How To Be A Student: 100 Great Ideas And Practical Habits For Students Everywhere: 1 great ideas and practical habits for students everywhere - Softcover

Moore, Sarah

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9780335216529: How To Be A Student: 100 Great Ideas And Practical Habits For Students Everywhere: 1 great ideas and practical habits for students everywhere

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ISBN 10: 0335216528 ISBN 13: 9780335216529

Publisher: Open University Press, 2005

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HOW TO BE A STUDENT: 100 GREAT IDEAS AND PRACTICAL HABITS FOR STUDENTS EVERYWHERE

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Synopsis:

This exciting guide is perfect for all students, especially those new to Higher and Further Education. "How to be a Student" helps tackle the challenges and opportunities associated with life at university and college. 100 actionable ideas, strategies and tactics help you to make the most of your time, including: turning up to your lectures and what to do while you're there; knowing what plagiarism is and learning to develop belief in your own voice; making presentations with confidence and style; being more creative; spotting signs that you need to take a break; dealing with boredom; preventing small obstacles from becoming big problems; not letting money issues get in the way; remembering (people thought that) Einstein was a slow learner; treating your CV as a working document; and much more! Drawing from the real experiences of students, this book presents ideas and suggestions that you can use to enhance your time at university and to improve the quality of your learning life.

About the Author:

Dr Sarah Moore (PhD, MBS, DBS, BA psych), is Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University of Limerick in Ireland. She has chaired a national university retention network focusing on enhancing student performance in university settings. Much of her work focuses on helping both teachers and students to maximise their performance. She has published a range of journal articles and book chapters and is co-author of a major Irish textbook in the area of organisational behaviour. She has been a university lecturer for over 15 years and her research focuses on teaching and learning skills and styles, group dynamics, personality, decision-making, learning styles and writing development in higher education.

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