Student Strategies

Procrastination: Why You Do It, What To Do About It
Jane B. Burka and Lenora M. Yuen
Combines a psychological exploration of procrastination with a practical program for overcoming it & managing time and motivation effectively.
© 1983

Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn: Academic Listening and Note-Taking / 2nd Edition
Roni S. Lebauer
A note-taking and listening tutorial that guides students in predicting the content of lectures, evaluating information, organizing notes and applying lecture notes to academic tasks.
© 2000

Understanding Writing Blocks
Keith Hjortshoj
Defines writing blocks, examines their causes, and offers writers the diagnostic tools and strategies for getting their work done.
© 2001

It's About Time: The 6 Styles of Procrastination and How to Overcome Them
Dr. Linda Sapadin and Jack Maguire
Offers strategies to prevent and conquer procrastination.
© 1996

Write from the Start: Discover Your Writing Potential through the Power of Psychological Type
Ann B. Loomis
Helps readers determine their Myers-Briggs personality types in order to understand the strengths and pitfalls of their approaches to writing. Demonstrates that there's no one "right way" to write.
© 1999

Writing Under Pressure: The Quick Writing Process
Sanford Kaye
Focuses on real-world writing tasks and demonstrates how to produce the clearest, most honest, most powerful work possible under the constraints of time and space.
© 1989

Minding the Body: What Student Athletes Know About Learning
Julie Cheville
Based on a two-year observation of the athletic/ academic learning of a college basketball team, this book explores the classroom implications of learning from the court and from the body.
© 2001

Coping in Medical School
Bernard Virshup, M.D.
Teaches readers psychological coping skills for dealing successfully with the stresses of medical school.
© 1985