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This 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. With 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 practices and provides clear and concise advice on how they can improve. Written in a humorous and irreverent tone, and including illustrations and examples from popular culture, this is the ideal alternative and accessible study skills resource for students at undergraduate level, as well as any reader interested in how to learn more effectively.
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The Psychology of
Effective Studying
This 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 giving presentations. With 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 under graduate studies. The book uses evidence from psychology to account for the basic errors that students make when studying, illu minating how they can be addressed simply and effectively. Creat ing 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 fundament ally wrong in their studying practices and provides clear and concise advice on how they can improve. Written in a humorous and irreverent tone, and including illus trations and examples from popular culture, this is the ideal altern ative and accessible study skills resource for students at undergraduate level, as well as any reader interested in how to learn more effectively. Dr Paul Penn is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of East London, UK. He has led several introduction to psychology and study skills modules and teaches a variety of topics at under graduate and postgraduate level. He is a Chartered Psychologist and member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Academic, Researchers and Teachers in Psychology. He is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research focuses on learning and teaching practices. He also offers consultancy on using psycho logical research to improve learning and presentation skills. Visit www.drpaulpenn.com for more information.
The Psychology of
Effective Studying
How to Succeed in Your Degree
Paul Penn
First published 2020 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2020 Paul Penn The right of Paul Penn to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying