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• ISBN: 0517880857
• ISBN: 9780517880852
• Physical Description: 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Publisher: New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, ©1993.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The real secret -- Take this quiz! -- Attitude shift! -- Learning the old way -- Learning the new way : introducing cyberlearning -- Intermission : applying the method in classes and lectures -- Answering question 1 : What's my purpose for reading this? -- Answering question 2 : What do I already know about this topic? -- Answering question 3 : What's the big picture here? -- Intermission : The trouble with textbooks -- Answering question 4 : What's the author going to say next? -- Answering question 5 : What are the "expert questions"? -- Answering question 6 : What questions does this information raise for me? -- Intermission : attitude check #1 -- Answering question 7 : What information is important here? -- Answering question 8 -- How can I paraphrase and summarize this information? -- Answering question 9 : How can I organize this information? -- Answering question 10 : How can I picture this information? -- Answering question 12 : How does this information fit in with what I already know? -- The twelve questions : a recap -- Intermission : What does is mean to understand something? -- Not all subjects are alike : modifying the cyberlearning method -- How smart students learn interpretation techniques -- How smart students learn problem-solving techniques -- Intermission : Attitude check #2 -- How smart students rehearse for tests -- How smart students take tests -- Intermission : Attitude check #3 -- How smart students write papers -- Intermission : other skills and resources you'll need as a smart student -- How smart students manage their time -- How smart students choose their courses and teachers -- Intermission : Attitude check #4 -- A parting look at what smart students know -- The myth behind the education crisis (and what's really wrong).

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