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Hodges, Daniel L. – 1984
This guide summarizes the information and techniques presented on an audiotape designed to teach students to use the keyword method to memorize new words. First, introductory comments provide a rationale for the development of the materials and a discussion of their use at Lane Community College. Next, a summary is provided of the key word method,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Learning Strategies, Memorization, Mnemonics
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Buonora, Paul T.; Yu Jin Lim – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
A method designed to facilitate prediction of mechanism and products by developing critical thinking skills and reducing memorization is presented. The mechanistic disc method requiring students to utilize their understanding of charge stabilization, structural organic chemistry, and the fundamental mechanisms of aliphatic substitution and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies, Memorization
Edwards, Peter – 1989
Written for secondary, technical, and technical and further education (TAFE) students, this book aims to make learning easier and more enjoyable by showing students how to use a series of basic study skills called "keys." The book offers an explanation, examples, graphic illustrations, and activities for each skill. Chapters include: (1)…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
Custer, Susan; And Others – 1995
This book offers study strategies and techniques which were originally used in resource rooms for students with mild disabilities but are appropriate for all students, all content areas, and all educational levels. The book is structured around the acronym SMARTS for the six action steps or skills covered: (1) Studying, (2) Memorizing, (3) Active…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Strategies, Listening Skills, Memorization
Mangrum, Charles T., II – 1983
This workbook is one of a series that provides students with examples of location skills, organizational skills, interpretation skills, retention skills, test-taking skills, rate skills, and study strategies. Location skills include locating general reference sources and reviewing the card catalog system and the Dewey decimal system.…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Learning Strategies, Library Skills