Sports, extracurricular activities, your job, hangin' with friends--you have a life! You simply don't have time to spend hours studying every day! Improving Your Study Skills helps you really get cracking when you do crack the books. It helps you cram a lot of learning into a little time with tips on: Using technology to study and work more efficientlyOrganizing your time and spaceNote-taking and organizationStrengthening your reading skillsChoosing classes strategicallyGetting the typical "10% of your grade" for class participationUsing the library and other resources efficientlyWriting papers--from choosing the theme to proofingStudying for tests and overcoming the jittersStrategies for taking various types of tests

Whether you're in high school or college--an average student, an honors student, or barely getting by--Improving Your Study Skills will help you up your grades without giving up your life.

With "Improving Your Study Skills," CliffsNotes--the resource that helps millions get to and through college--now helps you study smart and study less.