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Focusing on enhancing student skills, this essential companion offers insights for lecturers and study skills advisors. It emphasizes creating supportive environments and covers key areas like induction processes and assistance for 'at risk' students. Practical guidance is provided on fostering interactive group skills, effective revision and exam strategies, as well as improving writing, memory, and critical analysis abilities.

Now in its fourth edition, this indispensable guide helps students to create their own personal development programme and build the skills and capabilities today's employers want.

The second edition of this leading guide helps students to develop reflective thinking skills, improve their critical analysis and construct arguments more effectively.Written byStella Cottrell, leader in the field with over 1/2 million book sales to date, this text breaks down a complex subject into easily understood blocks, providing easy-to-follow, step-by-step explanations and practiceactivities to develop understanding and practise your skillsat each stage.Essential for students who are mystified by tutor comments such as 'more critical analysis needed', this is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to develop advanced skills in this area and learn to apply them to tasks such as reading, writing and note-taking. Now in two-colour, this edition has been fully revised and contains a brand new chapter on 'Critical Reflection' along with additional material on essays and referencing.

Ideal for students who are mystified by lecturer comments such as 'more analysis needed', this title takes the art of analysis and breaks it down into easy-to-understand blocks, with clear explanations, good examples, and plenty of activities to develop understanding at each stage.

'The Study Skills Handbook' is a no-nonsense, practical guide to help you maximise your potential during your time at university. From preparing you for what to expect from Higher Education, encouraging you to think about the skills you already have, providing you with resources to help evaluate and manage your learning and develop good study habits, to helping you understand how learning, intelligence and memory work, this book is packed with sensible suggestions, self-check tables and lots of illustrations. 'The Study Skills Handbook' is an invaluable companion for any student. The second edition includes two new chapters, one on 'Projects, Dissertations, Reports and Case Studies', and one on 'Planning Your Next Move'. Other chapters have additional material including independent learning, e-learning, designing your own assignment titles, and writing in analytical styles.

Following-on from The Study Skills Handbook, this book enables students to think about personal, academic and career goals and to plan a path to success. Rich in activities that develop valuable career skills, this edition has a new chapter on Understanding your Personal Performance, and updated information on job applications.

Available for the first time in simplified Chinese, The Study Skills Handbook helps you to develop the skills you need for higher level study, to obtain a good degree and plan for your future career. An international bestseller, the book is ideal for Chinese-speaking students embarking on a course at an English-speaking institution.

The Exam Skills Handbook provides an easy-to-follow set of strategies and techniques that build to a plan for achieving your best possible exam performance. It provides practical step-by-step guidance in long-term planning for optimal performance through to last minute revision strategies. As well as its original series of 'ready-made' revision sessions, it provides checklists, structured reflections, and a hallmark page-by-page design that helps you work quickly and easily. You can take charge of your preparation and approach exams with calm and confidence, expertise and enjoyment.