Teach Yourself How to Learn

Description: Teach Yourself How to Learn Description Following up on her acclaimed Teach Students How to Learn that describes teaching strategies to facilitate dramatic improvements in student learning and success, Saundra McGuire here presents these secrets direct to students.Her message is that Any student can use simple, straightforward strategies to start making A’s in their courses and enjoy a lifetime of deep, effective learning.Beginning with explaining how expectations about learning, and the study efforts required, differ between college and secondary school, the author introduces her readers, through the concept of metacognition, to the importance and powerful consequences of understanding themselves as learners. This framework and the recommended strategies that support it are useful for anyone moving on to a more advanced stage of education, so this book also has an intended audience of students preparing to go to high school, graduate school, or professional school.In a conversational tone, and liberally illustrated by anecdotes of past students, the author combines introducing readers to concepts like Bloom’s Taxonomy (to illuminate the difference between studying and learning), fixed and growth mindsets, as well as to what brain science has to tell us about rest, nutrition and exercise, together with such highly specific learning strategies as how to read a textbook, manage their time and take tests.With engaging exercises and thought-provoking reflections, this book is an ideal motivational and practical text for study skills and first year experience courses. Read more Features: Product Details: Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (January 2, 2018) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1620367564 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 68 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.1 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.37 x 8.27 inches Best Sellers Rank: #19,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #14 in Education (Books) #125 in Higher & Continuing Education #14 in Education (Books) #125 in Higher & Continuing Education Handling We will ship all orders within 3 business days of payment. Delivery We do not ship outside of the Continental US. Feedback We take our reputation seriously, we buy and sell online, so we understand the value of trust. If you are unsatisfied with your order, please contact us and we will work with you to resolve it to your satisfaction.

Price: 36 USD

Location: Macungie, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-01-06T16:06:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.99 USD