A guide to learning independently
By: Lorraine Marshall and Frances Rowland
Contributors: Rowland, Frances
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Frenchs Forest, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9781741033724
Subjects: Study skills; Handbooks, manuals; College student orientation; Teaching skills & techniques; Higher & further education, tertiary education; Study & learning skills: general; Education
Other titles: Learning independently
Description: A guide to learning independently describes techniques to help student succeed in formal education; helps with learning tasks such as writing assignments, reading textbooks, making notes and concentrating when studying; and presents a range of techniques to help students meet the requirements of their teachers and courses.
Notes: Previous edition: Melbourne : Addison Wesley Longman, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

For tertiary students.
Table of contents: title: 1. You; title: 2. Planning when and how you study; title: 3. Becoming an independent student; title: 4. Asking your own questions; title: 5. Learning and remembering; title: 6. Choosing and analysing a topic; title: 7. Researching a topic; title: 8. Using libraries and other information sources; title: 9. Reading; title: 10. Listening to lectures; title: 11. Participating in discussion groups; title: 12. Developing your writing; title: 13. Writing essays; title: 14. Writing scientific reports; title: 15. Using conventions; title: 16. Learning from evaluation; title: Appendix: Discrimination: Sexist language and attitudes.