Taking a test can be nerve-wracking, especially when your future is riding on the results. And any kind of test - from high-stakes academic tests to career qualification exams - can be faced successfully with Test-Taking Power Strategies. - The most effective ways to memorize - The 5 classic methods to overcome test anxiety - The right (and wrong) way to cram - The 10 most common test-day problems - and solutions - How test makers try to distract you - How to become an educated guesser - How to predict the subjects for essay questions in advance
Three of Tony Buzan's most enduring subjects (Memory, Speed Reading and Mind Mapping) are combined in a single guide to enable students to make the most of their studies:
* Improve grades * Make more effective notes * Plan better essays * Make associations between different subjects * Have at-a-glance notes and records for easy revision * Learn how to use effective memory techniques to recall information * Increase reading speeds up to 1000 words per minute
Bridge, as any player will tell you, is simply the best card game ever. It's challenging each hand presents a different set of conditions you must figure out and solve. It's very social, you play with a partner and two opponents. And best of all, it's fun. This book gives you a step-by-step explanation of the fundamentals of the game in terms you can understand. It walks you through the different aspects of bridge, featuring real-life examples, so that you can feel comfortable with the basics before you ever start to play.
Coaching and Mentoring: Practical Conversations to Improve Learning
Added by: lucius5 | Karma: 1660.85 | Only for teachers, Self-Improvement, Other | 9 August 2009
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Coaching and Mentoring examines how to create conversations which encourage personal development. The second edition of this book has been radically updated to reflect recent changes in the fields of coaching and mentoring. The authors demonstrate how important it is to relate theoretical models to specific situations in order to gain real practical benefits. This edition includes new chapters on the awareness of individual differences as well as a review of the models used by coaches and mentors.
Visual communication is an exploding area of assessment. Increasingly, students and employees are being measured on their proficiency in this skill. This hands-on resource provides real solutions for test success, as well as obstacle-free visual communication. The lessons in Visual Communication offer instruction on understanding and using documents and graphics such as maps, tables, graphs, charts, diagrams, schematics, blueprints, and whiteprints, while also teaching how to make these and other types of visual tools to communicate ideas, plans, and messages.