Passing exams for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / Patrick Sherratt |
Autore | Sherratt Patrick |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton, Qld., : Wiley Publishing Australia, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.30281 |
Collana | --For dummies |
Soggetto topico |
Study skills
Independent study |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-7303-0444-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Releasing Your Potential to Pass Exams; Chapter 1: Passing Exams: Preparation Is Everything!; Developing Your Exam Performance Mindset; Understanding Your Brain's Capabilities; Looking at Ideal Ways to Learn; Enhancing Your Thinking Processes; Effective Exam Preparation; Chapter 2: Meeting Your Amazing Brain; You Don't Need to Be a Brain Surgeon; Understanding How Your Brain Functions
The Tripartite Model: How Brain Cells Develop During LearningMaking the Most of Your ASSETs: Some Key Principles for Learning; Surfing the Waves of Your Brain; Getting Yourself Firing on All Levels: Brain Maintenance; Chapter 3: Discovering How to Learn; Organizing Your Ideal Study Environment; Knowing Your Best Times for Learning; Discovering How You Learn Best; Finding Out Whether You're a Linear or Circular Thinker; Getting Motivated to Study; Managing Your Review Time; Chapter 4: Thinking Strategies for High Performance; Understanding How Your Mind Works; Meeting Your Memory Conceptualizing Your Memory of YouImproving Your Self-Talk for Better Exam Results; Modeling Yourself on High-Performance Students; Developing Academic Goals; Writing Affirmations: Declaring Your Intentions; Using Your Mind's Eye: Visualizing Success; Part II: Relaxing Comes First; Chapter 5: Exploring the Power of Relaxation; Making Time for the Fun Stuff; Accessing Alpha State (Your Ideal Learning Zone); Using Personal Development Programs; Chapter 6: Finding Ways to Relax; Exercising for Relaxation; Exploring Sound and Music; Stretching Out, Breathing Out; Releasing Unwanted Emotions Managing TimeEnriching Your Life; Part III: Reviewing and Rewriting Your Notes; Chapter 7: Knowing Your Academic Purpose; Developing the Power of Intention; Setting Your Intention for Each Study Session; Setting Your Intention for Long-Term Goals; Chapter 8: Reviewing Your Notes; Sourcing Information; Finding Additional Information; Chapter 9: Improving Your Reading Techniques; Reading for Different Purposes; Dipping into Your Text: Skim Reading; Digging Deeper into Content: Study Reading; Going Faster: Speed Reading; Going beyond Speed Reading: Photoreading Chapter 10: Preparing Your Study NotesCondensing Your Notes; Diagramming a Mind Map; Connecting Ideas with Concept Maps; Planning Literary Pathways: Essay Route Maps; Applying Visual Formats: A Practical Guide; Part IV: Remembering with Pictures and Patterns; Chapter 11: Making the Most of Memorizing Skills; Use It or Lose It; Six Keys to Good Memory; Chapter 12: Using Mnemonics: Simple Memory Techniques; Learning by Rote; Memorizing with Mnemonics; Chapter 13: Fine-Tuning Your Memory: Advanced Visual Techniques; Developing Visual Association Techniques; Creating Symbolic Pictures Remembering Exam Essay Content for Easy Recall |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463109303321 |
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Milton, Qld., : Wiley Publishing Australia, c2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Passing exams for dummies [[electronic resource] /] / Patrick Sherratt |
Autore | Sherratt Patrick |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton, Qld., : Wiley Publishing Australia, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.30281 |
Collana | --For dummies |
Soggetto topico |
Study skills
Independent study |
ISBN |
0-7303-0443-4
0-7303-0444-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Releasing Your Potential to Pass Exams; Chapter 1: Passing Exams: Preparation Is Everything!; Developing Your Exam Performance Mindset; Understanding Your Brain's Capabilities; Looking at Ideal Ways to Learn; Enhancing Your Thinking Processes; Effective Exam Preparation; Chapter 2: Meeting Your Amazing Brain; You Don't Need to Be a Brain Surgeon; Understanding How Your Brain Functions
The Tripartite Model: How Brain Cells Develop During LearningMaking the Most of Your ASSETs: Some Key Principles for Learning; Surfing the Waves of Your Brain; Getting Yourself Firing on All Levels: Brain Maintenance; Chapter 3: Discovering How to Learn; Organizing Your Ideal Study Environment; Knowing Your Best Times for Learning; Discovering How You Learn Best; Finding Out Whether You're a Linear or Circular Thinker; Getting Motivated to Study; Managing Your Review Time; Chapter 4: Thinking Strategies for High Performance; Understanding How Your Mind Works; Meeting Your Memory Conceptualizing Your Memory of YouImproving Your Self-Talk for Better Exam Results; Modeling Yourself on High-Performance Students; Developing Academic Goals; Writing Affirmations: Declaring Your Intentions; Using Your Mind's Eye: Visualizing Success; Part II: Relaxing Comes First; Chapter 5: Exploring the Power of Relaxation; Making Time for the Fun