Study Power: Study Skills to Enhance Your Learning and Your Grades (Paperback)

by William R Luckie (Author)

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For students to succeed, intelligence and motivation are not enough; students also need to understand and become aware of what they do while studying and how they can improve their study skills. This manual helps them understand the elements of study skills, presented under three task groupings: input (learning what to do to learn materials more effectively); processing their learning so it becomes part of his understanding; and output tasks so they can produce evidence of their knowledge and understanding on tests, and in papers and oral presentations. Key skills covered include: listening • note taking • concentration • summarizing • reading comprehension • memorization • test taking • preparing papers and reports • time management • and more! These abilities are vital to success throughout every stage of learning; the benefits will last a lifetime. These skills have been taught successfully to students from fifth grade through medical school.

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"It turns out that school success is not related in any direct way to intelligence, quickness, ambition, or any other such characteristics. Primarily, it comes from the ability and desire to manage work and time effectively...It's as if you could, by practice, make yourself smart."

Product Details

• Paperback: 145 pages
• Publisher: Brookline Books/Lumen Editions (December 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157129046X
• ISBN-13: 978-1571290465
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102,430 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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190 of 192 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Change your life with "Study Power", February 16, 2000

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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

102 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every Student must Buy this book!!, November 8, 2000

By	"jaejae21" (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

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!!

27 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Similar to the book, SURVEY OF 300 A+ STUDENTS, October 12, 2002

By	Keoko (Salt Lake City) - See all my reviews

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.