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Preface
Introduction
1. The Big Picture
2. Techniques of Studying
3. Examinations
4. Thinking Process
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1. The Big Picture
2. Techniques of Studying
3. Examinations
4. Thinking Process
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2. Mechanics and Techniques of Studying
A methodical approach | The weekly schedule card | Why study? – Material rewards | Why study? – Non-material rewards | The wall calendar | The pocket date book | Sleep | Tools of the trade general | Tools of the trade specific | Go out for sports? | How detailed should class notes be? | Four methods of taking notes | Notebook inspection | Some note-taking hints | What is important? | What is not important? | Study old exams? | Working conditions | A typical study session | “Take ten!” | Retroactive amnesia | The curve of learning | The law of diminishing returns | The curve of forgetting | Hypnosis | Teaching machines | Reading-acceleration machines | Television | Scrambled books | Distractions enemies of retention
The Wall Calendar
The schedule you have prepared is going to be too rigid at times, of course. There will be some normal weeks and some abnormal. A wall calendar should be part of your business equipment. This type of calendar has large spaces for writing; on it you enter big events of all kinds. The wall calendar becomes your strategy map. It shows which weeks will be abnormal, so you can adjust to them by using previously unfilled spaces for study time in the emergency. Athletic events, dances, special trips, book reports, big exams, visits by relatives, trips home — all these can be entered as they become known and adjusted to. Exam week (or weeks) should be programmed separately and in detail. A good wall calendar is obtainable from the Commercial Press, Pittsburgh 1, Pa., for $1.00.
