Learning support : a guide for mature students / Elizabeth Hoult.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoult, Elizabeth.

Series:

SAGE Study Skills Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult learning.

Adult education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an inspirational and highly practical book for students returning to study. Author Liz Hoult provides an easy-to-read and reassuring guide to learning. Learning Support: A Guide for Mature Students explores how adults learn and the ways in which different abilities and experiences can be used to learn more effectively. The book is written from a teacher's viewpoint and is based on the author's experiences during a long career of working with adult students. This book helps readers find out how to get the best out of studying, learn the secrets of successful learners, a

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Why Are You Doing This?; Chapter 2 - Intelligence and Ability; Chapter 3 - How Do You Learn Most Effectively?; Chapter 4 - Confidence and Personality; Chapter 5 - The Physical Aspects of Learning; Chapter 6 - How Did You Get Here?; Chapter 7 - What Sort of Student Are You?; Chapter 8 - Putting Effective Learning into Practice; Chapter 9 - Staying the Course: The Resilient Learner in Action; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [126]-127) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-25180-1

9786611251802

1-84787-789-3

OCLC:

437202927