How to Use Your Mind: A Psychology of Study; Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised StudyJ.B. Lippincott, 1910 - 215 páginas Educational leaders are seeing with increasing clearness the necessity of teaching students not only the subject-matter of study but also methods of study. Teachers are beginning to see that students waste a vast amount of time and form many harmful habits because they do not know how to use their minds. The recognition of this condition is taking the form of the movement toward "supervised study," which attempts to acquaint the student with principles of economy and directness in using his mind. It is generally agreed that there are certain "tricks" which make for mental efficiency, consisting of methods of apperceiving facts, methods of review, devices for arranging work. Some are the fruits of psychological experimentation; others are derived from experience. Many of them can be imparted by instruction, and it is for the purpose of systematizing these and making them available for students that this book is prepared. The evils of unintelligent and unsupervised study are evident to all who have any connection with modern education. They pervade the entire educational structure from kindergarten through college. In college they are especially apparent in the case of freshmen, who, in addition to the numerous difficulties incident to entrance into the college world, suffer peculiarly because they do not know how to attack the difficult subjects of the curriculum. In recognition of these conditions, special attention is given at The University of Chicago toward supervision of study. All freshmen in the School of Commerce and Administration of the University are given a course in Methods of Study, in which practical discussions and demonstrations are given regarding the ways of studying the freshman subjects. In addition to the group-work, cases presenting special features are given individual attention, for it must be admitted that while certain difficulties are common to all students, there are individual cases that present peculiar phases and these can be served only by personal consultations. These personal consultations are expensive both in time and patience, for it frequently happens that the mental habits of a student must be thoroughly reconstructed, and this requires much time and attention, but the results well repay the effort. A valuable accessory to such individual supervision over students has been found in the use of psychological tests which have been described by the author in a monograph entitled, "The Scientific Study of the College Student." |
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... entire educational struct- ure from kindergarten through college . In college they are especially apparent in the case of freshmen , who , in addition to the numerous difficulties incident to en- trance into the college world , suffer ...
... entire stenographic reports of lectures appear desirable , but second thought will show that they may be dis- pensed with , not only without loss , but with much gain . The most obvious ob- jection is NOTE - TAKING 23.
... entire lecture ; you will also be able to supply missing parts from memory . Some students make it a rule to reduce all class - notes to type- written form soon after the lecture . This is an excellent practice , but is rather expensive ...
... author . A better way is to read through an entire paragraph or section , then close the book and reproduce in your own words what you have read . Next , take your summary and compare with the original NOTE - TAKING 29.
... entire argument ; it will help you to preserve relative emphasis of parts ; it will lead you to regard thought and not words . ( You are undoubtedly familiar with the state of mind wherein you find yourself reading merely words and not ...