GNC121 
AIDS TO MEMORY: NOTE-TAKING SKILLS
Video
Give students the opportunity to master the crucial skill of taking notes with this program. Step-by-step guidelines show how to identify main points, important details, signal words and phrases and how to lay out notes for clarity and usefulness. 43 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit.

GNC123 
CRITICAL THINKING: 
HOW TO EVALUATE INFORMATION AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS
Video
Help students learn to think for themselves — a key to success in every endeavor. They’ll learn to assimilate information, dig beneath the surface and draw their own conclusions. The program covers interpretive skills such as finding the main idea, determining the relationship between cause and effect and sorting out fact from fiction. It illustrates basic reasoning powers such as the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning and relevant and irrelevant arguments. 47 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit.

GNC125 
EFFECTIVE LISTENING SKILLS: LISTENING TO WHAT YOU HEAR
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While we spend a great deal of effort developing reading, writing and speaking skills, we often ignore the most essential communication tool of all — listening. This important lesson discusses habits and traits that keep us from being good listeners and teaches improved listening skills with a 5 part process. 30 minutes.

GNC129
STUDY SKILLS 1 SERIES
Video Series

GNC130 
1. HOW TO LISTEN EFFECTIVELY
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Realistic scenarios teach students what it means to be an effective listener. They’ll learn the difference between listening and hearing, what to listen for, how to concentrate, pay attention and screen out distractions, how to think about what is being said, and how asking questions can help make listening an active process. 14 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit. 14 minutes.

GNC131 
2. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR TIME
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Learning how to make better use of time is a skill that will last a lifetime. This program shows how to keep a record of time spent, decide on priorities and how to design a basic weekly schedule. It also demonstrates how to spot wasted time and how to "find time" in a full schedule. 13 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit.

GNC132 3. 
HOW TO TAKE ESSAY TESTS
Video
Here’s an ideal way to show students how to study and prepare, how to predict questions, how to manage time, how to prioritize questions, how to make sure nothing has been overlooked, and how to review. 15 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit.

GNC135 STUDY SKILLS II SERIES
Video series

GNC136 
1. HOW TO TAKE NOTES
Video
This program guides students step-by-step to successful note taking techniques, They’ll learn how to identify the important information, how to listen for clue words and phrases, such as "first" and "second," "reason for" and "on the other hand," how to abbreviate and speedwrite, and how to review. 17 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit.

GNC137 
2. HOW TO READ A TEXTBOOK
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Introduces students to the SQ3R system of reading comprehension—Survey, Question, Read, Recite and Review. The program demonstrates how and why each is important in increasing reading efficiency. 18 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit.

GNC138 
3. HOW TO USE THE LIBRARY
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Takes students on an eye-opening tour through the various collections: circulating, reserve and reference books, vertical files of pamphlets, current and back-issue periodicals, microfilm, audiovisual materials, computer programs and data bases. It also explains the card catalog and the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification systems. 21 minutes.

GNC141 
STUDY SKILLS: LEARNING TO LISTEN AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
Video
As three students strive to produce a videocassette on energy conservation for a class project, they learn how to communicate more effectively by defining their audience, organizing their message, speaking loudly and clearly, and using non-verbal signals. At the same time, their classmates learn strategies for listening with a purpose: how to concentrate, avoid distraction, maintain eye contact with the speaker, and find the structure of the message. 40 minutes. Includes a Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit.

GNC143 
STUDY SKILLS: MAKING THE GRADE
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This is designed to improve study skills and grades and outlines the most important qualities necessary for success in school: motivation, attitude and discipline. It addresses specific study skills and provides viewers with insightful tips for effective time management, note taking, textbook reading and test taking. 15 minutes.

GNC145 
SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOM SERIES
Video
This is a video series for enhancing students’ study skills. Effective Study Skills illustrates the importance of developing good skills in the areas of listening, note-taking and outlining. Effective Test Taking shows how to prepare for a test. It covers how to handle different kinds of questions and how to review for maximum retention. 30 minutes each part.

GNC159 
WHY READING IS IMPORTANT
Video
Why Reading is Important demonstrates that self-esteem, work success and life satisfaction depend on reading skills.

GNC161 
WRITING AS PROCESS: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE
Video
This program gives students practical tips on how to master the three steps in writing: prewriting, writing and revising. Students see how to generate ideas, gather and organize information, prepare a plan, write a first draft, make revisions and prepare a final draft. Includes Teacher’s Guide and Library Kit. 41 minutes.