Author | Shain, Deborah D. author |
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Title | Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies for Medical Students [electronic resource] : Find and Use Your Personal Learning Style / by Deborah D. Shain |
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1995 |
Edition | Second Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4196-6 |
Descript | XIV, 204 p. online resource |
One Identification of Learning Style -- Purpose -- Taking Control of the Examination Process -- Learning Style Questionnaire -- Determining your Type -- Perceptual Preference -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Two Time Management โข Goal Setting โข Memory -- Purpose -- Time Management -- The Memory Curve -- Schedule Construction -- Selecting Study Tasks -- Using Your Learning Style -- Time Accountability -- Time Log -- Personal Time Pie -- Study Tricks And Treats -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Three Taking Notes -- Purpose -- Taking Classroom Notes -- Labeling Notes -- Taking Notes From Textbooks -- Summary -- References -- Four Problem-Solving -- Purpose -- Individual Differences in Problem-Solving Skills -- Know Yourself -- Define the Problem -- Devise a StrategyโForm Subgoals -- Execute the Strategy -- Evaluate Your Progress -- Summary -- Five Preparing for Medical Licensing Examinations -- Purpose -- Mind Your Mind -- The Exam -- Review Strategies -- Integrating Subjects: Organ System/Pathology Review -- Four-Step Strategy -- Summary -- References -- Six Stress Management for Exams -- Purpose -- Causes of Transitory Stress -- Self-Efficacy -- Signs of Stress -- Stress Redution Techniques -- Demonstration Of Negative Or Positive Thinking -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Seven Test-Taking โข Discrimination Skills -- Purpose -- Equipment -- The Examinee -- The Exam -- Question Format -- Question Analysis -- Types Of Questions -- Three Steps In The If-All-Else-Fails Department -- Guessing And Analyzing -- Performance AnalysisโTest-Taking -- Summary -- References -- Eight Organizing and Working in a Study Group -- Purpose -- Some Dos and Donts of Groups -- Group Study Tasks โข Organ System Review -- Application of The Problem-Solving Model to Groups -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings