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BL
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1013892
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b768262
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Rozakis, Laurie.
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Test taking strategies and study skills for the utterly confused /\ Laurie Rozakis.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: McGraw-Hill,, 2003.
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1 online resource (xii, 276 pages) :: illustrations
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0071416765
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: 1280300566
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: 6610300569
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: 9780071416764
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: 9781280300561
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: 9786610300563
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0071399232
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Copyright; Contents; Preface; Organization of the Text; PART 1 Go for the Gold; CHAPTER 1 Studying and Tests: Crucial to Success; Do I Need to Read This Chapter?; Understand Grade Inflation; Explore the Call for Accountability; Testing Terminology; Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs) I and II; Advanced Placement (AP) Test; CLEP Test; Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT); Graduate Record Exam (GRE); Praxis Series: Professional Assessment for Beginning Teachers; Shatter Study Myths; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself; CHAPTER 2 You Can Succeed!; Do I Need to Read This Chapter?; Assess Your Attitude.
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Adjust Your AttitudeGet Started on the Journey of a Lifetime; Be a Class Act; Reach for the Stars (They're Closer than You Think!); Carve Out Your Own Space; Keep Up with Assignments; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself; PART 2 Study Smarter, Not Harder; CHAPTER 3 Effective Time Management Skills; Do I Need to Read This Chapter?; How Much Time Should You Study?; Time Flies; Make the Most of Your Time; Set Priorities; Make a Study Schedule; Study Hints; For People Who Can't Keep to a Study Schedule ... ; Take Care of Yourself; Tomorrow Is Another Day; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself.
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CHAPTER 4 Work to Your StrengthsDo I Need to Read This Chapter?; Understand the Seven Styles of Learning; Tap Your Best Learning Style; Master Listening Skills; Banish Poor Listening Habits; Identify Learning Disabilities; Strategies for Dealing with Learning Disabilities; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself; CHAPTER 5 Notes from the Underground; Do I Need to Read This Chapter?; The Three Big Rules for Great Notes; Noting Direct Quotations; Summarizing; Paraphrasing; How Much Is Enough?; Top Five Note-Taking Techniques; Outline and Highlight; Tips for Students with Learning Disabilities; It's a Wrap.
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Learn Word OriginsDistinguish Connotation and Denotation; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself; PART 3 Read for Success; CHAPTER 8 Be an Active Reader; Do I Need to Read This Chapter?; Preview a Text; Make Predictions; Set a Purpose for Reading; Tap Prior Knowledge; Ask and Answer Questions; Practice Makes Perfect; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself; CHAPTER 9 Use Proven Reading Techniques; Do I Need to Read This Chapter?; Skim and Scan; Summarize to Increase Comprehension; Skim, Question, Read, Recite, Review (SQ3R); Skim, Mark, Read, Review (SMRR); Monitor Comprehension; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself.
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Test YourselfCHAPTER 6 Improve Your Memory; How Memory Works; Psych Yourself into Success; Six Simple Steps to a Better Memory; Understand What You're Memorizing; Associate Information to Memorize It; Use Visualization to Improve Your Memory; Improve Your Memory with Mnemonics; Review Information to Memorize It; Use It or Lose It; It's a Wrap; Test Yourself; CHAPTER 7 Pump Up Your Vocabulary; Do I Need to Read This Chapter?; Pronounce Words Correctly to Improve Your Vocabulary; Use a Dictionary; Make Word Cards; Use Mnemonics; Use Context Clues; Distinguish Between Multiple-Meaning Words.
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Study skills.
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Test-taking skills.
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EDUCATION-- Experimental Methods.
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EDUCATION-- Teaching Methods Materials-- General.
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Study skills.
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Test-taking skills.
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| Dewey Classification
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371.3/028
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LB3060.57.R69 2003eb
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