Becoming a master student
By: [Dave Ellis] ; Doug Toft, contributing editor ; Dean Mancina, Eldon L. McMurray, faculty advisors
Contributors: Toft, Doug; Mancina, Dean; McMurray, Eldon L.
Edition: 12th ed.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780618950034
Subjects: College student orientation; Study skills
Description: Have you ever found yourself procrastinating when you should be studying or, even worse, freezing up on a test that you felt well prepared for? ... You will learn hundreds of practical and easy-to-apply techniques--such as anti-procrastination skills, time management, test-taking skills, Muscle Reading, note taking, communication skills, money management or personal finance, concept mapping, goal setting, critical thinking, and more. Use this book as a guide to discovering the unique style of learning by taking your Learning Style Inventory, so you know what works for you.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-391) and index.
Table of contents: title: Making transitions; title: Master student map; title: This book is worthless; title: if you just read it; title: This book is worth $1,000; title: Exercise #1 : textbook reconnaissance; title: Get the most out of this book; title: Exercise #2 : commitment; title: The discovery and intention journal entry system; title: Rewrite this book; title: Discovery and intention statement guidelines; title: Journal entry #1 : discovery statement; title: Making the transition to higher education; title: Succeeding in higher education; title: at any age; title: Connect to resources; title: Extracurricular activities : reap the benefits; title: Link to the world of work; title: Ways to change a habit; title: Journal entry #2 : discovery statement; title: Power process : discover what you want; title: 1. First steps; title: Master student map; title: First step : truth is a key to mastery; title: Journal entry #3 : discovery/intention statement; title: Exercise #3 : taking the first step; title: Exercise #4 : the discovery wheel; title: Journal entry #4 : discovery/intention statement; title: Mastering technology : supplement your text with computer resources; title: Learning styles : discovering how you learn; title: Learning style inventory; title: Interpreting your learning style graph; title: Scoring your inventory; title: Learning style graph; title: Cycle of learning; title: Journal entry #5 : discovery/intention statement; title: Balancing your preferences; title: Using your learning style profile to succeed in school; title: When learning styles conflict, you have options; title: Claim your multiple intelligences; title: Learning by seeing, hearing, and moving : The VAK system; title: The magic of metacognition; title: The master student; title: The value of higher education; title: Motivation : "I'm just not in the mood"; title: Attitudes, affirmations, and visualizations; title: Attitude replacements; title: Exercise #5 : reprogram your attitude; title: Practicing critical thinking #1; title: Master student profiles; title: Power process : ideas are tools; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Liz Murray.; title: 2. Time; title: Master student map; title: You've got the time; title: Journal entry #6 : discovery/intention statement; title: Exercise #6 : the time monitor/time plan process; title: Setting and achieving goals; title: Journal entry #7 : discovery statement; title: Exercise #7 : get real with your goals; title: The ABC daily to-do list; title: Exercise #8 : create a lifeline; title: Mastering technology : high-tech ways to manage time; title: More strategies for planning; title: Stop procrastination now; title: The seven-day antiprocrastination plan; title: Practicing critical thinking #2; title: 25 ways to get the most out of now; title: Keep on going?; title: Remember cultural differences; title: Beyond time management : stay focused on what matters; title: Forget time management; title: just get things done; title: Exercise #9 : master monthly calendar; title: Gearing up : using a long-term planner; title: Power process : be here now; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Malcolm X; title: 3. Memory; title: Master student map; title: Take your memory out of the closet; title: Journal entry #8 : discovery/intention statement; title: The memory jungle; title: 20 memory techniques; title: Exercise #10 : use Q-cards to reinforce memory; title: Set a trap for your memory; title: Journal entry #9 : discovery statement; title: Exercise #11 : remembering your car keys; title: or anything else; title: Keep your brain fit for life; title: Remembering names; title: Mnemonic devices; title: Exercise #12 : be a poet; title: Mastering technology : use your computer to enhance memory; title: Notable failures; title: Practicing critical thinking #3; title: Exercise #13 : move from problems to solutions; title: Power process : Love your problems (and experience your barriers); title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Cesar Chavez.; title: 4. Reading; title: Master student map; title: Muscle reading; title: Journal entry #10 : discovery/intention statement; title: How muscle reading works; title: Phase one : before you read; title: Phase two : while you read; title: Five smart ways to highlight a text; title: Phase three : after you read; title: Muscle reading; title: a leaner approach; title: Journal entry #11 : discovery statement; title: When reading is tough; title: Mastering technology : find what you want on the Internet; title: Reading fast; title: Exercise #14 : relax; title: Read with a dictionary in your lap; title: The twenty-first century researcher; title: using your library; title: English as a second language; title: Reading with children underfoot; title: Practicing critical thinking #4; title: Power process : notice your pictures and let them go; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Helen Keller; title: 5. Notes; title: Master student map; title: The note-taking process flows; title: Journal entry #12 : discovery/intention statement; title: Observe; title: Journal entry #13 : discovery/intention statement; title: What to do when you miss a class; title: Record; title: Review; title: Journal entry #14 : discovery statement; title: Improving your handwriting; title: Exercise #15 : consider the impact of handwriting; title: Enroll your instructor in your education; title: Meeting with your