College Study: The Essential Ingredients (3rd Edition)

Uses an active learning approach that focuses on the reader choosing applying and assessing practical strategies with the goal of creating an effective efficient and individualized system of study.  

College Study exposes readers to how to make informed choices about learning content that is often new complex and changing rapidly especially given the increasing link between technology and learning. Included is the inter-relationship of students’ learning behaviors and attitudes with an emphasis on applying multi-modal strategies into daily course work. The text covers the major learning skills topics: academic planning and goal-setting time management and procrastination productivity active listening and note taking reading and studying preparing for and taking tests enhancing learning and memory reducing worry/anxiety and online and web-based strategies. The text is written in a streamlined format; with an informal personal writing style; and engaging activities that maintain the reader’s attention and appeal to today’s college students.

Paperback: 192 pages

Publisher: Pearson; 3 edition (March 11 2012)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0132180898

ISBN-13: 978-0132180894

Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.6 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 2 pounds