Math Study Skills Workbook: Your Guide to Reducing Test Anxiety and Improving Study Strategies - Softcover

Nolting PH.D., Paul D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618837469 ISBN 13: 9780618837465

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2006

Synopsis

This best-selling workbook, helps traditionally unsuccessful students learn to effectively study mathematics. Typically used for a Math Study Skills course, Freshman Seminar, or as a supplement to class lectures, the Nolting workbook helps students identify their strengths, weaknesses, and personal learning styles in math. Nolting offers proven study tips, test-taking strategies, a homework system, and recommendations for reducing anxiety and improving grades.

• New features to the Third Edition include the Learning Modality Inventory and Dan's Take. Since students become more motivated when they understand how math directly relates to their lives, a new appendix chart shows how mathematical success can impact their career opportunities and earning potential. Material has also been streamlined and updated to make it more relevant to today's students.
• New! Learning Modality Inventory helps students determine their own learning style. With this knowledge, students can identify and implement study habits that are best suited to them.
• New! Dan's Take appears in every chapter and presents a student's perspective of different challenges that are encountered in the classroom. These segments are designed to inspire students and decrease their anxiety about math.
• New! Coverage of cooperative learning has been added to assist instructors who favor group work.
• New! Another exciting new student support resource, Becoming an Online Learner, offers essential guidance for using technology to study and learn. Likewise, Overcoming Technophobia, a boxed feature from the best-selling Houghton Mifflin series Becoming a Master Student, offers helpful suggestions to students intimidated by technology.
• Updated! The chapter opening sections have been redesigned to include captivating photographs and more clearly defined objectives, which help students navigate each chapter more smoothly.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618837469
• ISBN 13: 9780618837465
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 135