{"product_id":"the-psychology-of-effective-studying-9781138570924","title":"The Psychology of Effective Studying","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**Author Paul Penn is the 2021 Winner of the Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a vital guide for students to key study skills that are instrumental in success at university, covering time management, academic reading and note-taking, academic integrity, preparation of written assignments, teamwork and presentations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith each chapter consisting of sub-sections that are titled with a single piece of fundamental advice, this is the perfect hit the ground running' resource for students embarking on their undergraduate studies. The book uses evidence from psychology to account for the basic errors that students make when studying, illuminating how they can be addressed simply and effectively. Creating an insider's guide' to the core requisite skills of studying at degree level, and using a combination of research and practical examples, the author conveys where students often go fundamentally wrong in their studying p\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In a way that is lively, provocative, and even entertaining, the author provides students with an easily digestible guide to what cognitive-science research has to say about how to study—and why that differs so markedly from how students typically think they should study.’ – \u003cb\u003eRobert A. Bjork. Distinguished Research Professor. University of California, Los Angeles. Past President, Association for Psychological Science.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Imagine the ideal academic advisor, who knows all of the tricks of the trade and is happy to take the time to guide you. Now make that advisor not only deep and wise, but also very funny. If such an advisor exists, it is probably Dr. Penn. This book is a marvelous tutorial on how to succeed as a student and scholar. It is steeped in the author’s up-to-date knowledge of numerous scientific literatures, and it does a remarkably good job of distilling what is most important and explaining clearly how to use this material to good end. This book is about much more than effective studying—it is also about functioning effectively in a wide range of situations, from academe to business. I recommend it with enormous enthusiasm.’ – \u003cb\u003eProfessor Stephen M. Kosslyn, President and CEO of Foundry College and former founding dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘One of psychology’s unsung gifts to the world is evidence-based advice on how to understand and remember material. Dr. Penn’s book is an excellent invitation to these fascinating and enormously practical discoveries.’ – \u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Mind Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnlightenment Now\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A compendium of excellent advice, comprehensively backed up by sound experimental evidence, and engagingly written.’ – \u003cb\u003eJohn Radford is Emeritus Professor in the School of Psychology, of which he was the founding Head, at the University of East London. He is a Fellow and Honorary Life Member of the British Psychological Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is just perfect for the student (and teacher) who wants to improve upon their learning and school experience. It is a text that will be used, over and over again, as the reader advances through their degree of study… Add this one to your list of books to be read. You won’t be sorry.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eBlake Harvard, AP Psychology Teacher at James Clemens High School, Madison, US (\u003ci\u003eTheEffortfulEducation.com\u003c\/i\u003e, full review can be read here -- \u003c\/strong\u003ehttps:\/\/theeffortfuleducator.com\/2020\/04\/29\/brtpoes\/).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In a way that is lively, provocative, and even entertaining, the author provides students with an easily digestible guide to what cognitive-science research has to say about how to study—and why that differs so markedly from how students typically think they should study.’ – \u003cb\u003eRobert A. Bjork. Distinguished Research Professor. University of California, Los Angeles. Past President, Association for Psychological Science.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Imagine the ideal academic advisor, who knows all of the tricks of the trade and is happy to take the time to guide you. Now make that advisor not only deep and wise, but also very funny. If such an advisor exists, it is probably Dr. Penn. This book is a marvelous tutorial on how to succeed as a student and scholar. It is steeped in the author’s up-to-date knowledge of numerous scientific literatures, and it does a remarkably good job of distilling what is most important and explaining clearly how to use this material to good end. This book is about much more than effective studying—it is also about functioning effectively in a wide range of situations, from academe to business. I recommend it with enormous enthusiasm.’ – \u003cb\u003eProfessor Stephen M. Kosslyn, President and CEO of Foundry College and former founding dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘One of psychology’s unsung gifts to the world is evidence-based advice on how to understand and remember material. Dr. Penn’s book is an excellent invitation to these fascinating and enormously practical discoveries.’ – \u003cb\u003eSteven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Mind Works\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEnlightenment Now\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A compendium of excellent advice, comprehensively backed up by sound experimental evidence, and engagingly written.’ – \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Radford is Emeritus Professor in the School of Psychology, of which he was the founding Head, at the University of East London. He is a Fellow and Honorary Life Member of the British Psychological Society.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is just perfect for the student (and teacher) who wants to improve upon their learning and school experience. It is a text that will be used, over and over again, as the reader advances through their degree of study… Add this one to your list of books to be read. You won’t be sorry.\" -- \u003cstrong\u003eBlake Harvard, AP Psychology Teacher at James Clemens High School, Madison, US (\u003ci\u003eTheEffortfulEducation.com\u003c\/i\u003e, full review can be read here -- \u003c\/strong\u003ehttps:\/\/theeffortfuleducator.com\/2020\/04\/29\/brtpoes\/).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication Preface \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction: Metacognition: the foundation of successful studying (or at least how to avoid being ‘that person’ on the TV talent show) \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Conquering Procrastination: Why it's so hard to DO IT. JUST DO IT! \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Academic reading and note-taking: what we can all learn from 50 Shades of Grey \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Academic Integrity, citation, quotation and referencing: Credit where credit is due \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Producing written assessments at degree level: Producing quality written work shouldn’t be rocket science, even if you’re studying rocket science \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Working collaboratively: There is no ‘I’ in team, but there is an ‘I’ in \"I really hate teamwork\" \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e How to deliver an effective presentation: It’s not about you \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Revision: Cleaning up a dirty word \u003cstrong\u003eIndex\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019500978519,"sku":"9781138570924","price":24.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138570924.jpg?v=1750780454","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-psychology-of-effective-studying-9781138570924","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}