How to Study in College

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Summary: Better than a fish: fishing lessons for a lifetime.
Review: I have been recommending this classic book for 20 years. Mr. Pauk has the gift of communicating very explicit, practical advice in a warm and engaging way. He comes across as a sort of kindly doctor on a house call to a hypochondriac: "Yes, I've listened to all of your excuses for failure; now let's figure out, together, how to get some success." Before you shell out money on a "learning center," or a study-skills coach, or something similar, you owe it to yourself to get this book. Approach it seriously, do as Pauk teaches, and you will be pulled irresistibly toward better grades, higher self-esteem, and a sense of gratitude toward this author. He's the best friend an anguished student could ever have.

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Summary: Pauk's Performance Predominates in this Genre
Review: I have been teaching from Pauk's How to Study in College for many of the last 30 years. Although I have tried other similar textbooks, but none have been as successful with student's as Pauk's. How to Study in College provides solid, time proven strategies that, if used, will help a student fulfill his or her academic goals. The strategy most often used by my college students is Pauk's Cornell Notetaking Method. Included in this textbook are also chapters about listening skills, test-taking strategies, and the power of asking questions. The major change in the seventh edition is a greater emphasis on vocabulary. Beyond revisions in the vocabulary chapter, are two improvements included at the end of each chapter. The first improvement is the addition of an etymology section. One word is highlighted at the end of each chapter, with it's history and current use explained. The second revision is that instead of just listing words in the vocabulary improvement section with three possible synonyms from which a student may choose, words are now being given in context, usually within a quote. The added twist here is that an instructor can discuss the person being quoted, thereby adding historical perspective to students' often too lean knowledge of history. This book is, then, and excellent one for courses that emphasize study strategies and reading comprehension. It is also a textbook that is eminently useable by a student without benefit of an instructor.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I recommend this great book, and the book by Kenneth Green,
called "Survey of 300 A+ Students". My two sons have straight
A's inpart because they use these two books.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: I recommend this great book, and the book by Kenneth Green,
called "Survey of 300 A+ Students". My two sons have straight
A's inpart because they use these two books.

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Summary: Essential.
Review: Let me be frank. I'm a high school dropout and I've had this book for a long time. I'm not going anywhere right now. I'm nineteen years old. I have read nearly one-hundred different study books and motivational books and I can honestly say that if there were one that was going to get me on the right track, it would have been Walter Pauk's How to Study in College. He gives great information in common sense context and backed by complete, legitimate research. The book is not even solely about studying in college, it's about developing yourself into an educated person.

Parents, this book would make a great gift for a troubled child. If he/she has any intelligence whatsoever, he/she will read it without much encouragement. This book is worth it's weight in gold.

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Summary: This book is excellent it will reinforce your study skills!
Review: There are some things in life you should do. One of them is to read, study and apply the techniques outlined in this book. I was normally an average student making average grades. Fortunately, my wife and I took a class in 1989 on "Reading & Study Skills" improvement. This was the text that was used. My grades have improved(A's and B's now)due to this class and this text. It takes work to succeed in any class. This book definately will help you improve your grades in college or high school. I have used it to help teach others how to improve their study skills. You can develop better study habits if you follow the steps in this book.

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Summary: a great book
Review: we read this book for an academic achievement class and it was reasonably interesting. i would recommend it for incoming college first years and those in high school who want to have an edge when they attend college. though i have already been through two years, i look forward to finding out how this book will help.