TEACHING STUDY SKILLS AND SUPPORTING LEARNING

THIS WORK SETS STUDY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT, OUTLINING GOOD TEACHING PRACTICES AND POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT ENHANCE STUDENT SKILLS. IT ADDRESSES SUCH SKILLS AS SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURES, INDUCTION PRACTICES, ORIENTATION OF STUDENTS TO HE, AND SUPPORTING "AT RISK" STUDENTS. THE BOOK OFFERS A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING STAFF TO ADAPT WHEN TEACHING STUDY SKILLS TO INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE MANAGING LEARNING, INTERACTIVE GROUP SKILLS, WRITING SKILLS, REVISION AND EXAM STRATEGIES, MEMORY, THINKING SKILLS, AND DEVELOPING SKILLS OF CRITICAL ANALYSIS.