Learning how to learn : how to succeed in school without spending all your time studying
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Presents advice on the best strategies for learning, discussing how to avoid "rut think," stop procrastination, overcome a poor memory, use metaphors to improve understanding, and help concentration by giving the mind a break.
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Chappaqua Library | LEARN 371.3 OAKLEY (Text) Learning Center |
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Croton Free Library | J PARENTING/370.1523 O (Text) Juvenile Parenting |
31006151686425 |
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Eastchester Public Library | J PC 370.15 O (Text) Juvenile Parenting |
31008152357824 |
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Greenburgh Public Library | J PARENTING 370.15 O (Text) Juvenile Parenting |
31009154563401 |
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Greenburgh Public Library | YA 370.152 O (Text) YA Nonfiction |
31009154551448 |
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John C. Hart Memorial Library | YA 370.15 O (Text) YA Nonfiction |
31030154825970 |
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Lewisboro Library | YA 370.152 O (Text) YA Nonfiction |
31032151374416 |
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Mount Pleasant Public Library | 370.15 O PARENTING (Text) Material for Parents |
31024153560183 |
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Ossining Public Library | J 370.15 O (Text) Juvenile Nonfiction |
31021153196810 |
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100 | 1 | . | ‡aOakley, Barbara A., ‡d1955- ‡eauthor. ‡0n 96001925 ‡0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96001925 |
245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aLearning how to learn : ‡bhow to succeed in school without spending all your time studying / ‡cBarbara Oakley, PhD, and Terrence Sejnowski, PhD ; with Alistair McConville ; with illustrations by Oliver Young. |
264 | 1. | ‡aNew York, New York : ‡bA TarcherPerigee Book, ‡c[2018] | |
300 | . | ‡aviii, 247 pages : ‡billustrations ; ‡c23 cm | |
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520 | . | ‡aPresents advice on the best strategies for learning, discussing how to avoid "rut think," stop procrastination, overcome a poor memory, use metaphors to improve understanding, and help concentration by giving the mind a break. | |
504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index. | |
505 | 0 | . | ‡aA Note to Parents and Teachers -- The Problem with Passion -- Easy Does It: Why Trying Too Hard Can Sometimes Be Part of the Problem -- I'll Do It Later, Honest! Using a Tomato to Beat Procrastination -- Brain-Chains and Fun with Space Aliens -- The Other Side of the Teacher's Desk -- Learning While You Sleep: How to Wake Up Smarter -- School Bags, Lockers, and Your Attentional Octopus -- Slick Tricks to Build Your Memory -- Why Brain-Chaining Is Important Training (and How Not to Back a Car into a Ditch ) -- Learning with Clubs and Groups, Finding Your Mission, and How Terry Nearly Burned Down the School -- How to Pump Up Your Brain -- Making Brain-Chains: How Not to Learn from a Comic Book -- Asking Yourself Important Questions: Should You Listen to Music While You're Studying? -- Learning Surprises: Pssst . . . Your Worst Traits Can Be Your Best Traits! -- How to Do Well on Tests -- Going from "Have to" to "Get to" Solutions to End-of-Chapter Problems. |
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650 | 0. | ‡aStudents ‡xTime management ‡vJuvenile literature. ‡0BSLW 13822 | |
650 | 7. | ‡aJUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education. ‡2bisacsh | |
650 | 7. | ‡aJUVENILE NONFICTION / Study Aids / General. ‡2bisacsh | |
650 | 7. | ‡aJUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology. ‡2bisacsh | |
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700 | 1 | . | ‡aSejnowski, Terrence J. ‡q(Terrence Joseph), ‡eauthor. ‡0n 86813480 ‡0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86813480 |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aMcConville, Alistair, ‡eauthor. ‡0n 2018026980 ‡0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2018026980 |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aYoung, Terence, ‡eillustrator. ‡0nb2003088479 ‡0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2003088479 |
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