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Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies for Medical Students Find and Use Your Personal Learning Style

Study Skills and Test-Taking Strategies for Medical Students: Find and Use Your Personal Learning Style provides techniques that identify and apply the medical student's personal learning-style to specific study skills and exam-taking strategies so that understanding, analysis, synthesis, and r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shain, Deborah D.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1992, 1992
Edition:1st ed. 1992
Series:Oklahoma Notes
Subjects:
Medical Sciences
Health Sciences
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • One • Learning Styles
  • Purpose
  • Taking Control of the Examination Process
  • Learning Style Questionnaire
  • Determining Your Type
  • Perceptual Preference
  • Summary
  • References
  • Suggested Readings
  • Two • Time Management and Memory
  • Purpose
  • Time Management
  • The Memory Curve
  • Schedule Construction
  • Selecting Study Tasks
  • Using Your Learning Style
  • Time Accountability
  • Time Log
  • Personal Time Pie
  • Study Tricks and Treats
  • Summary
  • References
  • Suggested Readings
  • Three • Taking Notes
  • Purpose
  • Taking Classroom Notes
  • Labeling Notes
  • Taking Textbook Notes
  • Organizational Components
  • Some Suggested ”Shorthand” Symbols to Speed Note-Taking
  • Summary
  • References
  • Four • Problem-Solving
  • Purpose
  • Know Yourself
  • Define The Problem
  • Devise A Strategy-Form Subgoals
  • Execute the Strategy
  • Evaluate Your Progress
  • Summary
  • References
  • Suggested Readings
  • Five • Preparing for National Board Examinations
  • Purpose
  • Mind Your Mind
  • The Exam
  • Review Strategies
  • Integrating Subjects: Organ System/Pathology Review
  • Four-Step Strategy
  • Summary
  • References
  • Six • Stress Management
  • Purpose
  • Causes of Transitory Stress
  • Self-Efficacy
  • Signs of Stress
  • Stress Reduction Techniques
  • Demonstration of Negative or Positive Thinking
  • Stress-Reduction Exercises
  • Summary
  • References
  • Suggested Readings
  • Seven • Test-Taking • Discrimination Skills
  • Purpose
  • Equipment
  • The Examinee
  • The Exam
  • Three Steps in the If-All-Else-Fails Department
  • Guessing and Analyzing
  • Performance Analysis-Test-Taking
  • Summary
  • References
  • Suggested Readings
  • Eight • Organizing and Working in a Study Group
  • Purpose
  • Some Dos and Donts of Groups
  • Group Study Tasks • Organ System Review
  • Application of The Problem-Solving Model ToGroups
  • References
  • Suggested Readings

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