Study Skills for Ambitious Senior Students - Francis, Scott

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Résumé :
'Life is too good for bad study.' Whether academically ambitious or focused on passing, all students want to get the most out of their study time. Yet while many assume the amount of time we spend studying has the biggest impact on results, it is actually the intensity of our effort that reaps the greatest rewards. Aimed at high school students in years 10 to 12, Study Skills for Ambitious Senior Students reveals how to flex the 8 superhabits of study to develop your mind like a muscle and take your performance to the next level. In this book, experienced teacher and author Scott Francis explores a range of high-performance learning strategies - from the power of purposeful planning and practice questions to the secrets of single-tasking and spaced practice - to supercharge your study and help you achieve your full potential. By putting these superhabits into practice, you will become more efficient as a student and have more time to enjoy the other great things in life. After all, life is too good for bad study!

Biographie:
Scott Francis has been a teacher at a number of schools in Queensland. Prior to teaching, he worked as a financial advisor, helping found the firm A Clear Direction Financial Planning in Brisbane. He writes as a personal finance commentator for the publication Eureka Report, and for seven years was the personal finance commentator on the radio program Weekends with Warren on ABC Queensland. Scott has a Master of Commerce, Master of Financial Planning and MBA degrees, and enjoys talking and thinking about 'money' topics....

Sommaire:
'Life is too good for bad study.' Whether academically ambitious or focused on passing, all students want to get the most out of their study time. Yet while many assume the amount of time we spend studying has the biggest impact on results, it is actually the intensity of our effort that reaps the greatest rewards. Aimed at high school students in years 10 to 12, Study Skills for Ambitious Senior Students reveals how to flex the 8 superhabits of study to develop your mind like a muscle and take your performance to the next level. In this book, experienced teacher and author Scott Francis explores a range of high-performance learning strategies - from the power of purposeful planning and practice questions to the secrets of single-tasking and spaced practice - to supercharge your study and help you achieve your full potential. By putting these superhabits into practice, you will become more efficient as a student and have more time to enjoy the other great things in life. After all, life is too good for bad study!...