The Study Skills Handbook

Year 1999

ISBN No. 9780333751893

No.of pages 240

Subject Knowledge and Society, Education

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This guide aims to help students maximize their potential during their time at university. From preparing students for what to expect from higher education, encouraging them to think about the skills they already have, providing resources to help them evaluate and manage their own learning and develop good study habits, to helping them understand how learning, intelligence and memory work, the book offers suggestions, self-check tables and examples.

Table of contents

First things first - which skills are you bringing with you?; Effective learning strategies; Organising space and time; Working with others; Reading skills; Recording information; Writing tasks - first stages; Writing - developing structure; Academic writing styles; Finishing touches; Make the most of -; Develop Your written English; An introduction to exam techniques.