references. Paperback. Copyright 1997 by Michael F. O'Hear, Martha J. Weatherford and Gregory L. Anderson. Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Custom Publisher Debbie Llewellyn. Senior Production Manager Sue Dunaway. ISBN 0-15-508453-4. "When you come right down to it, what is the difference between being a success or a failure, not only in school but on the job and in personal relationships as well? The key is one word---UNDERSTANDING. Memorizing facts will get a person only so far. Relying on the way one has always done things may result in an inability to adapt to new situations. For example, many students who have done well in high school try to apply the same study habits in college and do poorly. They are unable to adopt the study habit changes needed to succeed. The purpose of this bookis to help you to adapt old techinques or to learn new tachniques for increasing understanding of course material and to provide a foundation for understanding lectures and textbooks. To be successful, you must develop an awareness of strategies that work in making texts and lectures easier to understand. The discussion here, along with the exercises, should extend your ability to apply material learned in the other chapters to the full range of your classes, and it should provide clues that will be of use in other life situations as well. (from page 1, Forming Schema: Experience And Visualization; Importance)

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