Striving for Excellence in College: Tips for Active Learning - Couverture souple

Browne, M. Neil; Keeley, Stuart M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0130220582 ISBN 13 : 9780130220585

Editeur : Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

For courses in Study Skills and Freshman Orientation.

This brief and reader-friendly text takes a practical, direct approach to teaching students to be more effective learners, by providing useful, immediate tips that can be used every day in almost every learning situation. It contains numerous concrete suggestions that any learner can use to accelerate achievement while in college, and encourages and helps students to take charge of their excellence in learning.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Strivng for Excellence in College does what no other learning skill book does: It treats academic excellence as attainable by most students and trusts their capacity to be better learners. This text merges critical thinking and active learning, and contains numerous concrete suggestions that any learner can use to accelerate achievement while in college.

Enhancements to the Second Edition include:

• The addition of "Speed Bumps" as a caution for the areas where the reader may miss a crucial point.
• Increased material on active learning, including more tips and illustrations.
• Streamlined explanation of note taking, and an emphasized importance of a body of knowledge as the platform for active learning.

Présentation de l'éditeur

For courses in Study Skills and Freshman Orientation.

This brief and reader-friendly text takes a practical, direct approach to teaching students to be more effective learners, by providing useful, immediate tips that can be used every day in almost every learning situation. It contains numerous concrete suggestions that any learner can use to accelerate achievement while in college, and encourages and helps students to take charge of their excellence in learning.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130220582
• ISBN 13: 9780130220585
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 127
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie