How To Be a Successful Student : 20 Study Habits Based on the Science of Learning (Hardcover)

INTRODUCTION: Academic Success Depends on Motive, Opportunity, and Means (MOM)  PART 1: MOTIVE TO LEARN Successful Habit 1: Find Personal Value in What You Are Learning Successful Habit 2: Set Your Goal to Mastering the Material Successful Habit 3: Believe that You Can Learn if You Try Hard Enough Successful Habit 4: Feel Challenged Rather than Threatened PART 2: OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN Successful Habit 5: Give Yourself Time to Learn Successful Habit 6: Space Out Your Study Time Across Several Sessions Successful Habit 7: Alternate Among a Few Different Things in Each Session Successful Habit 8: Study in a Distraction-Free Zone Successful Habit 9: Clear Your Mind of Worries Successful Habit 10: Keep Your Mind Focused PART 3: MEANS TO LEARN Successful Habit 11: Reread Material that Needs Clarification Successful Habit 12: Highlight Main Ideas as a First Step Successful Habit 13: Use Flashcards for Limited Situations Successful Habit 14: Summarize in Your Own Words Successful Habit 15: Create Knowledge Maps Successful Habit 16: Make Drawings Successful Habit 17: Give Yourself Practice Tests Successful Habit 18: Explain the Material to Yourself Successful Habit 19: Try Explaining Material to Others Successful Habit 20: Engage in Hands-On Activities CONCLUSION: Twenty Habits for Successful Studying