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This concise and affordable book teaches students the skills and strategies that will enable them to be lifelong learners capable of knowing how to approach new and challenging material in college and beyond.   Although the first priority of College Success Strategies is to help students learn effectively in their college courses, the skills they learn from this text will serve them well in the future in a variety of learning situations. It is designed to engage students in thought about their own learning and the important role they play in the learning process. The strategies used in this book are based on the authors’ many years of experience interacting with college students and professors, as well as their own research focusing on how college students study. Students are often unprepared for the study demands of college and therefore overwhelmed and frustrated with the work. This text is designed to help students obtain lifelong methods and strategies to achieve success in college and beyond.

Table of Contents:
Preface  xv CHAPTER 1         Now That You’re Here  2 Self-Assessment  2 How Does College Differ from High School?  3 What Special Situations Can You Expect to Encounter Sooner or Later?  8 RealCollegeWanda  11 Add to Your Portfolio  11 CHAPTER 2         Active Learning: What’s in It for You?  13 Self-Assessment  13 What Do Active Learners Do?  14 Benefits of Active Learning  17 Four Factors That Influence Active Learning  19 Factor 1: Characteristics of the Learner  19 Factor 2: The Tasks 20 Factor 3: The Texts  21 Factor 4: The Learning Strategies  21 The Holistic Nature of Active Learning  21 RealCollegeMalcolm  22 Add to Your Portfolio  23 CHAPTER 3         How You Learn  24 Self-Assessment  24 The Role of Memory: Two Theories  25 The Parts Theory  25 The Levels of Processing Theory  27 Stretching Your Memory  28 The Role of Learning Styles  30 Using Your Senses to Learn  31 RealCollegeLeo  33 Add to Your Portfolio  33 CHAPTER 4         Professors, Task, and You 46 Self-Assessment  46 What is a Professor? What Is a Task?  47 Part One: The Type of Activity  48 Part Two: The Level of Thinking  49 How Can You Get Information About the Task?  51 RealCollegeTina   55 Add to Your Portfolio  56 CHAPTER 5         Getting Organized: Managing Yourself and Your Time  58 Self-Assessment  58 Managing Yourself  59 Managing Your Time  61 Creating a Schedule You Can Live With  62 Timely Tips for Following Your Schedule  63 Planning for Midterms and Finals  67 RealCollegeJanice 68 Add to Your Portfolio  69 CHAPTER 6         Academic Energy: Motivation for Learning, Attitudes, and Interests  70 Self-Assessment  70 What Influences Motivation?  71 What Motivates People?  72 Getting Motivated Through Goal Setting  73 Staying Motivated  75 Changing Attitudes and Interests  77 Types of Academic Attitudes  79 Maintaining a Positive Attitude  80 The Role of Interests  82 RealCollegeMartin  83 Add to Your Portfolio  83 CHAPTER 7         Just What Do You Believe, Anyway?  85 Self-Assessment  85 Assessing Your Personal Theory  87 The Five Components of Beliefs That Influence Learning  87 Component 1: Certainty of Knowledge  88 Component 2: Simple Knowledge  89 Component 3: Responsibility for Learning  90 Component 4: Speed of Learning  90 Component 5: The Role of Ability  91 Changing Your Beliefs  92 Evaluating Internet Information  93 RealCollegePatrick and Friends  94 Add to Your Portfolio  95 CHAPTER 8         Dealing with Stress  96 Self-Assessment  96 Sources of Stress  98 Strategies for Reducing Stress  99 Academic Stress: Anxieties  100 Public Speaking Anxiety  101 Writing Anxiety  102 Mathematics Anxiety  103 General Test Anxiety  104 Three Important Tips for Reducing Academic Stress  106 RealCollegeAndrea 107 Add to Your Portfolio  108 CHAPTER 9         Strategic Reading  110 Self-Assessment  110 Gearing Up for Reading   111 Staying Active During Reading   115 Put Away Your Highlighters   115 Make a Note of It   115 What Is Annotation?  115 Why Annotate Your Text?  117 How Do You Annotate?   117 What Type of Information Should You Annotate?   