Study skills
Subtitle: do I really need this stuff?
By: Steve Piscitelli.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780135146576
Subjects: Study skills; College student orientation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What's on your mind?; title: Critical thinking : how will higher-order thinking skills improve academic success?; title: Goal setting : if you know what you want to do, why do you need to read about goal setting?; title: Organizing time and space : how will these skills improve academic performance and reduce your stress?; title: Learning styles : how will knowing your learning style help with your studies?; title: Class time : how can you be more successful during class time?; title: Note taking : how will effective notes help you understand class material?; title: Reading : you have to read 1,000 pages by when?; title: Memory : why do you forget, and what can you do about it?; title: Test taking : how can you improve your test-preparation and test-performance skills?; title: Information literacy : how can you use information and technology for your benefit?; title: Civility : how can working with others affect your academic success?; title: The choices you make : how do your current decisions affect your future?