Cottrell Stella. The Study Skills Handbook

Second Edition. — Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.The Study Skills Handbook aims to help you to manage your own success as a student. It does this by:
preparing you for what to expect from Higher Education (university or college)
encouraging you to think about the skills you have already, which you will need both as a student and in your working life
providing resources to help you evaluate, reflect upon and manage yor own learning
making suggestions on how to develop positive approaches and good study habits
offering guidance on how to tackle activities that many students find difficult
helping you to understand more about how learning, intelligence and memory work, and how to develop critical and analytical thinking styles
encouraging you to understand that success as a student is about more than being 'clever'. Good marks, as well as other kind of successful outcome, are possibilities for any student.