How to Study

K
key words, identifying in technical
texts, 56. See also word clues
kids, studying with, 40–41
L
Law of Diminishing Returns, 27
lectures, primary emphases,
102–103
libraries
Dewey decimal system, 127
organization of, 127–129
studying at, 34
library, building one’s own, 72–73
Library of Congress system,
128–129
library research, beginning,
142–143
library skills
evaluating, 9
scoring, 9
“listening” versus “seeing,” 28
M
math tests, multiple-choice,
198–200
memorizing versus understanding,
70
Mitchell, Shawne, 61–63
MLA (Modern Language Associa-
tion), 146
MLA guidelines, following, 160
motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic,
21–22
motivators, using rewards as, 24
multiple-choice tests
acing, 191–192
strategy, 193–195
multitasking, 82
N
naps, taking, 40
narrate, using in essays, 206
newspaper indexes, using for
research, 126
note cards
adding detail to, 149–150
creating for research papers, 149
organizing, 151–154
reviewing, 154
using for bibliographies, 144–145,
147
using for oral reports, 168–169
using to write first drafts, 155–156
note taking, 71
adapting to teachers’ styles, 106
in class, 10–11
in classes, 112–113
Cornell system, 117
guidelines, 114
in library, 11
M (My thought) symbol, 116
mapping, 117–118
online, 11
scoring skills, 11
skills assessment, 10–11
streamlining, 114–117
T! (Test!) symbol, 116
from textbooks, 10
on unknown information, 113–114
using diagrams, 117–118
using drawings, 117–118
using shorthand for, 114–117
using symbols in, 116
W (What?) symbol, 116
while reading, 68–69