The Smart Study Guide: Psychological Techniques for Student SuccessISBN: 978-1-4051-2117-0
Paperback
298 pages
September 2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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"This book is a breath of fresh air. It turns a vast range of
expertise and experience about how learning happens into a usable
form, with hot tips, questions and answers, and much more.
It’s the ‘off-the-wall’ study guide –
‘out of the box’ – and it works. It liberates the
human brain from all the stuffy thinking about effective studying
being simply hard work, and encourages owners to make use of all of
their brains – not just a few academic bits." Philip Race,
Senior Academic Staff Development Officer, University of
Leeds
"The Smart Study Guide by Louise Tamblin and Pat Ward is
a comprehensive and evidence-based guide about how to study and
learn effectively. It has an easy to read layout with hot tips,
activities, questions and answers plus diagrams, mind map flow
charts and key learning points.", Jacqui Tisch, tutor, Waitakere
Adult Literacy Inc
"Having read just about every study skills book out
there, there is not a lot that excites me about yet another new one
…but this one is in line with current thinking by being
research and evidence based. To my delight I could dip into it and
use two – three good ideas straight away without much
adaption. Overall, this is essential for the staff shelf and
student resources section – well worth the reasonable price",
Jan Stewart, Manager, Student Learning Support Service, Victoria
University of Wellington
"The value of books like this lie as much in how they motivate
as much as what they cover. The authors have done very well in this
respect. The book reads like a mixture of quiz and ideas with some
research thrown in...With it's mixture of good ideas and lighter
reading style this is one of the best study books that has come on
the market in some time. A "must-buy"; it should be on every
library shelf." Dr Paul Ganderton, British Ecological Society's
Teaching Ecology Group
"This book is a ‘must have’ for all senior students
or adults considering returning to education after some time away.
It gives an excellent insight into the actions of learning.
….it is helpful in getting you to understand not only how to
study but also how you should be studying… It could also give
some current students a reality check, while motivating them and
encouraging them to focus in a different way. ….the reviews
are all stunning and supportive…. This book should be
essential reading in any place when study and learning is
occurring." Barbara Hudson (Director), Good Teacher Magazine,
Term 1, 2007
"What a find! Here is a book which is so informative, so
useful and easy to apply, that it is difficult to resist the
temptation of putting the advice and lessons of each chapter into
practise before going on with the next...After twenty-five years of
teaching adult students I was frankly amazed at the value of the
material for me, and I am delighted to be able to make immediate
use of a great deal of the contents. As parents and grandparents
I’m sure that many of my students will want to get their
families involved in trying out some of the approaches and
guidelines. In my opinion no student is too young or too old to
benefit from this book, and my congratulations to the authors!"
Colin Knox, Director, Te Wananga o Raukawa, Otaki, New
Zealand
"This is a good book and is strongly recommended for those students that still read books. It is full of excellent advice (how to read, how to write essays, how to pass exams, etc.), and although it would probably not be read in its entirety (and there is a section on speed reading for those in a hurry!) it is packed with useful tips...Any student reading this would surely improve his/her performance immensely" E. J. Wood, Centre for Bioscience, Higher Education Academy