Overview

This book provides a vital guide for students to key study skills that are instrumental to success at university, covering time management, academic reading and note-taking, academic integrity, preparation of written assignments, teamwork, giving presentations, and revision. Using a combination of research from psychology and practical examples, the author conveys where students often go fundamentally wrong in their studying practices and provides clear and concise advice on how they can improve. This second edition of The Psychology of Effective Studying: How to Succeed in Your Degree is thoroughly revised, containing reflective questions and review quizzes alongside new material addressing critical evaluation, managing exam related stress, and effectively integrating generative AI into studying. Written in an informal and engaging style by an award-winning psychology lecturer, and including examples from popular culture, this is the ideal alternative and accessible study skills resource for students at undergraduate level, as well as any reader interested in how to learn more effectively.

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""Imagine the ideal academic advisor, who knows all of the tricks of the trade, is up on the latest technology and how to use it effectively, and is happy to take the time to guide you. Now make that advisor not only deep and wise, but also very funny. If such an advisor exists, it is probably Dr. Penn. This book is a marvelous tutorial on how to succeed as a student and scholar. It is steeped in the author’s up-to-date knowledge of numerous scientific literatures and technical (including AI), and it does a remarkably good job of distilling what is most important and explaining clearly how to use this material to good end. This book is about much more than effective studying―it is also about functioning effectively in a wide range of situations, from academe to business. I recommend it with enormous enthusiasm."" Stephen M. Kosslyn, President and CEO of Foundry College, and former Founding Dean and Chief Academic Officer of the Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute, USA “One of psychology’s unsung gifts to the world is evidence-based advice on how to understand and remember material. Dr. Penn’s book is an excellent invitation to these fascinating and enormously practical discoveries—including guidance on how they can be applied to studying in the age of AI.” Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, USA, and author of 'When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows…: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life'

Author Information

Paul Penn has a PhD in psychology. He has taught psychology in higher education for over 20 years and was the 2021 winner of the British Psychological Society’s Higher Education Psychology Teacher of the Year Award. He is a Chartered Psychologist; a member of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Academics, Researchers, and Teachers in Psychology; a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; and a Chartered Scientist. He is a keen advocate for the public communication of psychology and runs a YouTube channel—Presenting Psychology—where he explores how psychological research applies to life and learning. Visit his website at www.drpaulpenn.com.

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