Your High-Performance Guide to Study and Learning
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Now is the time to change your habits and take control of your study - and Your high-performance guide to study and learning will show you how! Authored by secondary school teacher Scott Francis, with additional insights from Associate Professor Michael Nagel, this book will guide you through twenty key practical strategies to get the most out of the time you spend studying.
This book acknowledges that success in study requires a holistic approach. You will explore mindset and attitudes, planning and routines, high-impact study techniques and brain-based learning strategies, and you will also look beyond conventional understandings of study to explore the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and positive attitude on academic results.
Whether you are looking to adopt a few new habits or overhaul your whole study philosophy, this easy-to-read and accessible resource will help you to actively participate in your learning experiences and dominate your study.
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Acknowledgements
About the authors
Introduction
Section 1 Choosing your mindset
Chapter 1 Thinking about your attitude to 'stress'
Chapter 2 The role of a growth mindset, grit and making hard choices
Chapter 3 Remembering to do the things you love
Chapter 4 Academic intensity
Chapter 5 Motivation
Chapter 6 Being engaged in class matters
Section 2 Study techniques
Chapter 7 The value of setting goals
Chapter 8 Spaced practice (revision)
Chapter 9 Tackling assignments (and thinking about procrastination)
Chapter 10 Exam routine: Building an exam technique
Section 3 Study skills
Chapter 11 The basic activities that make up study: A beginning understanding of 'What is study?'
Chapter 12 The habit of 'attribution' and using feedback
Chapter 13 Graphic organisers
Chapter 14 Writing and using practice questions
Chapter 15 The handwritten advantage
Section 4 Working with your brain
Chapter 16 Attention spans
Chapter 17 The role of sleep (and caffeine intake)
Chapter 18 The social brain and studying with others
Chapter 19 The role of exercise
Chapter 20 Multitasking: The challenge of study and Facebook and Instagram and YouTube and study and email and study and Twitter and study ...
