SUBJECT INDEX
Page numbers in bold type refer to an entire section devoted to that topic. | Abstracts 185 -7 |
| 'Academic' vs 'studious' 174, 217 ff |
| Application Forms 264 -78 |
| common traps and mistakes 264 -5 |
| knowing what to do 274 |
| major considerations/ controversies 265 -73 |
| see also Curriculum Vitae |
| Association 44, 228 |
| environment 47 -8 |
| musical 48 |
| of linked ideas 44, 59, 61 |
| of taste 48 |
| 'Average Saving Score' (Ebbinghaus experiment) 67 |
b
| 'Blue Peter syndrome' 261, 269 |
| Bookshops 184 -5 |
| Boredom as a message 26 |
| Boredom: |
| reducing the time-span 33 |
| 'The Boredom Factor' 33 -4 |
| Brain 14, 17, 27, 34 |
| as a 'muscle' 34 |
| natural facility 19, 20 |
| patterns of retention 27, 34 |
| size and capacity 14, 17 |
| 'The Buzz Factor' 33 |
c
| CD-ROM 189, 194 -5 |
| Clichés 311 |
| Computers 16, 17, 98, 189, 206 |
| Concentration span 27, 34 |
| 'Constructive criticism' 133 -4 |
| 'Contemplative learning' 49, 51 |
| Covering letters 295 -6 |
| Crosswords 36 |
| Curriculum Vitae (CV) 253 -78 |
| do's and don'ts: |
| essential 260 -61 |
| do's and don'ts: |
| less obvious 261 -4 |
| first principles 257 -8 |
| lateral thinking 276 -8 |
| selling yourself 258 -60 |
| tailoring the CV 274 -6 |
| see also Application Forms |
d
| 'Dead' expressions 307, 310 -12 |
| clichés 307, 311 -2 |
| padding 310 |
| words 312 |
| 'Definitely' 312 |
| Dictionaries 176 -80 |
| Distance Learning 9, 11, 190 |
| DNA 181 |
| 'Do and Understand' (Chinese proverb) 169 |
e
| Effective time-management 26, 34 |
| devising a realistic timetable 32, 34 |
| an overall strategy 26, 31 |
| Electronic Mail 11, 98, 195 |
| Employment trends and Study Skills 253 -6 |
| 'Energizing patterns' 147-150 |
| Essay writing 131-164 |
| introductions and conclusions 137, 152 -4 |
| performance skills 151, 160 |
| perils of 'space filling' 144 -5 |
| planning 134, 137, 140 -1 |
| purposes 130, 134 |
| quotation and reference 154 -9 |
| trusting your voice 139 -40 |
| types of essay 132, 143, 147 |
| see also Report writing; |
| Writing |
| Euphemisms 307 -9 |
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Publication information:
Book title: Brain Train: Studying for Success.
Edition: 2nd.
Contributors: Richard Palmer - Author.
Publisher: E & FN Spon.
Place of publication: London.
Publication year: 1996.
Page number: 328.
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