Product Description

The Study Skills Handbook is the only study skills book to cover all the core skills.
In her No.1 bestseller, author Stella Cottrell draws on more than 20 years experience of working with students to introduce the skills needed to succeed in Higher Education. The user-friendly format includes checklists, record sheets and practical activities to provide a truly interactive learning experience. The 3rd edition has new chapters on e-learning and numeracy.

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If you are serious about achieving success at university, The Study Skills Handbook is your essential companion. Acknowledging that, for many, the challenge of study begins with the question of “how?” the author draws on over 20 years of experience of working with students to highlight the skills you need in order to improve your grades and achieve a level of confidence that will make you stand out as a top calibre graduate.

Stella Cottrell’ s tried and tested approach recognises that we all have our own unique formula for success and identifying this is the key to reaching your potential as a student.
Invaluable advice on topics such as time management, improving your memory, writing essays, revising for exams and critical analytical thinking are covered in this practical, no-nonsense handbook that puts you at the heart of the learning process.

The book:

1) Encourages a reflective, active and self-evaluating approach to learning so there is less need for last minute quick-fix solutions

2) Is user-friendly. Key topics are easy to find, understand and remember

3) Includes planners, checklists, questionnaires, record sheets and practical activities throughout for an interactive learning experience

4) Now includes additional chapters on e-learning and confidence with numbers

Put simply, whether you are going to university straight from school, returning to education as a mature student, or beginning study in the UK for the first time, The Study Skills Handbook is your passport to success

To find out why The Study Skills Handbook came out top in an independent review of the four leading Study Skills texts, click here: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=281267

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #751 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-22
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

Review
Brilliant book – essential for any undergraduate --Jenny Fisher, Manchester Metropolitan University

This book just gets better and better. Probably the most user friendly study skills handbook on the market --Margo Learmouth, Robert Gordon University

Thoroughly deserving of its reputation as the key text in essential study skills --Dr Murray Simpson, University of Dundee

This book just gets better and better. Probably the most user friendly study skills handbook on the market --Margo Learmouth, Robert Gordon University

Thoroughly deserving of its reputation as the key text in essential study skills --Dr Murray Simpson, University of Dundee

John Lawson, University of Salford
'An excellent book which provides useful advice and practical exercises to help students develop their study skills.'

From the Publisher
A Student Review
'I would like to say "Thank You" for the wonderful Study Skills book [Stella Cottrell] has written. It helped me a lot in my studies and it will certainly in the future.' - Juergen Geissendoerfer, Student

Customer Reviews

I didn't like it
I have read quite a lot of Palgrave books particularly on English literature and they are usually outstanding. I bought this book because it was highly recommended by others on this site.

Please see my review of "The Good Study Guide" and "The Arts Good Study Guide" which have both been given five stars by me.

Everyone has their own taste and I strongly disliked this book. I thought that it was very long-winded and I hated the "busy" layout which made the book inflexible and difficult to adapt to one's needs as all the grids and boxes were very off-putting and prevented one from taking command and imposing one's own structure on the work.

I don't recommend this book at all.

Excellent resource
I am a mature student and was advised to buy this when I started my Access to HE course many years ago. I dutifully went and bought it alongside The Good Study Guide by Andrew Northedge and I have to say that this book is worth its weight in gold compared to the book by Northedge. This is not a comparison so I shall move on to say that every aspect of study - whether its organizing your time, planning backwards from deadlines, learning how you study best or even looking at personal development is covered in this excellent resource. It is designed in a user-friendly way which allows you to either read it all the way through or dip in and out of it depending on your needs.The book is designed in a clever way with charts, pictures, examples etc and it's glittered with funny anecdotes which make the main points more memorable. For this reason I feel it is much less intimidating and invites you to explore further. The chapters in the book really focus on you as an individual and how you can do your best to achieve your potential aswell which is important as when you are swamped with essays it is easy to lose sight of your goals.I think this book is marvellous and whether you are a returning adult learner or in the throes of university it has something for everyone. I dont think I will ever be able to part with mine! What a breath of fresh air for students - finally a handbook which won't make you fall asleep or intimidate you about FE/HE study! Bravo!!

Waste of money
As a medical student I think this book is rather pointless, You would be better studying your work in the time it takes you to read it.