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If you find yourself in a situation where you have to cram, the
‘Emergency ©ramming
Guide’ is your best bet. You can start right
away by going straight to Appendix 1. This is the essential guide if you
have an exam next week or in the next few days.
If you are a student already in a course, and want to learn and apply
the tools and techniques in this book, you can start straight away by
heading to Appendix 2- Quick Start to Effective Study. Appendix ² is a
quick start guide to get you on track fast. You won’t need to do all the
pre-reading of background information and can move straight to the
most effective techniques that will help you with where you are in
your studying.
Finally, if you are reading this book for general interest, haven’t started
your courses yet, or are looking for an education on effective study
techniques, you just need to continue reading from where you are.
The best approach if you are in the latter is to just read this book as
you would any other book, cover to cover.
Section breakdown
There are 5 parts in this book. Each part deals with a separate topic
area. Each of the five parts is described below:
Part 1: Introduction to learning:
Information is everywhere. As a student you need to be able to
consolidate and remember it. This is becoming more and more difficult
as the rate of information is continuously increasing as well as the
demands this puts on us.
Part 2: Understanding your brain:
Our brain is a three pound universe capable of marvelous and
mysterious feats. We delve into the understanding how this organ
functions and what makes it tick. The relationship between the
memory and the mind are investigated and the link between how the
brain functions and where effective study comes into the picture is
also discussed.
Part 3: Learning how to learn:
In this section, you will need to learn ‘how to learn’ and how to
become an effective learner. Chapters include details on study
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