Robinson, Adam, 1955-

What smart students know : maximum grades, optimum learning, minimum time / Adam Robinson. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, c1993. - 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

The real secret
Take this quiz!
Attitude shift!
Learning the old way
Learning the new way : introducing cyberlearning
Intermission : applying the method in classes and lectures
Answering question 1 : What's my purpose for reading this?
Answering question 2 : What do I already know about this topic?
Answering question 3 : What's the big picture here?
Intermission : The trouble with textbooks
Answering question 4 : What's the author going to say next?
Answering question 5 : What are the "expert questions"?
Answering question 6 : What questions does this information raise for me?
Intermission : attitude check #1
Answering question 7 : What information is important here?
Answering question 8
How can I paraphrase and summarize this information?
Answering question 9 : How can I organize this information?
Answering question 10 : How can I picture this information?
Answering question 12 : How does this information fit in with what I already know?
The twelve questions : a recap
Intermission : What does is mean to understand something?
Not all subjects are alike : modifying the cyberlearning method
How smart students learn interpretation techniques
How smart students learn problem-solving techniques
Intermission : Attitude check #2
How smart students rehearse for tests
How smart students take tests
Intermission : Attitude check #3
How smart students write papers
Intermission : other skills and resources you'll need as a smart student
How smart students manage their time
How smart students choose their courses and teachers
Intermission : Attitude check #4
A parting look at what smart students know
The myth behind the education crisis (and what's really wrong)

Argues that smart students have a different attitude about school and learning, and offers advice on taking notes, studying, preparing for tests, and writing papers.

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Study skills.
Students--Time management.
Test-taking skills.
Habilidades de estudio
Estudiantes --Administración del tiempo
Habilidades para tomar exámenes

LB 1049 / R658w 1993