Stuff; Accessing Alpha State (Your Ideal Learning Zone); Using Personal Development Programs; Chapter 6: Finding Ways to Relax; Exercising for Relaxation; Exploring Sound and Music; Stretching Out, Breathing Out; Releasing Unwanted Emotions Managing TimeEnriching Your Life; Part III: Reviewing and Rewriting Your Notes; Chapter 7: Knowing Your Academic Purpose; Developing the Power of Intention; Setting Your Intention for Each Study Session; Setting Your Intention for Long-Term Goals; Chapter 8: Reviewing Your Notes; Sourcing Information; Finding Additional Information; Chapter 9: Improving Your Reading Techniques; Reading for Different Purposes; Dipping into Your Text: Skim Reading; Digging Deeper into Content: Study Reading; Going Faster: Speed Reading; Going beyond Speed Reading: Photoreading Chapter 10: Preparing Your Study NotesCondensing Your Notes; Diagramming a Mind Map; Connecting Ideas with Concept Maps; Planning Literary Pathways: Essay Route Maps; Applying Visual Formats: A Practical Guide; Part IV: Remembering with Pictures and Patterns; Chapter 11: Making the Most of Memorizing Skills; Use It or Lose It; Six Keys to Good Memory; Chapter 12: Using Mnemonics: Simple Memory Techniques; Learning by Rote; Memorizing with Mnemonics; Chapter 13: Fine-Tuning Your Memory: Advanced Visual Techniques; Developing Visual Association Techniques; Creating Symbolic Pictures Remembering Exam Essay Content for Easy Recall |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787318803321 |
Sherratt Patrick
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Milton, Qld., : Wiley Publishing Australia, c2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Passing exams for dummies / / Patrick Sherratt |
Autore | Sherratt Patrick |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milton, Qld., : Wiley Publishing Australia, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (259 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.30281 |
Collana | --For dummies |
Soggetto topico |
Study skills
Independent study |
ISBN |
0-7303-0443-4
0-7303-0444-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Releasing Your Potential to Pass Exams; Chapter 1: Passing Exams: Preparation Is Everything!; Developing Your Exam Performance Mindset; Understanding Your Brain's Capabilities; Looking at Ideal Ways to Learn; Enhancing Your Thinking Processes; Effective Exam Preparation; Chapter 2: Meeting Your Amazing Brain; You Don't Need to Be a Brain Surgeon; Understanding How Your Brain Functions
The Tripartite Model: How Brain Cells Develop During LearningMaking the Most of Your ASSETs: Some Key Principles for Learning; Surfing the Waves of Your Brain; Getting Yourself Firing on All Levels: Brain Maintenance; Chapter 3: Discovering How to Learn; Organizing Your Ideal Study Environment; Knowing Your Best Times for Learning; Discovering How You Learn Best; Finding Out Whether You're a Linear or Circular Thinker; Getting Motivated to Study; Managing Your Review Time; Chapter 4: Thinking Strategies for High Performance; Understanding How Your Mind Works; Meeting Your Memory Conceptualizing Your Memory of YouImproving Your Self-Talk for Better Exam Results; Modeling Yourself on High-Performance Students; Developing Academic Goals; Writing Affirmations: Declaring Your Intentions; Using Your Mind's Eye: Visualizing Success; Part II: Relaxing Comes First; Chapter 5: Exploring the Power of Relaxation; Making Time for the Fun Stuff; Accessing Alpha State (Your Ideal Learning Zone); Using Personal Development Programs; Chapter 6: Finding Ways to Relax; Exercising for Relaxation; Exploring Sound and Music; Stretching Out, Breathing Out; Releasing Unwanted Emotions Managing TimeEnriching Your Life; Part III: Reviewing and Rewriting Your Notes; Chapter 7: Knowing Your Academic Purpose; Developing the Power of Intention; Setting Your Intention for Each Study Session; Setting Your Intention for Long-Term Goals; Chapter 8: Reviewing Your Notes; Sourcing Information; Finding Additional Information; Chapter 9: Improving Your Reading Techniques; Reading for Different Purposes; Dipping into Your Text: Skim Reading; Digging Deeper into Content: Study Reading; Going Faster: Speed Reading; Going beyond Speed Reading: Photoreading Chapter 10: Preparing Your Study NotesCondensing Your Notes; Diagramming a Mind Map; Connecting Ideas with Concept Maps; Planning Literary Pathways: Essay Route Maps; Applying Visual Formats: A Practical Guide; Part IV: Remembering with Pictures and Patterns; Chapter 11: Making the Most of Memorizing Skills; Use It or Lose It; Six Keys to Good Memory; Chapter 12: Using Mnemonics: Simple Memory Techniques; Learning by Rote; Memorizing with Mnemonics; Chapter 13: Fine-Tuning Your Memory: Advanced Visual Techniques; Developing Visual Association Techniques; Creating Symbolic Pictures Remembering Exam Essay Content for Easy Recall |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821824003321 |
Sherratt Patrick
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Milton, Qld., : Wiley Publishing Australia, c2013 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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