Improving Your Study Skills

Study Smart. Study Less. <p> Sports, extracurricular activities, your job, hangin' with friends&#8212;you have a life! You simply don't have time to spend hours studying every day! Improving Your Study Skills helps you really get cracking when you do crack the books. It helps you cram a lot of learning into a little time with tips on: <ul> <li>Using technology to study and work more efficiently <li>Organizing your time and space <li>Note-taking and organization <li>Strengthening your reading skills <li>Choosing classes strategically <li>Getting the typical "10% of your grade" for class participation <li>Using the library and other resources efficiently <li>Writing papers&#8212;from choosing the theme to proofing <li>Studying for tests and overcoming the jitters <li>Strategies for taking various types of tests </ul> <p> Whether you're in high school or college&#8212;an average student, an honors student, or barely getting by&#8212;Improving Your Study Skills will help you up your grades without giving up your life. <p> With <i>Improving Your Study Skills</i>, CliffsNotes&#8212;the resource that helps millions get to and through college&#8212;now helps you study smart and study less.