The Smart Study Guide

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Psychological Techniques for Student Success

By Louise Tamblin and Pat Ward

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The Smart Study Guide addresses the growing need for effective study skills, especially for students from diverse backgrounds and lifelong learners. With the latest research on memory, information processing, and accelerated learning, it offers innovative, brain-friendly techniques tailored to individual psychological styles. Interactive elements like self-tests and questionnaires help students identify their unique learning preferences and design personalised study programmes, making learning both effective and engaging.
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This book is ideal for university students, tutors, and lifelong learners seeking to enhance their study strategies using modern psychological insights. It particularly suits those from non-traditional educational backgrounds and anyone interested in personalised, interactive approaches to learning.

Drawing on the latest research into memory, information processing and learning, this book helps students to tailor their study techniques to their own particular learning style and psychological make-up. An exploration of the tools and techniques essential to success in studying and passing examinations.

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FOR DISCUSSION - THIS BOOK HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL BUT THERE ARE STRATEGIC ISSUES AROUND WHETHER OR NOT WE INVEST IN THE BIG, BUT COMPETITIVE, STUDY SKILLS MARKET. THERE ARE QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED ABOUT THE BOOK (HOW APPLIED/PRACTICAL SHOULD IT BE, HOW MUCH FOCUS ON SELF-ASSESSMENT). I WANTED TO BRING THE PROJECT TO THE MEETING NOW TO ESTABLISH WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO PURSUE IT.

Market: Formal study skills courses are becoming an ever more common part of the university curriculum in the UK. Many universities are employing "study skills" tutors and running study skills courses during the university year and the Summer. For example, Huddersfield University now employs five "academic skills" tutors, one for each "school". This development is in response to the increasing numbers of students coming to university from non-traditional backgrounds, who need a lot of help and support with study skills. There is also a growth in lifelong learning programmes where study skills for older people returning to study are a core part of the curriculum.

The Book: In recent years there has been an avalanche of new information about memory, information processing and learning, yet there has been a delay in communicating this to the people who would benefit most. The principles of accelerated learning are not routinely taught to either students or tutors, and many people are expected to engage in formal study without knowing how to learn effectively. The Smart Study Guide aims to fill this gap, making modern learning research accessible to students. Existing study skills texts are traditional in their choice of topic areas and typically do not make use of latest thinking on accelerated and brain-friendly learning techniques.

This book aims to provide the student with innovative, fun ways of making their study more effective, and to tailor their study techniques to their own particular psychological style and make-up. Using questionnaires and self-tests, the student is asked to evaluate their own best learning styles (e.g. which "multiple intelligences" do they possess) and then to design their own learning programmes. The book is written in an extremely lively, interactive format (I have two sample chapters).

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Endorsed by academics such as Dr Susie Page and Philip Race, the book is praised as evidence-based, fun, and practical. Reviewers commend its lively format and unique approach that challenges traditional study methods, encouraging readers to utilise all parts of their brain. It's seen as a fresh, comprehensive, and accessible guide that stands out in the crowded study skills market.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405121170

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 September 2006

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 435g

Pages: 298

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Education & Reference Louise Tamblin Non-Fiction Pat Ward Philosophy & Psychology

About the Author

Louise Tamblin has many years' experience in adult education having taught with Thames Valley University, the Open University and acted as an external examiner with the Royal College of Nursing. She is skilled in designing educational programmes and assessments, authoring distance-learning materials and undertaking and applying research.

Pat Ward has designed and delivered e-learning for over a decade, in both the education and corporate sectors. She has also run staff development programmes at universities around the world, advised government agencies and blue chip companies on assessment strategies, and is currently developing e-facilitated programmes to promote successful learning among adult learners.