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Summary:

Abstract: The Study Book is a practical guide to developing the academic skills you need to succeed at university, college or any higher level study. Learn how to think, research, debate, write about, and apply information - and do all the things that will directly impact on your academic success from the moment you start.

Table of Contents:

• Part 1. Starting points. 1. Personal details : learning about yourself as a student: thoughts and feelings, experiences, circumstances ; 2. Ready for actions?: assessing your approach to study: motivation, learning conditions, thinking styles ; 3. Test your strength: exploring the core study skill-sets: self-management, task-management, people skills ; 4. Higher ground: entering the next stage of your studies: academic thinking/behaviours/skills
• Part 2. The way forward. 5. Subject specifics: focusing on your chosen course: academic standards, skills development, risks/rewards ; 6. Eyes on the prize: planning for success: goal-setting, self-regulation, performance-management ; 7. The right foot: Starting to study well: learning environments/habits/strategies
• Part 3. Student skills. 8. On schedule: Structuring your study: independence, organization, time-planning ; 9. On task: making the best use of your time: engagement, stamina, work/life balance ; 10. Take what you need: gathering relevant information: researching, reading, note-taking/making ; 11. Good on paper: writing as an academic: planning, construction, presentation ; 12. Testing times: preparing for assessments: revision strategies, exam preparation, memory techniques
• Part 4. Thinking skills. 13. In the zone: maximizing different kinds of learning: conscious, unconscious, experiential ; 14. Taking control: putting higher-level thinking to work: active learning, critical analysis, memory techniques
• Part 5. Study action. 15. Instructions included: benefiting from all the teaching on offer: lectures, tutorials, lab/studio work ; 16. Going it alone: completing independent work: essays, reflective accounts, reports ; 17. All together now: communicating and collaborating: academic dialogue, shared learning, presentations ; 18. Major works: creating longer academic texts: research projects, extended essays, dissertations ; 19. Under pressure: succeeding in exams: preparation, practice, performance
• Part 6. The journey on. Development plans.

Author/Creator:

Hancock, Jonathan, 1972- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The study book: essential skills for academic success [by Hancock, J.]

Subjects:

Study skills

Learning, Psychology of

General Notes:

Includes index.
Description based on title page of print version.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (30 entries) : 15 images.

Call Numbers:

LB1049 .H36 2023eb

ISBNs:

9781803162188 (electronic version)
1529300274 (print) [Invalid]
9781529300277 (print) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1380598128

Other Control Numbers:

slc00004460 (source: CaBNVSL)
jmurrstudy2019 (source: Credo)
[Unknown Type]: Credo9781803162188