Study Skills Help!: Books to Help You Study

The first subject-specific guide for students, this friendly, practical text will be essential reading for anyone studying mathematics at university

The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help for students who want to get the most out of their education

Providing words of wisdom and tips from real student nurses, Study Skills for Nurses
enables you to develop your own individual ways of studying for those all important
projects, with exercises, step-by-step guides and tricks to help you get ahead.

This book presents five simple rules: Rule #1: Go to Class. Rule #2: Study 3 Hours X 5 days per week - How to transition from homework to study. Rule #3: Commit to Something - Don't drown in free time. Here's how to stay afloat. Rule #4: Get a Mentor- How to set up a support system. Rule #5: Procrastination Kills - How to rise above.

Sight-reading skills seem to be highly trainable and differences in sight-reading ability
can be explained through differences in the amount of relevant experience and the
size of the knowledge base (e.g., repertoire).

Reading, David Mikics says, should not be drudgery, and not mere informationgathering or escape either, but a way to live life at a higher pitch. Slow Reading in a
Hurried Age is a practical guide for anyone who yearns for a more meaningful,
satisfying reading experience, as well as sharper reading skills and improved
concentration.

This book presents a collection of new and stimulating approaches to reading in a
foreign language. The contributors to the volume all place reading at the heart of
learning a foreign language and entering a foreign culture, and they consider issues
and methods of language education from such diverse perspectives as cognitive
theory, applied linguistics, technology as hermeneutic, history, literary theory, and
cross-cultural analysis.

Building on the success of the first edition, College Study, second edition, contains a complete and balanced coverage of essential learning and study techniques, with an emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving at the college level. Using an active learning approach, the text integrates student behaviors, attitudes, and learning styles focusing on reader choice, application, and assessment of practical strategies. This concept creates an effective, efficient, and individualized system of study that helps students become self-regulating learners

A positive attitude, Time management, Working with your
brain and not against it, Reading with a purpose, Papers,
Oral reports, Reviewing and memorizing

Students must engage in significant and deep learning to make classroom strategies immediately applicable and sustainable for long-term success. This book realistically meets students where they are. It recognizes and builds upon the knowledge and study skill strategies students already possess while emphasizing the need for critical thinking and personal responsibility. Piscitelli encourages students to reflect on their skill base, embrace change - and enjoy the sustained growth fostered by that change.

Building a foundation for success in college, Reading
strategies, Developing vocabulary, How to organize
information, Reading flexibility

This text provides innovative ways of making study more effective, as well as reviewing essential tools and techniques to success in study and passing examinations. It is suitable for classroom, distance learning, online, or blended learning environments.

Taking a skills-building approach, Kickstarting Your Academic Career is a primer on the common scholastic challenges first-year social sciences students face upon entering college or university. Based on the challenges that instructors most often find students need help with, the authors offer practical advice and tips on such topics as communicating with instructors, note taking, how to read a textbook, writing exams, and researching and writing papers. The succinct writing and clear organization make this an essential reference for first-year students as they encounter post-secondary work for the first time, and a useful refresher for upper year students looking to refine their skills.

This updated classic gives students the tools they need to successfully transition from high school to college, avoid rookie mistakes, and set themselves up for academic success from day one