The best-selling How to Study has helped millions of students study smarter, not harder. For its 25th anniversary, it is undergoing the most extensive revision in a decade.
How to Study reveals the study skills that all students need to know to be successful, whether the goal is landing a top scholarship, excelling in school, or preparing to return to school. This edition includes information on how to create an effective work environment, stand out in class, conduct research online, and much more. Fry also covers all the traditional elements of a winning study strategy, such as reading, writing, time-management, memory, and test-taking skills. How to Study introduces a revolutionary study system, along with examples, that gives students the edge in any learning environment.
How to Study also:Prepares students of all ages to excel in their classes by developing effective study skills.
Shows students, in a quick, easy-to-read style, the essential skills that can be applied outside the classroom and later in life.
Includes study tips for teaching and studying with young children; advice for fighting mid-study fatigue and boredom; tips for in-class learning; and more.
ISBN-13: 9781632650337
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser
Publication Date: 01-25-2016
Pages: 256
Product Dimensions: 5.20(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Series: Ron Fry's How to Study Program
Ron Fry is a nationally known proponent for the improvement of public education and an advocate for parents and students, playing an active role in strengthening personal education programs. In addition to being the author of the best-selling How to Study series, which has sold more than 3,000,000 copies to date, Fry has written more than 30 other books in the areas of education and careers. He is the founder and president of Career Press, an internationally known independent publisher of trade nonfiction books.
Table of Contents
Introduction Study to Succeed 7
Chapter 1 Start off Right 21
Chapter 2 Develop your Plan 35
Chapter 3 Read with Purpose 69
Chapter 4 Maximize your Memory 97
Chapter 5 Manage your Time 115
Chapter 6 Excel in Class 135
Chapter 7 Ready your Research 157
Chapter 8 Write great Papers 181
Chapter 9 Ace any Test 205
Epilogue Celebrate your Success 249
Index 251
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