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Research indicates that study skills training is most likely to be effective when:
 
  a. Students focus on learning one specific study strategy.
  b. Students focus on learning facts rather than on developing higher-level thinking skills.
  c. Students have little or no background in the topic they are studying.
  d. Students are given reasons why certain study techniques are helpful.

Question 2

Imagine that you are a school district superintendent who wants students to develop effective study strategies before they graduate. With research about effective study skills programs in mind, which one of the following approaches would be the best one to take?
 
  a. Purchase textbooks that are about two years below students' present reading level.
  b. Have teachers incorporate study skills training into the specific academic courses they teach.
  c. Have a one-semester study skills course that all students take in middle school or junior high.
  d. Have a one-semester study skills course that all students take in their first or second year of high school.



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Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

b



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