Stressed about your studies? Struggling with subjects? Anxious about exams?
This fantastic visual guide is here to help children and parents get the most out of school and make curriculum learning an enjoyable experience.
With bright visuals and brilliant step-by-step content, this is the helping hand parents need to guide their children through the challenges of education. You'll discover all the best practical techniques to gather knowledge, master revision, boost memory, create study plans, and excel at exams. You'll also learn to keep calm with workable ways of building confidence, getting motivated, handling pressure, and managing anxiety.
Help Your Kids with Study Skills offers invaluable advice on how to support your child's classwork, homework, and revision right up to the exams. Covering everything from staying healthy and creating a work space to setting goals and studying online, this absolutely essential book encourages real world skills for lifelong learning. The book presents crystal-clear bite-sized text and jargon-free explanations to conquer difficult concepts and tricky subjects, including maths, science, history, and geography.
DK's best-selling Help Your Kids series ensures frustrated parents and confused children find studying more simple and straightforward than ever before.
Author(s): DK
Publisher: DK
Year: 2016
Language: English
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD by Dr. Andrew Moran
1. HOW WE LEARN
Why do we need study skills?
Helping a student to study
How the brain works
Studying effectively
Learning styles
2. PREPARING AND SETTING GOALS
Getting motivated
Active learning
Taking responsibility
Independent study
Handling the pressure
Staying well
Study space
Getting organized
Concentration
Do not waste time
Dealing with perfectionism
The right mind-set
Creating schedules
Maintaining schedules
Educational development
3. GETTING AND WORKING WITH INFORMATION
Finding information
Enhancing reading skills
Evaluating information
Engaging with learning
Exploring learning styles
Working with others
Active listening skills
Teamwork
Project work
Making notes
Enhancing memory skills
Developing thinking skills
What is critical thinking?
Enhancing critical thinking
Reflective thinking
Creative thinking
Improving writing skills
Breaking down the question
Answering the question
Building an argument
Checking work
Enhancing presentation skills
Keep practicing
Using computers
4. ONLINE STUDY
Equipment
Types of sources
Finding material
Bookmarking
Taking notes online
Plagiarism
Social media
Virtual learning environments
Safety online
Revolution in online courses
5. REVIEW TECHNIQUES
Getting started
Common problems with review
Review timetables
Using active learning for review
Review cards
Reading
Notetaking styles
Mind-maps
Memory and the brain
Flow charts and mnemonics
More memory aids
Memory and technology
Know what is expected
Review groups
Peer and self-assessment
6. EXAM TECHNIQUES
What is an exam?
Written exams
Multiple choice
Oral exams
Other exams
Hints and tips for exam day
Getting final grades
7. HANDLING ANXIETY
What is exam stress?
Coping with exam stress
Healthy studying
Time out
Relaxation, visualization, and positive thinking
Know when to seek help
8. REFERENCE
Chapter summaries
Chapter 1 resources
What kind of learner are you?
Chapter 2 resources
Time management
The SMART model
Goal planners
Chapter 3 resources
Writing plans
Editing checklist
Active learning techniques
Presentation skills
Chapter 4 resources
Useful websites and apps for online study
Chapter 5 resources
Priority list
Weekly review timetable
Monthly review timetable
Review and summary cards
Chapter 6 resources
Exam checklists
Chapter 7 resources
Stress checklist and quiz
Coping with stress
GLOSSARY
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
