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003 OCoLC
005 20160527200721.0
008 060926s2007 nyua b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2006283546
020 _a9780321364784 (pbk.)
020 _a0321364783 (pbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)70895179
040 _aDLC
_cDLC
_dXTC
_dBAKER
_dIG#
_dBTCTA
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049 _aArecibo -PUXA
050 0 0 _aLB2395.3
_b.M386 2007
082 0 0 _a428.40711
_bM1773c
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100 1 _aMcWhorter, Kathleen T.
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_9134253
245 1 0 _aCollege reading & study skills
_cKathleen T. McWhorter.
246 3 _aCollege reading and study skills
250 _a10th ed.
260 _aNew York
_bPearson/Longman
_cc2007.
300 _axvi, 542 p.
_bill. (some col.), maps
_c28 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 533-537) and index.
505 2 _aSuccess workshops -- pt. 1. Building a foundation for college success -- 1. Setting goals and managing your time -- 2. Learning style and learning strategies -- 3. Understanding how learning and memory work -- 4. Taking notes in class -- pt. 2. Reading textbooks and assignments -- 5. Active reading strategies -- 6. Understanding paragraphs -- 7. Following thought patterns -- 8. Reading graphics and technical writing -- 9. Reading and evaluating electronic sources -- pt. 3. Critical thinking and reading -- 10. Evaluating the author's message -- 11. Evaluating the author's technique -- pt. 4. Developing your vocabulary -- 12. Using context and word parts -- 13. Expanding your vocabulary -- pt. 5. Studying textbooks -- 14. Textbook highlighting and marking -- 15. Methods of organizing information -- 16. Study and review strategies -- pt. 6. Studying for exams -- 17. Preparing for exams -- 18. Taking exams -- pt. 7. Reading flexibility -- 19. Improving your reading rate and flexibility -- pt. 8. Thematic readings -- Theme A. Body adornment -- Theme B. Men's and women's communication -- Theme C. Biotechnology -- Theme D. Civil liberties and the right of privacy -- pt. 9 Sample textbook chapter -- Culture and interpersonal communication / by Joseph A. DeVito.
650 0 _aReading Higher education
_2Local
_9157320
650 0 _aStudy skills
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_9175444
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