Test-Taking Strategies (Study Smart Series): winner, HomeStudy Book of 2007,   ISBN:9780299191948

Customer Rating: 

Ok, one day in elementary school you had your first test. It was only a few questions and the material was easy; but what do you do? Now, I know that the teacher mentioned she wanted you to study the material--but how?

You evolve, and are now a High School student. You have learned that studying is just re-reading the material and doing a few random questions in the chapter reviews. You are doing ok; you have very few complaints about your grades. Ok, maybe one or two.

Now, do you drive across states before taking the class? No. Do you program computers before learning how to type? No. However, you study for a test before you understand what studying really is---How crazy!

Test Taking Strategies was designed to help students study effectively by teaching them how to study properly and effectively in any time frame. This short, compact, and easy-to-read book will help any and every student learn to study correctly and shave hours off thier study time.

I used this book as I was studying for my Network+ certification; at this point, I now have my certification and I am glad I purchased this book (for me, an earlier edition was only $10). This book taught me study techniques as well as test-taking strategies. I was impressed with the simplicity and brevity of the material in the book. Not just a "before you take this test" handout; Test Taking Strategies is a comprehensive manual that will show you how to study.

IMHO, this book is worth triple the price easily!


Marty A. Nickison II
author, Beyond The Books: A Method For Getting Good Grades Without Studying Your Life Away
publisher: Lulu.com

Customer Rating: 

This book is so full of great ideas, and so easy to use, it helped (1) one son win a scholarship to MIT, (2) another son win scholarships to the University of Wisconsin and (3) a daughter-in-law become one of California's "10 best scholars of 1999" and become Phi Beta Kappa.