You Are Hired to Teach a Struggling Student We'll Call

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Essay

You are hired to teach a struggling student we'll call her Joyce) more effective study skills. Describe six different strategies that you will teach Joyce so that she can study and learn more effectively. Include at least one strategy for helping Joyce learn new concepts as she studies and at least one strategy that will enable her to transfer what she is learning to new situations.

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Definitions:

Overuse

Refers to the excessive use of a resource to the point where it diminishes its availability or quality.

Common Resource

A resource like air or water that is not owned by anyone, cannot be easily excluded from use, and is available for use by more than one person or group.

Nonexcludable

A characteristic of a good or service that prevents individuals from being effectively excluded from its use or benefits.

Free-rider Problem

A situation in which individuals consume more than their fair share or pay less than their fair share of the cost of a shared resource.