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| Preface | |
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| Creating Academic Success | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| A System of Study: The Essential Ingredients | |
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| Your Learning Behaviors | |
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| Your Learning Attitudes | |
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| Learning Modalities | |
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| A Path to Success: Personal Action Statements | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Managing Your Time | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| Controlling Your Time: Five Essential Ingredients | |
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| Use a Weekly Schedule | |
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| Use a Daily Planner | |
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| Use a Semester Calendar | |
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| Balance Academic with Social and Personal Demands | |
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| Avoid Procrastination and Reduce Stress | |
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| Personal Action Statement: Applying Time Management Techniques | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Maximizing Your Productivity | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| Maximizing Your Productivity: Three Essential Ingredients | |
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| Choose a Suitable Location | |
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| Get Organized: Reduce Stress and Increase Productivity | |
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| Minimize Distractions and Maximize Concentration | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Active Listening and Note Taking | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| Active Listening: Three Essential Ingredients | |
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| Prepare Before Class | |
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| Listen and Take Notes During Class | |
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| Listen Selectively | |
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| Take Concise Notes | |
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| Be Clear | |
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| Be Accurate | |
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| Pay Attention | |
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| Follow Up After Class | |
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| Dealing with Difficult Lecturers | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Reading and Studying Text Material | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| Understanding and Remembering: Five Essential Ingredients | |
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| Preview What's Ahead | |
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| Get an Overview of the Book | |
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| Get an Overview of the Chapter or Article | |
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| Identify Your Purpose | |
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| Break Up Your Reading | |
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| Check Your Understanding | |
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| Create Study Guides | |
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| Question-and-Answer Study Guide | |
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| Highlighting-Plus-Marking Study Guide | |
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| Outlining Study Guide | |
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| Study Cards | |
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| Visual Study Guides: Maps, Charts, and Timelines | |
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| Review Periodically | |
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| Add or Combine Lecture Material | |
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| Talk Aloud | |
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| Anticipate Test Questions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Enhancing Your Learning and Memory | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| Learning and Memory: Seven Essential Ingredients | |
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| Get Enough Sleep | |
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| Study in Small, Regular Blocks of Time | |
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| Review Soon After Receiving New Information | |
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| Organize and Categorize Information | |
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| Study with Others | |
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| Use Your Senses | |
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| Associate Ideas | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Preparing for Tests | |
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| Focus Questions | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| Success with Tests: Be Prepared | |
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| Keep Up with Academic Work | |
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| Develop Test Review Guides | |
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| Rehearse for the Exam | |
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| Reduce Test Anxiety | |
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| Do You Have Test Anxiety? | |
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| Change How You Think About the Test | |
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| Change How You React Physically to a Test | |
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| Desensitize Yourself | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Taking Tests | |
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| Focus Question | |
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| Chapter Terms | |
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| Taking Tests: Two Essential Ingredients | |
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| Develop Test-Wiseness | |
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| Use a Five-Step Course of Action | |
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| Watch for Key Words | |
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| Look for Qualifying Words | |
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| Practice Multiple-Choice Questions | |
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| Practice Essay Questions | |
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| Review the Test | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comprehension Check | |
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| Continuing Your Academic Success: A Review | |
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| Focus Question | |
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| Chapter Term | |
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| Your Personal Action Plan | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Index | |