Brain Train: Studying for Success

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface to Revised Edition xiii
• Acknowledgements xix
• Part One - Approaches and Attitudes-How to Get the Best Out of Your Mind 1
• 1 - Testing…testing 3
• 2 - Ignition 14
• 3 - Lift-Off 21
• 4 - Memory 40
• 5 - Review 63
• Part Two - Skills and Techniques 75
• 6 - Eyes Right: Effective Reading 77
• 7 - Creative Doodling: Note-Taking for Fun and Profit 100
• 8 - Crunch-Time: Essay Planning and Writing 131
• 9 - Teachers and How to Use Them 165
• 10 - Sources and Resources 176

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface to Revised Edition xiii
• Acknowledgements xix
• Part One - Approaches and Attitudes-How to Get the Best Out of Your Mind 1
• 1 - Testing…testing 3
• 2 - Ignition 14
• 3 - Lift-Off 21
• 4 - Memory 40
• 5 - Review 63
• Part Two - Skills and Techniques 75
• 6 - Eyes Right: Effective Reading 77
• 7 - Creative Doodling: Note-Taking for Fun and Profit 100
• 8 - Crunch-Time: Essay Planning and Writing 131
• 9 - Teachers and How to Use Them 165
• 10 - Sources and Resources 176
• 11 - Computers and Study 189
• 12 - Computers: Further Thoughts-From an Amateur 198
• Part Three - Examinations 207
• 13 - Examinations: Psychology and Attitudes 209
• 14 - Examinations: Preparation Hints 225
• 15 - Examinations: Skills and Techniques 233
• Part Four - Study Skills and Employment 253
• 16 - Presenting Yourself (I): the Cv and the Application Form 257
• 17 - Presenting Yourself (Ii): Letters and Handwriting 279
• 18 - Presenting Yourself (Iii): the Interview 298
• Appendix a Some Notes on Style 306
• Appendix B Reading Novels and Creative Literature 315
• Appendix C Some Simple Relaxation and Fitness Exercises 318
• Appendix D Answers to Precis Exercises 320
• Bibliography 323
• Authors, Sources and Named References 326
• Subject Index 328