Effective College Learningcombines the academic intellect of Longman and the high-quality, color design of Dorling Kindersley to present a study skills textbook founded on contemporary research in learning theory that will appeal to todayrs"s generation of visual learners. Students are taught how and why they learn, and effective ways of maximizing their studying; textrs"s visually engaging design will to appeal to visual learners; the authors call upon experience beyond the classroom as a means of learning. Learning research - how and why information is learned; Highly visual design . Freshman Orientation, Study Skills