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Updated to reflect the most recent requirements for correction officer candidates, including sheriff's departments,Correction Officer Exam with 7 Practice Tests presents strategies for the different question types used on correction officer exams in jurisdictions across the country. It also contains hundreds of practice questions written in the style used on official examinations. The authors, both highly experienced retired law enforcement officers, also present an overview of correction officers' duties and requirements. New to this edition:  Strategy for handling computer-based multiple-choice questions, which are becoming the norm in civil service entrance exams.  Strategy for handling a new question type known as "word selection."   A diagnostic test and six full-length practice exams come with answer keys, diagnostic charts, and answer explanations.  All exams are similar in content to those given across the country.

You can predict how well a student will do simply on the basis of their use of effective study strategies. This book is for college students who are serious about being successful in study, and teachers who want to know how best to help their students learn. Being a successful student is far more about being a smart user of effective strategies than about being 'smart'. Research has shown it is possible to predict how well a student will do simply on the basis of their use of study strategies. This workbook looks at the most important group of study strategies - how to take notes (with advice on how to read a textbook and how to prepare for a lecture). You'll be shown how to: format your notes use headings and highlighting how to write different types of text summaries and pictorial ones, including concept maps and mind maps (you'll find out the difference, and the pros and cons of each) ask the right questions make the right connections review your notes evaluate text to work out which strategy is appropriate. There's advice on individual differences and learning styles, and on how to choose the strategies that are right for both you and the situation. Using effective notetaking strategies will help you remember what you read. It will help you understand more, and set you on the road to becoming an expert (or at least getting good grades!). Successful studying isn't about hours put in, it's about spending your time wisely. You want to study smarter not harder. As always with the Mempowered books, this thorough (and fully referenced) workbook doesn't re-hash the same tired advice that's been peddled for so long. Rather, Effective notetaking builds on the latest cognitive and educational research to help you study for success. This revised edition includes review questions and advance organizers for each chapter.

Whether you're starting a new course, undertaking training or simply want to pass your driving test, you will find this practical guide invaluable. Full of advice on how to maximize your study time, Improve Your Study Skills will give you all the skills you need to achieve your goals. Book jacket.

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there's Schaum's.  More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, sovled problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.  This Schaum's Outline gives you: * 300 supplemental problems to reinforce knowledge * Additional new end of chapter problems and supplementary problems * New chapter on solving Higher Degree Equations * New chapter on Algebra for Calculus * Concise exaplanations of all intermediate algebra concepts * Support for all major textbooks for courses in Algebra PLUS: Access to revised Schaums.com website with access to 30 problem-solving videos, and more. Schaum's reinforces the main concepts required in your course and offers hundreds of practice questions to help you suceed. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines - Problem solved. 

Study and Communication Skills for the Biosciences is tailored specifically to the needs of bioscience students, both at university, and beyond. Written in an engaging and supportive manner, with examples throughout that demonstrate the relevance of topics covered to bioscience degreeprogrammes, the book will assist you with the transition from school to university, with your studies at university, and with your progression to employment after leaving university.New to this edition, the book now includes discussion of how best to use recorded lectures in learning and revision, and how to get the most out of flipped classrooms and interactive lectures. The chapter on employability has new content on technological change in the workplace, how to perform wellin a video interview, and how best to use online networks for career advancement. A new section also explores how to critically review a research paper. A new learning feature, "Try this for yourself", shows how you can apply the book's principles to your own life and studies.Covering the full range of study and communication skills that you need to study to succeed in your studies, this book is essential reading for any bioscience student who wants to get the most out of their degree.

Written with the needs of dyslexic students in further and higher education in mind, this book will motivate, inspire, and guide you through your studies. It is set out in an accessible format and includes a CD packed with tools and resources to help you plan your work, improve your skills, and boost your confidence.

Covering everything you need to know to succeed in college, this book helps you to develop the skills you need to improve your grades, build your confidence and plan the future you want. Its no-nonsense advice and practical activities will help you to identify those methods that work for you, making learning easier, faster and more enjoyable.