How to Study

by Griswold, David

• ISBN13: 9781877653513
• ISBN10: 1877653519
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1985-06-01
• Publisher: Wayside Pub

Summary

An essential tool for improving the basic organizational skills needed to be a successful student. It demonstrates time management tools, gives suggestions on how to deal with a difficult teacher and identifies effective quiz and test taking strategies

Table of Contents

My Dog Ate It	vi
Preface to the Second Edition	vii
Getting Started	1	(16)
Seven Shortcuts to Using This Book
Five Ways You Can Use This Book to Help You
Should You Go the Study Route Alone?
How to Go into Training
Ten Short Ways to Improve Your Study Skills Immediately
How to Diagnose Your Study Problems
How to Recognize a Good Student
How to Recognize a Poor Student
How to Use the Results of Your Diagnostic Test
Time	17	(16)
Three Easy Ways to Use Your Time Efficiently
How Much Time Do You Really Spend Studying?
How to Avoid Putting Things Off
When Is the Best Time for You to Study?
How to Schedule Your Study Time
How to Catch Up if You Are Behind
Homework	33	(32)
Six Short Ways to Do Your Homework Well
How to Make Studying Work for You
Four Proven Ways to Do Your Homework
How to Organize Your Desk
How to Organize Your Papers
How to Organize Your Notes
How to Decide Which Method of Note-Taking to Use
How to Underline (or Highlight) the Textbook
How to Outline from the Textbook
Four Useful Parts of a Textbook
How to Get the Most out of Reading the Textbook
Five Problems in Reading the Textbook and How to Solve Them
How to Make Abstractions Concrete
How to Find Answers without Having to Ask Anyone
Concentration	65	(24)
Five Short Ways to Improve Your Concentration
How to Analyze Your Learning Strengths and Weaknesses
Five Sure Ways to Improve Your Concentration
Six Easy Ways to Improve Your Class Concentration
Ten Sure Ways to Perfect Your Class Concentration
How to Take Good Class Notes
What to Do if You Think the Teacher Is Disorganized
What to Do if You Think the Teacher Is Boring
What to Do if You Think the Teacher Doesn't Like You
What to Do if You Think the Teacher Is Unfair
What to Do if You Think the Subject Is Boring
What to Do if You Are ``Snowed Under''
Managing Stress	89	(10)
Three Short Ways to Ease Excessive Stress
How Bad Is Your Stress?
How to Manage Stress at School
How to Manage Stress outside School
A Good Exercise for Relaxation
Quizzes, Tests, and Exams	99	(16)
Four Easy Ways to Improve Your Test Grades
Four Sure-Fire Ways of Memorizing
The Best Ways to Use Your Notes for Tests
How to Predict What Might Be on a Test
How to Make the Best Use of Test Time
How to ``Read'' a Test
How to Eliminate Cramming for Exams
Carelessness	115	(10)
Ten Short Ways to Cure Carelessness
Five Common Careless Mistakes and How to Correct Them
How to Stop Making the Same Mistakes Over and Over Again
How to Remember Where You Put Things
Academic Subjects	125	(18)
Three Ways to Get a Fresh Perspective about Your Subjects
How to ``Warm Up'' to a Subject
Seven Ways to Improve Your Spelling
How to Shift Speed in Reading
Six Common Problems in Writing and How to Deal with Them
Six Ways to Increase Your Vocabulary
How to Use the Computer to Improve Your Grades
The Library	143	(16)
Three Ways to Use the School Library to Help Your Day-to-Day Schoolwork
Useful Information that Reference Books Provide
How the Dewey Decimal System Works
How to Find What You Need in the Library
Appendixes: To the Teacher or Advisor	159
Appendix I: Dealing with Students' Frustrations
Appendix II: Identifying General Study Problems
Appendix III: Using This Book Effectively in the Classroom
Appendix IV: Common Learning Problems and Suggested Ways to Deal with Them