Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave MacMillan, c2008
Edition
2nd ed
Descript
xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
CONTENT
Stage 1 Interpretation of the question -- Revealing the structure -- A practical example -- Learning to analyses -- The three-step technique-steps 1 and 2 -- Step 3-test your concepts -- Brainstorming -- Flexibility -- Using the right ability -- The range of abilities -- Changing our pattern of study -- Stage 2 Research -- Reading purposefully -- Processing the ideas -- Note-taking fir criticism and evaluation -- Organizing your retrieval system -- Organizing your time -- Your own personal timetable -- Stage 3 Planning -- Planning: getting the highest grades -- Editing and ordering your material -- Planning for the exam -- Revising for the exam -- Stage 4 Writing -- Getting your own ideas down -- Introductions -- Paragraphs-topic sentences -- Paragraphs-development and evidence -- Conclusions -- Style-simplicity 1: sentences -- Style-simplicity 2: words -- Style-economy -- Style-the dos and don'ts -- Working with evidence -- Plagiarism -- Referencing and bibliographies -- Stage 5 Revision -- Preserving your best ideas -- Revising the structure -- Revising the content