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The study skills handbook / Stella Cottrell.

By: Cottrell, Stella.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Palgrave study skills: Publisher: Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008Edition: 3rd ed.Description: viii, 351 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780230573055 .Subject(s): Study skills | College student orientationDDC classification: 378.170281
Contents:
Introducing the study skills handbook -- Preparing for university -- Identifying your skills -- Intelligence and learning -- The C.R.E.A.M. strategy for learning - creative, reflective, effective, active, motivated -- Working with others -- Research skills -- E-Learning skills, technology and personalised learning -- Writing for university -- Developing your writing -- Confidence with numbers -- Projects, dissertations, reports and case studies -- Critical analytical thinking -- Memory -- Revision and exams -- Planning your next move.
Summary: If you are serious about succeeding on your course, The Study Skills Handbook is your essential companion. Based on over 20 years' experience of working with students, 1/2 million copy bestselling author Stella Cottrell helps you develop the skills you need to improve your grades, build your confidence and plan for the future you want. Her tried and trusted approach recognises that we each have a unique formula for success and that finding it is the key to reaching our potential. This book will help you to: - use your learning style and existing skills effectively - develop core study skills in time management, academic writing, critical thinking and more - discover how to make learning easier and faster - improve your grades and make study more enjoyable. Whether you are a school or college leaver, a mature student, or an international student embarking on university-level study in English for the first time, this handbook is your passport to success. -- publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 378.170281 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00175516
General Lending MTU National Maritime College of Ireland Library Lending 378.170281 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00110444
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This title introduces higher-level study skills and allows students to develop a deeper understanding of the learning process itself, encouraging a reflective and well-informed approach to study.

Previous ed.: 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introducing the study skills handbook -- Preparing for university -- Identifying your skills -- Intelligence and learning -- The C.R.E.A.M. strategy for learning - creative, reflective, effective, active, motivated -- Working with others -- Research skills -- E-Learning skills, technology and personalised learning -- Writing for university -- Developing your writing -- Confidence with numbers -- Projects, dissertations, reports and case studies -- Critical analytical thinking -- Memory -- Revision and exams -- Planning your next move.

If you are serious about succeeding on your course, The Study Skills Handbook is your essential companion. Based on over 20 years' experience of working with students, 1/2 million copy bestselling author Stella Cottrell helps you develop the skills you need to improve your grades, build your confidence and plan for the future you want. Her tried and trusted approach recognises that we each have a unique formula for success and that finding it is the key to reaching our potential. This book will help you to: - use your learning style and existing skills effectively - develop core study skills in time management, academic writing, critical thinking and more - discover how to make learning easier and faster - improve your grades and make study more enjoyable. Whether you are a school or college leaver, a mature student, or an international student embarking on university-level study in English for the first time, this handbook is your passport to success. -- publisher.

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