《学习《提高学习、复习和考试技能指南》》

1 Study1

Why did you decide to become a student?1

Are all your subjects interesting?3

Do you study effectively?5

2 Look after yoursellf7

Looking after yourself7

Deciding where to live7

Looking after your money8

Preface9

Keeping fit for study9

Keeping up-to-date with your work9

Definition of terms10

Acknowledgements10

Asking for help with study problems11

3 Friendship13

Being yourself14

Personal relationships17

Coping with personal problems19

4 Make good use of your time21

Accept that learning is your responsibility21

Organize your year24

Organize your week25

Exercise and health30

Food and health31

Sleep and health31

Organize your day32

Concentrate during hours of study34

5 Make good lecture notes40

Being there41

The value of lectures in study41

Make good notes during lectures44

Creative pattern notes47

Sequential notes47

Other kinds of notes49

Getinto the habit of asking good questions51

After the lecture52

Review52

Revise54

Get the most out of tutorials and seminars54

Tutorials54

Seminars56

Writing paper and storage materials57

Writing paper57

Storing information58

6 Think-organize-select-remember59

Organize and select59

How to remember60

Revise regularly61

Learn some things by heart62

Use your knowledge63

Plan answers to questions64

Exercise your mind68

7 Find out for yourself70

Difficulties in the way of accurate observ2tion71

Making and recording observations76

Results of the analysis of data76

Preparing a report on an investigation77

8 Read and learn79

Decide what to read80

Preliminary survey80

Decide how to read81

Scanning82

Skim reading82

Rapid reading83

Read crititcally83

Make notes as you read85

One set of notes89

Understand and select90

Comprehension tests90

Writing a précis90

Writing a summary90

Get to know useful reference books92

Other sources of information94

Programmed learning94

Computer assisted learning95

9 Write and learn98

Faults commonly encountered in students written work99

Write answers to questions104

Creativity104

Write at one sitting106

Use your topicoutline as a guide107

Criticize the work of other writers108

See how others write109

Check your own work111

How course work marks affect your grades112

Writing and learning114

10 Express yourself116

Write in paragraphs116

Write in sentences117

Take an interest in words119

Write in standard language120

The Words used in questions121

The words of your subject122

Definitions124

Avoid abbreviations125

Write regularly and read good prose126

Write legibly126

11 Working on a special study128

Selecting a subjcct for your special study128

Assessing a special study129

Reporting your work131

Working on your own131

Starting to write134

Preparing diagrams and tables137

Writing for your readers137

Checking and typing138

Check your completed composition138

Typing139

Consider what is expected of you141

12 Preparing for examinations141

Use appropriate textbooks143

Look at the syllabus143

Look at recent examination papers143

Plan answers to examination questions144

Prepare revision aids from your notes145

Test yourself147

The years before an examination148

Plan your revision148

The weeks before an examination149

13 Taking examinations152

Learn from other students mistakes153

Learn from your own mistakes162

Preparing for an examination162

The day before an examination162

The day of an examination163

Taking examinations164

Taking a theory examination164

Taking a practical examination167

Taking an oral examination168

Failing examinations169

Appendix A Choosing a course170

Appendix B Books for your bookshelf174

Index176