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How to Approach Learning: What teachers and students should know about succeeding in school (Study Skills)
Dr. Fiona McPherson
ASIN: B00X8TFZR8
Publisher: Wayz Press (May 5, 2015)
Pages: 178

Academic success is rooted in a number of factors, of which 'intelligence' is only one. Attitude and beliefs, and knowledgeable strategy use, are critical. This is the core message of this collection of articles and research reports on study skills from the author's websites, arranged and edited for greater cohesiveness. Its aim is to describe and provide evidence for concepts and strategies that may change your approach to teaching or studying. The book contains articles on: personal factors that affect academic achievement: motivation, persistence, anxiety, intelligence, self-regulation choosing strategies that are effective for the situation what 'transfer' is and why it's important how experts develop expertise the idea of 'desirable difficulties' the limits of memorization and rote learning some useful strategies in: reading note-taking reaching understanding. This book is for ...
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4.5 stars from 165 ratings