• Two LASSI's (Learning and Study Strategies Inventory)—Provided with each text.

  • Provides the student with normed diagnostic information about their strengths and weaknesses in learning strategies, goal setting, time management, test preparation and motivation. Ex.___

• Interactive, conversational approach.

  • Students are encouraged to take action. Ex.___

• Excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

  • Provides inspiration and incentive for studying and achieving an education. Ex.___

• Instructional yet concise—For the busy student athlete.

  • Provides students with easy-to-understand strategies which they can apply immediately to improve performance. Ex.___

• Vocabulary exercises, taken from Sports Illustrated —Included at each chapter's end.

  • Provide students with a unique experience. Ex.___

• Quotes from coaches and athletes—Interspersed through text.

  • Speaks to students in a style and tone which they can easily relate to. Ex.___

• Many athletic examples used.

  • Brings issues home to students with stories they can identify with. Ex.___

• The renowned Cornell Notetaking System is taught.

  • Provides students with strategies and tips for taking all types of tests. Ex.___

• Quiz after each chapter—Provides feedback.

  • Gives students the opportunity to test their knowledge and apply what they have learned. Ex.___

WALTER PAUK, renowned for his work in study skills, has written a book that is simultaneously motivational and informative. Recognizing the challenge most student-athletes face in balancing academic responsibilities and athletic schedules, Pauk provides a succinct resource to help them maximize efficiency while minimizing stress. Capitalizing on the power of language in context, Pauk provides students with tools that facilitate meaningful connections between the vocabulary of their daily athletic activities and that of their college environment. Underlying Pauk's use of work histories and stories about athletes is his unmitigated belief that one's personal connection to and ownership in learning breeds enthusiasm, which in turn breeds success, whether in sports or in life.

This edition also contains expanded coverage of goal setting which underscores the importance of thinking through and applying a plan—a skill that will ultimately help students manage both their academic and professional goals.