College reading and study skills / Kathleen T. McWhorter.
Material type: TextPublisher: Boston, Mass. : Longman, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Edition: Eleventh editionDescription: xiv, 530 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0205734952
- 9780205734955
- 0205767230
- 9780205767236
- 428.4071 22
- LB2395.3 .M386 2010
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 428.4071 MCW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A454099B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 522-525) and index.
Preface -- Pt. 1. Succeeding in College -- Ch. 1. How to Succeed -- Ch. 2. Organizing Your Time -- Ch. 3. Principles of Learning and Memory -- Pt. 2. Strategies for Active Learning -- Ch. 4. Prereading and Predicting -- Ch. 5. Setting the State for Learning -- Ch. 6. Focusing and Monitoring Your Learning -- Pt. 3. Understanding Content -- Ch. 7. Understanding Paragraphs -- Ch. 8. Following Thought Patterns -- Ch. 9. Reading Graphics and Technical Writing -- Ch. 10. Critical Thinking and Reading -- Pt. 4. Learning from Texts -- Ch. 11. Textbook Highlighting and Marking -- Ch. 12. Methods of Organizing Information -- Ch. 13. Study and Review Strategies -- Pt. 5. Classroom Performance Skills -- Ch. 14. Lecture Note-Taking Techniques -- Ch. 15. Participating in Class Activities and Projects -- Ch. 16. Preparing for Exams -- Ch. 17. Taking Exams -- Ch. 18. Preparing Written Assignments and Research Papers -- Pt. 6. Developing Reading Efficiency: Vocabulary and Reading Rate -- Ch. 19. Expanding Your Vocabulary -- Ch. 20. Effective Use of Context and Word Parts -- Ch. 21. Improving Your Reading Rate and Flexibility -- App. A. Sample Textbook Chapter: "Health, Stress, and Coping" -- App. B. Five Textbook Excerpts -- Answer Key -- References -- Endnotes -- Credits -- Index.
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