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 US, 1992 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0423-4 |
Descript | XV, 175p. online resource |
One โ{128}ข Learning Styles -- Purpose -- Taking Control of the Examination Process -- Learning Style Questionnaire -- Determining Your Type -- Perceptual Preference -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Two โ{128}ข Time Management and 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 โ{128}ข Taking Notes -- Purpose -- Taking Classroom Notes -- Labeling Notes -- Taking Textbook Notes -- Organizational Components -- Some Suggested โ{128}{157}Shorthandโ{128}{157} Symbols to Speed Note-Taking -- Summary -- References -- Four โ{128}ข Problem-Solving -- Purpose -- Know Yourself -- Define The Problem -- Devise A Strategy-Form Subgoals -- Execute the Strategy -- Evaluate Your Progress -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Five โ{128}ข Preparing for National Board Examinations -- Purpose -- Mind Your Mind -- The Exam -- Review Strategies -- Integrating Subjects: Organ System/Pathology Review -- Four-Step Strategy -- Summary -- References -- Six โ{128}ข Stress Management -- Purpose -- Causes of Transitory Stress -- Self-Efficacy -- Signs of Stress -- Stress Reduction Techniques -- Demonstration of Negative or Positive Thinking -- Stress-Reduction Exercises -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Seven โ{128}ข Test-Taking โ{128}ข Discrimination Skills -- Purpose -- Equipment -- The Examinee -- The Exam -- Three Steps in the If-All-Else-Fails Department -- Guessing and Analyzing -- Performance Analysis-Test-Taking -- Summary -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Eight โ{128}ข Organizing and Working in a Study Group -- Purpose -- Some Dos and Donts of Groups -- Group Study Tasks โ{128}ข Organ System Review -- Application of The Problem-Solving Model To Groups -- References -- Suggested Readings