A Guidebook For Teaching Study Skills And Motivation

Covers how to identify important study skills and how to teach them.

Conatins sevety-five classroom-tested strategies designed to improve studetns' learning skills.

This book is written primarily for faculty but will be equally useful for TAs, tutors, and learning center professionals. For readers with no background in education or cognitive psychology, the book avoids jargon and esoteric theory.

The 6th edition of this successful textbook, first published in 1997, includes up-dated material on many issues as well as new chapters on lecturing techniques, intelligence, the "nature versus nurture" debate, computer-assisted learning and study techniques. New material is provided on the following areas: advances in teaching theory relating to memory, the transfer of training, research relating to conditioning theory, discipline in colleges and adult learning. All reading references have been thoroughly up-dated and the book has a new appendix, including new "topics for discussion.">

This is a book for tutors, lecturers and teachers in further and higher education, who need to teach their students how to study, learn and communicate effectively. Based around the same techniques and contents as the tutors earlier book Essential Study Skills (SAGE 2003) which is itself based on many years experience of teaching and mentoring students in higher education, this book is intended to work with traditional and non-traditional students. The material will be suitable for institutions concerned with widening participation; with student retention; with quality enhancement; with equal opportunities and with professional /staff development.

For the serious student, this book offers a practical program for improving thinking and reading skills for long-term learning. Specifically, it explains how to understand, ask questions, and recall. Study Methods and Motivation goes beyond simply telling students to set goals, learn from mistakes, and stay calm during exams; it also explains how to accomplish these tasks. The techniques for taking notes, improving memory, managing time, and reading productively are especially helpful. In addition, the effective methods for dealing with boredom and fatigue, eliminating mental blocks, and coping with anxiety and failure will benefit student.