" Educational leaders
are seeing with increasing clearness the necessity of teaching students
not only the subject-matter of study but also methods of study.
Teachers are beginning to see that students waste a vast amount of time
and form many harmful habits because they do not know how to use their
minds. The recognition of this condition is taking the form of the
movement toward "supervised study," which attempts to acquaint the
student with principles of economy and directness in using his mind. It
is generally agreed that there are certain "tricks" which make for
mental efficiency, consisting of methods of apperceiving facts, methods
of review, devices for arranging work. Some are the fruits of
psychological experimentation; others are derived from experience. Many
of them can be imparted by instruction, and it is for the purpose of
systematizing these and making them available for students that this
book is prepared."
- Author of Ultimate Study Guide