Tài liệu Study Skills For Successful Students

Preface v
1 Personal management strategies 1
Motivation — Concentration — Procrastination — Memory
enhancement – Practical exercises
2 Time and stress management 14
The daily To Do list — Semester planning — Long-term career
goals — Preventing time robberies — Study stress — Sharing
resources — Diet — Sleep — Exercise – Practical exercises
3 Listening skills in lectures 29
Listening vs hearing — A prepared mind can listen better
— Practical pointers — Practical exercises
4 Note-taking 38
Warming-up before your lectures — Becoming a more efficient
note-taker — Revising soon after the lectures — Learning your
lecture notes week by week — Revising your notes before your
exams — Glossary of note-taking symbols and abbreviations
— Practical exercises
5 Reading more efficiently 52
Speed reading, the harsh realities — Scanning — Reading to learn
and retain — Revision reading for exams — Practical exercises
6 Library research skills 63
Know the anatomy of your library — Know how your library
works — Saving time in the library — Practical exercises
Study skills for successful iv students
7 Writing essays 72
Plan the project — Establish a file — Set weekly goals
— Preliminary reading — Tentative outline — Researching and
note-taking — Writing the first draft — Redrafting — Learning
from your marked essays — One-page practice essays for
improved performance — Practical exercises
8 Revision skills 85
Planning your revision campaign — Getting help when needed
— Learning on the run — Practical exercises
9 Dealing with academic and exam anxiety 94
Academic anxiety, thinking more positively — Participating in
classroom discussions — Learning how to relax and function
better — Reducing exam anxiety — Practical exercises
10 Preparing for specific exams 104
Multiple choice — Short answer — Essay questions — Open book
— Laboratory exams — ********s — The medical viva — Practical
exercises
11 Responding effectively in exams 120
The day and night before the exam — Morning strategies on
exam day — Arriving at the venue — Reading the instructions
correctly — Resting between questions — Dealing with mental
blocks — Keeping panic at bay — Checking your work — Practical
exercises