How to use your mind : A psychology of study, being a manual for the use of students and teachers in the administration of supervised study / Harry Dexter Kitson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kitson, Harry Dexter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Study skills.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

How to Use Your Mind

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1916.

Summary:

"Educational leaders are becoming increasingly aware of the necessity for 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. In courses in Methods of Study in which the book is used as a class-text, the instructor should lay emphasis not upon memorization of the facts in the book, but upon the application of them in study. He should expect to see parallel with progress through the book, improvement in the mental ability of the students"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).

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