The Good Study Guide

Northedge, Andy

ISBN 10: 0749259744 ISBN 13: 9780749259747

Publisher: Open University Worldwide, 2005

Synopsis

Developing your learning skills is one of the best investments you can make. We all need to be lifelong learners now. Whether you are an experienced student or just starting out this book will stimulate, guide and support you. It will make you think about yourself and how your mind learns. And it will change forever the way that you study.
Topics include:
- motivating yourself and managing your time
- taking full advantage of your computer
- reading with concentration and understanding
- developing flexible note-taking strategies
- getting the most from seminars and workshops
- making presentations
- researching online
- handling numbers and charts with confidence
- writing clear, well argued assignments
- doing yourself justice in exams.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Developing your learning skills is one of the best investments you can make. We all need to be
lifelong learners now. Whether you are an experienced student or just starting out this book
will stimulate, guide and support you. It will make you think about yourself and how your mind
learns. And it will change forever the way that you study.
Topics include:
motivating yourself and managing your time
taking full advantage of your computer
reading with concentration and understanding
developing flexible note-taking strategies
getting the most from seminars and workshops
making presentations
researching online
handling numbers and charts with confidence
writing clear, well argued assignments
doing yourself justice in exams.
The Good Study Guide, a bestseller for over a decade, has helped over half a million students.
For this new edition it has been thoroughly revised and expanded to address the challenges of
studying in a rapidly changing world where computers and the internet have become basic study
tools. It has five new chapters but the approach remains the same using case studies and examples
of real-life study tasks, accompanied by activities, to help you reflect on your current strategies.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Worldwide
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749259744
• ISBN 13: 9780749259747
• Binding: Misc. Supplies
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 392