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