Bridging the gap : (Record no. 46380)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 97803210847613
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number LB2395.3
Item number .S64 2000
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Smith, Brenda D., 1944-
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Bridging the gap :
Remainder of title college reading /
Statement of responsibility, etc Brenda D. Smith
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 6th ed
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Longman,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2000
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxxiv, 493 p. :
Other physical details ill. (some col.), col. map ;
Dimensions 24 cm
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes bibliographical references and index
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Active learning -- What is active learning? -- What is cognitive psychology? -- How does the brain screen messages? -- Is divided attention effective? -- Can tasks become automatic? -- Cognitive styles -- What is concentration? -- Poor concentration : causes and solutions -- Focusing on successful academic behaviors -- 2. Vocabulary -- Remembering new words -- Using context clues -- Understanding the structure of worlds -- Ten weekly vocabulary lessons -- Using a dictionary -- Word origins -- Using a glossary -- Using a thesaurus -- Using analogies -- Easily confused words -- Recognizing acronyms -- Recognizing transitional words -- 3. Reading and study strategies -- What is a study system? -- Why use a study system? -- Stage 1 : previewing -- Stage 2 : integrating knowledge while reading -- Stage 3 : recalling for self-testing -- 4. Main idea -- What is a main idea? -- Importance of prior knowledge in main idea -- Main idea strategies -- What is a topic? -- How do topics and main ideas differ? -- Questioning for the main idea -- What do details do? -- Stated and unstated main ideas -- Interpreting longer selections -- Summary writing : a main idea skill -- 5. Patterns of organization -- Textbook organization -- What do transitional words do? -- Patterns of organization in textbooks -- 6. Organizing textbook information -- The demands of college study -- Building knowledge networks -- Methods of organizing textbook information -- Annotating -- Notetaking -- Outlining -- Mapping -- 7. Inference -- What is an inference? --Connotation of words -- Figurative language -- Inferences from facts -- Implied meaning -- Prior knowledge and implied meaning -- Drawing conclusions -- 8. Point of vhttp://192.168.0.176:8084/cgi-bin/koha/cataloguing/addbiblio.pl?frameworkcode=BKS#iew -- Is a textbook influenced by the author's point of view? -- What is the author's point of view? -- What is the reader's point of view? -- What is a fact and what is an opinion? -- What is the author's purpose -- What is the author's tone? -- Editorial cartoons -- 9. Critical thinking -- What is critical thinking? -- Applying skills to meet college goals -- Power of critical thinking -- Recognizing an argument -- Steps in critical thinking -- Inductive and deductive reasoning -- Creative and critical thinking -- 10. Graphic illustrations -- What graphics do -- 11. Rate flexibility -- Why is rate important? -- What is your reading rate? -- How fast should you read? --Techniques for faster reading -- Skimming -- Scanning -- 12. Test taking -- Can testwiseness help? -- Strategies for mental and physical awareness -- Strategies for standardized reading tests -- Recognizing the major question types -- Strategies for multiple-choice items -- Strategies for content area exams -- Locus of control -- Appendix 1. Ten weekly vocabulary lessons -- Appendix 2. ESL : making sense of figurative language and idioms -- Glossary.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Reading (Higher education)
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Study skills
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Library of Congress Classification
Item type Book
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Library of Congress Classification   Not For Loan Non-fiction Nakuru Campus Nakuru Campus General Circulation 28/04/2016 Donations   LB2395.3 .S64 2000 046508 1 28/04/2016 Book