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How to Study: Suggestions for High-School and College Students (3rd Edition)

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When the time comes, I'll probably send my daughter off to college with Strunk and White's Elements of Style and this book. Although How to Study lacks the style and wit of the Elements of Style, it shares its brevity and concentration on the fundamentals of its topic.

The book is a revised version of an old study guide available to freshmen at the School of Business in the University of Chicago, and it covers an enormous amount of ground in its 55 pages. As advertised, the advice is gimmick free, stressing the need for the student's motivation, which should come from some larger goal for the student's life.

Despite its common sense approach, How to Study offers nuggets of solid information and tips in each chapter, such as writing down distractions before studying to free them from your mind, the proper uses of memorization, and test-taking strategies.

There are no miracles in this book, only basic information on how to go about studying, getting the most out of reading material, listening to a lecture, studying for an exam, and a constant insistence on active learning, all presented in a brief, no-nonsense manner. There are few books that offer this much good information for this price.

This book is a must read for serious students of high school and college. It starts from the study motive to the benefit of cramming. Much insight is included in a few pages. However, it is not totally suitable for the self-learner. Something could be added: Making the whole study plan, choosing what to study, and designing the strategy to carry out the plan. If you are a self-learner, you should notice this point.

This is a basic book on study skills.

This book is aimed at the advanced high school or college audience. It assumes the student is engaged and motivated.

It is somewhat dated and did not cover some of the 'modern' challenges that a student might face such as various issues or needs in light of computers and other digital devices.

I attempted to adapt this book to remedial ninth grade students with little success. It is written for the advanced student so please know this will not be an appropriate pick for most middle school or 'struggling' high school students. This book would not be a helpful book if your student has ADHD or learning disabilities. I only rated it three of five stars because my class did not find it helpful, but you would if you are a bit more advanced than my particular students were.

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