Customer Reviews

Study Power: Study Skills to Enhance Your Learning and Your Grades

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I am a college instructor who stresses the importance of study skills. I have been looking at different sources of information on study skills for quite some time. I have found some help on the internet and some not-too-useful books. I found "Study Power" by Luckie and Smethurst, and it was the complete source I had been looking for. They are very logical and sequential in setting up the premise for the three major areas of study skills, and the book is full of HOW's - How does one study, How does one make note cards, How does one do well on an oral or written presentation. The only minor disagreement I have with them is the size of the notecards. They suggest 3X5 cards, which are too small. That would be OK for learning vocabulary or something simple. I suggest to my kids that they invest in 5X8 cards, which are big enough to draw more complex systems, cycles, etc. that are necessary in Biology. Other than that minor point, I think the book is a close to perfect as one can get. I especially like the small piece at the end about mental attitude and how to determine what is "true" with regard to what others say about you. This is a hard concept to understand when one is young. I heartily endorse this book for ANY student starting at about 5th grade to and through college. It will be money well spent! LP

Everybody can use some help with their studying no mater who you are. Study Power is so full of information I don't know where to begin. This book covers every possible aspect of your student/studying career. How to properly listen in class, and the secrets of Teacher's that we don't know but they tell you in this book, for example, listen very closely to what the teacher says in the last 10 minutes of the class, this is likely to be the material that will be on a test. How to properly take notes. How to Study read, First Preview the chapter, then Skim, then actively read, by doing this you can achieve 99% comprehension. Also, read in Chunks, no longer than 20 minutes at a time, after the 20 minutes have passed even though you think you are reading and you are looking at the book, you have lost concentration and begin thinking about other things, and we all know we have done it!! This book covers, Listing, Note taking, Reading, Identifying test question, Test Taking, Concentration, Managing your time, Test Anxiety, Writing, Oral presentations, How to Learn for Tests and much much more. This book is very motivating, and god knows I needed to be motivated. Study power is easy to follow and a very exciting read. I highly recommend this book for any student 5th grade and up. You must also get the Study Power Workbook that goes along with this book; it has been so helpful!!

This book is invaluable! As a returning adult student (grad school) this book provides the ultimate road map for getting A+ grades. As a star student (h.s. valedictorian) I know a lot about getting the top grade in every class - this book provided me with tips I've never read anywhere else, and I've read a few books on this topic. I recently used a few of these new study ideas in 2 econ classes at jr college (review before grad school) and I received A+ grades in both classes - exactly what I wanted! Since it's been over 20 yrs since I've been in a classroom, my results were unexpectedly high, and I'm thrilled. These authors know their stuff, and they present it in clear, understandable ways that can be easily learned and consistently used. I am very grateful that I've found this book and will use the ideas and processes the authors provide for the rest of my school career (the book also provides ideas that can be transferred to the business world about preparation, people communications, and process.) This book is the best I've found; and would benefit high school, college and all adult students, regardless of field of study.

I suggest this read to anyone who is serious about stuyding and wants to earn A's. Although it's a lot of work if you follow the book's suggestions I can't see how anyone could not get great grades!

The content and writing style of this book are more appropriate to the high school or college student. The book probably would not motivate a younger reader...too serious and too general.

This is a great book with lots of wonderful advice that is easily tailored to all grades and subjects! They kept it general enough to apply to anything, but gave specific and step by step instructions where needed.

I can't wait to share the scheduling time-line/calendar creation, study reading, and concentration tips with my students! As I have been reading, I have found that I am a bit envious of the techniques in this book and am thinking back to all sorts of wasted time during my own education.

I think that anyone will find useful tips and methods in this book!

Short & sweet-excellent "How to study" book for middle school, high school & college students.

This book is similar to the book, SURVEY OF 300 A+ STUDENTS: A+ STUDENTS DESCRIBE THEIR ACADEMIC STRATEGIES, by Kenneth Green (from Harvard). However, I think that Kenneth Green's book is more comprehensive and gives the information in a chronological order, which makes it a smoother read.

Don't get me wrong, this is a good book about survival in the school sanctuary. Still I don't think it is such a miracle. "Techniques" explained are nothing more than stuff like Listening in Class, Participation etccc (the time managing methods are really cool though).
In conclusion, I recommend this book to those who really are hopeless or those who are wondering why the other reviwers rated it so high.

This book is rather brief. This book is like a brief assortment of topics.
It didn't help me much. For time management (which possibly is the greatest skill that any student must master), the authors just mention very briefly.