How to Learn Like a Pro!

How to Learn Like a Pro! features the "big six" effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques. Each of the six units featuring a total of twen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nissila, Phyllis (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] Open Oregon Educational Resources [2016]
Series:Open textbook library.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Unit 1 Overview
  • Learning Styles and Preferences; Unit Terms
  • Lesson 1.1: The Three Learning Styles
  • Lesson 1.2: Visual Learning
  • Lesson 1.3: Auditory Learning
  • Lesson 1.4: Kinesthetic Learning
  • Lesson 1.5: The Brain Dominance Theory
  • Lesson 1.6: Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Theory
  • To the Instructor: Optional Assignments/Activities/Extra Credit Opportunities for Unit 1
  • Unit 2 Overview
  • Management of Time, Tools, and Study Environment; Unit Terms
  • Lesson 2.1: World View and Self Efficacy
  • Lesson 2.2: Procrastination
  • Lesson 2.3: Schedules and Scheduling
  • Lesson 2.4: Graphic Organizers and Study Cards
  • Lesson 2.5: Study Areas and Study Groups
  • To the Instructor: Optional Assignments/Activities/Extra Credit Opportunities for Unit 2
  • Unit 3 Overview
  • College Level Critical Thinking and Reading; Unit Terms
  • Lesson 3.1: Comprehending College Level Reading by Using the Reading Apprenticeship Approach
  • Lesson 3.2: Getting the Most Out of Your Textbooks
  • Lesson 3.3: Patterns and Context Clues
  • Lesson 3.4: Close Reading for LiteratureTo the Instructor: Optional Assignments/Activities/Extra Credit Opportunities for Unit 5
  • Lesson 3.5: Math and Science
  • Tips for Better Comprehension and for Studying
  • To the Instructor: Optional Assignments/Activities/Extra Credit Opportunities for Unit 3
  • Unit 4 Overview
  • Listening and Note-Taking; Unit Terms
  • Lesson 4.1: Note-Taking Part 1, Listening
  • Lesson 4.2: Note-Taking Part 2, Key Information and Formats
  • To the Instructor: Optional Assignments/Activities/Extra Credit Opportunities for Unit 4
  • Unit 5 Overview
  • Memory Principles and Techniques; Unit Terms
  • Lesson 5.1: Memory Model and Techniques
  • Lesson 5.2: Memory as We Age
  • To the Instructor: Optional Assignments/Activities/Extra Credit Opportunities for Unit 5
  • Unit 6 Overview
  • Test-Taking: Pre, Mid, and Post; Unit Terms
  • Lesson 6.1: Pre- Mid- and Post-Test-Taking Strategies
  • Lesson 6.2: Handling Test Anxiety
  • Lesson 6.3: Understanding Test Items