| Summary: | The revised and expanded new edition of this lively and stimulating book offers an enlightening new approach to effective study.Without minimizing the importance of good organization and hard work, Brain Train stresses throughout that study must and can be fun. To experience the real benefits to be gained from study requires a positive, self directed approach. The advice offered in this book, therefore, will help the student find and adopt the study methods most suited to his/her needs. There are detailed chapters on memory and review; essay planning and writing; speed-reading; taking notes (creative doodling); how best to use both teachers and computers, and a substantial section on examination techniques. In addition, there is an entire new section on preparing CVs, completing application forms and the associated skills of letter writing. |