Use your brain to study

by Harry Dexter Kitson

This e-book from the public domain in the USA, was prepared in this format for publishing on 24 April 2010 by Dorathea Du Plessis.
The e-book is intended for Lecturers, Teachers and Students. Only a minimal fee is being charged to recover administrative costs.



I. INTELLECTUAL PROBLEMS OF THE COLLEGE FRESHMAN

II. NOTE TAKING

III. BRAIN ACTION DURING STUDY

IV. FORMATION OF STUDY-HABITS

V. ACTIVE IMAGINATION

VI. FIRST AIDS TO MEMORY—IMPRESSION

VII. SECOND AIDS TO MEMORY—RETENTION, RECALL AND RECOGNITION

VIII. CONCENTRATION OF ATTENTION

IX. HOW WE REASON

X. EXPRESSION AS AN AID IN STUDY

XI. HOW TO BECOME INTERESTED IN A SUBJECT

XII. THE PLATEAU OF DESPOND

XIII. MENTAL SECOND-WIND

XIV. EXAMINATIONS

XV. BODILY CONDITIONS FOB EFFECTIVE STUDY

108 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 24, 2010

About the author

Harry Dexter Kitson (1886-1959) was a professor of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught applied psychology. He was a charter member of the American Psychological Association and a pioneer in the field of vocational guidance.