities.

Covering mandatory and optional units, this book provides teaching assistants what they need to know. It covers guidelines and advice for assistants supporting children with English as a second language. It also includes illustrations, photographs and case studies relevant to those working in secondary schools.