119 Studying Your Annotations   120 Some Common Concerns About Annotation   121 RealCollegeHillary 122 Add to Your Portfolio  123 CHAPTER 10       Take Note! Lectures: A Different Kind of Text  124 Self-Assessment   124 The Importance and Characteristics of Good Lecture Notes   125 Taking Good Lecture Notes   129 General Note-Taking Guidelines   131 Getting Ready to Take Notes   132 Staying Active During Note Taking   132 Format and Organization   132 Active Listening   133 Being Flexible: Four Methods of Note Taking   135 Method 1: Split-Page (Cornell) Notes   135 Method 2: Parallel Notes   137 Method 3: Discussion Columns   138 Method 4: The T-Method   138 Note-Taking Myths   139 Real CollegeChad  141 Add to Your Portfolio  142 CHAPTER 11       Rehearsal and Review Strategies  143 Self-Assessment   143 Rehearsing   144 Why Is Rehearsal Important?   144 Written and Oral Rehearsal Strategies   145 Components of Good Rehearsal Strategies   145 Written Rehearsal Strategies   146 Oral Rehearsal Strategies   152 Reviewing   154 Making a Specific Study Plan   155 Forming Study Groups   157 Improving Your Memory Through Reviewing   158 RealCollegeConrad  160 Add to Your Portfolio  160 CHAPTER 12       Strategies for Social Science  162 Self-Assessment   162 Characteristics of Social Science Courses   163 Figuring Out the Task   163 Reading Social Science Textbooks   164 Gearing Up for Reading   165 What and How to Annotate During Reading   166 Taking Notes in Social Science Courses   169 Studying in Social Science Courses   171 CARDS   172 Question/Answer Strategy   172 RealCollege Frank  174 Add to Your Portfolio  175 CHAPTER 13       Strategies for the Humanities  176 Self-Assessment   176 Characteristics of Humanities Courses   177 Figuring Out the Task   177 Reading Humanities Textbooks   178 Gearing Up for Reading   179 What and How to Annotate During Reading   180 Taking Notes in Humanities Courses   184 Studying in Humanities Courses   188 Time Lines   188 Question/Answer Strategy   189 Compare/Contrast Charting   189 RealCollegeHarry 190 Add to Your Portfolio  191 CHAPTER 14       Strategies for Science and Mathematics  192 Self-Assessment   192 Science Courses   193 Characteristics of Science Courses   193 Figuring Out the Task   193 Reading Science Textbooks   194 Gearing Up for Reading   195 What and How to Annotate During Reading   195 Taking Notes in Science Courses   197 Strategies for Science Courses   199 Mathematics Courses  202 Mathematics Textbooks   202 Study Strategies for Mathematics Courses   202 RealCollegeStacy 204 Add to Your Portfolio  204 XC CHAPTER 15 Using Technology To Learn Technology in College Classes Online Courses Using Technology To Study Reading On Computer Note Taking on Computer REAL COLLEGE Leah Add to your portfolio   CHAPTER 16       Preparing for Objective Exams  206 Self-Assessment   206 General Test-Preparation Strategies   207 Objective Exams   209 Preparing for Objective Exams   209 Taking Objective Exams   214 RealCollegeTeddy 215 Add to Your Portfolio  216 CHAPTER 17       Preparing for and Taking Essay and Specialty Exams  217 Self-Assessment   217 Essay Exams   218 PORPE   218 Taking Essay Exams   223 Time Allotted for Writing   223 Structuring Your Essay   223 Evaluation Guidelines   225 A Word About Identification Items   225 Specialized Exams   226 Problem-Solving Exams   226 Open-Book Exams   228 Take-Home Exams   228 RealCollegeIris 229 Add to Your Portfolio  229 Appendix A: “Cognition and Intelligence” from Essentials of Psychology Third Edition   230 Appendix B: “The Nation Divides: The Vietnam War and Social Conflict, 1964—1971” from Created Equal, A Social and Political History of .the United States   251 Credits  269 Index  271 Additional Titles of Interest  281  


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321853851
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Prentice Hall
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 408 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0321853857
  • Publisher Date: 14 Aug 2012
  • Binding: SA
  • No of Pages: 304


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