Description: This innovative, research-based volume shows readers how skill AN D will are both necessary for success in learning throughout life. It takes readers from where they are currently on the skill-will continuum (high skill, low will; low skill, high will; low skill, low will; or high skill, high will) and helps them develop a variety of learning strategies, tells them when to use them, and explains how to generate the energy, desire, and self-confidence to make those strategies work for them. Multiple assessments throughout help readers evaluate their skills, and hands-on activities allow them to try out new strategies. Becoming a Self-Regulated Learner. Skill Components. Will Components. Resource Management: Using the Tools Available to You. Improving Your Attention and Memory. Improving Your Cognition and Metacognition. Taking Notes. Taking Tests. Improving Your Reading. Improving Your Writing. Critical Thinking. Problem Solving.

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