This innovative, step-by-step, student-oriented approach to study skills, skillful learning, and personalized management will help students take control of their own learning. The individualized lesson design of Learning On Purpose allows students to work at their own speed, making it useful for students of varying abilities. The lessons encourage students to: Evaluate learning strengths and goals Manage mental habits Improve understanding and memory Prioritize and maximize study time Customize their study environment Identify and solve study problems Learn the language of school Understand study terms Refine school skills such as notetaking and homework study Prepare papers, speeches, and projects Learning on Purpose emphasizes the importance of studying effectively and evaluating one's own learning process and progress. Especially helpful is the one-on-one approach which assures students that study success is discovered from within, and applied throughout, the learning process. Generous encouragement is provided. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the skill followed by examples for reinforcement. Students then complete activity sheets that help them apply what they've learned. Reading level grade 7, grade 9-adult ability, 172 activities.

• Type: Paperback (Student/Stdy Gde)
• Category: > Home Schooling
• ISBN / UPC: 9780894557538/089455753X
• Publish Date: 6/1/2000
• Item No: 85889
• Vendor: Critical Thinking Co.

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