instructor; title: When your instructor talks fast; title: Exercise #16 : television note taking; title: Taking notes while reading; title: Exercise #17 : revisit your goals; title: Get to the bones of your book with concept maps; title: Practicing critical thinking #5; title: Becoming an online learner; title: Mastering technology : create digital tools for learning; title: Power process : I create it all; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Craig Kielburger.; title: 6. Tests; title: Master student map; title: Disarm tests; title: Journal entry #15 : discovery/intention statement; title: What to do before the test; title: How to cram (even though you shouldn't); title: Ways to predict test questions; title: Cooperative learning : working in groups; title: Journal entry #16 : intention statement; title: What to do during the test; title: F is for feedback, not failure; title: Words to watch for in essay questions; title: The test isn't over until ...; title: The high costs of cheating; title: Mastering technology : perils of high-tech cheating; title: Let go of test anxiety; title: Have some FUN!; title: Exercise #18 : twenty things I like to do; title: Journal entry #17 : discovery/intention statement; title: Journal entry #18 : discovery statement; title: Getting ready for math tests; title: Succeeding in science courses; title: Journal entry #19 : discovery/intention statement; title: Celebrate mistakes; title: Practicing critical thinking #6; title: Power process : detach; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Barbara Jordan; title: 7. Thinking; title: Master student map; title: Critical thinking : a survival skill; title: Journal entry #20 : discovery/intention statement; title: Becoming a critical thinker; title: Attitudes of a critical thinker; title: Finding "aha!" Creativity fuels critical thinking; title: Tangram; title: Ways to create ideas; title: Create on your feet; title: Don't fool yourself : twelve common mistakes in logic; title: Uncovering assumptions; title: Gaining skill at decision making; title: Four ways to solve problems; title: Choosing your major; title: Exercise #19 : make a trial choice of major; title: Asking questions; title: Practicing critical thinking #7; title: Think critically about information on the Internet; title: Mastering technology : evaluate search sites; title: Exercise #20 : explore emotional reactions; title: Exercise #21 : translating goals into action; title: Journal entry #21 : discovery/intention statement; title: Power process : find a bigger problem; title: Exercise #22 : fix-the-world brainstorm; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Irshad Manji.; title: 8. Communicating; title: Master student map; title: Communicating creates our world; title: Journal entry #22 : discovery/intention statement; title: Communication; title: keeping the channels open; title: Exercise #23 : practice sending or receiving; title: Choosing to listen; title: Choosing to speak; title: Journal entry #23 : discovery/intention statement; title: Five ways to say "I"; title: Journal entry #24 : discovery/intention statement; title: Managing conflict; title: Exercise #24 : write an "I" message; title: Resolve conflicts with roommates; title: Five ways to say no ... gracefully; title: You deserve compliments; title: Seven steps to effective complaints; title: Criticism really can be constructive; title: Exercise #25 : V.I.P.s (very important persons); title: Staying safe in cyberspace; title: joining online communities; title: Three phases of effective writing; title: Phase 1 : getting ready to write; title: Journal entry #25 : discovery statement; title: Phase 2 : writing a first draft; title: Phase 3 : revising your draft; title: Mastering technology : write e-mail that gets results; title: Academic Integrity : avoid plagiarism; title: Mastering public speaking; title: Making the grade in group presentations; title: Practicing critical thinking #8; title: Power process : employ your word; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Sampson Davis; title: 9. Diversity; title: Master student map; title: Waking up to diversity; title: Journal entry #26 : discovery/intention statement; title: Diversity is real; title: and valuable; title: Building relationships across cultures; title: Exercise #26 : becoming a culture learner; title: Overcome stereotypes with critical thinking; title: Students with disabilities : know your rights; title: Dealing with sexism and sexual harassment; title: Strategies for nonsexist communication; title: Leadership in a diverse world; title: Journal entry #27 : discovery/intention statement; title: Journal entry #28 : discovery statement; title: Practicing critical thinking #9; title: Mastering technology : the world you live in; title: Power process : choose your conversations and your community; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Bayard Rustin.; title: 10. Money; title: Master student map; title: Three paths to financial freedom; title: Journal entry #29 : discovery/intention statement; title: Exercise #27 : the money monitor/money summary plan; title: Journal entry #30 : discovery/intention statement; title: Make more money; title: Mastering technology : protect your money online; title: Spend less money; title: Exercise #28 : show me the money; title: Take charge of your credit; title: Money for the future; title: If you're in trouble ...; title: You can pay for school; title: Mastering technology : using your computer to manage money; title: Education is worth it; title: Exercise #29 : education by the hour; title: We live like royalty; title: Free fun; title: Practicing critical thinking #10; title: Power process : risk being a fool; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Kat James; title: 11. Health; title: Master student map; title: Thinking about health; title: Journal entry #31 : discovery/intention statement; title: Take care of your machine; title: Your machine : fuel it; title: Prevent and treat eating disorders; title: Your machine : move it; title: Your machine : rest it; title: Your machine : observe it; title: Journal entry #32 : discovery/intention statement; title: Your machine : protect it; title: Journal entry #33 : intention statement; title: Men, consider your health; title: The experts recommend; title: seven dietary guidelines; title: Mastering technology : finding health information on the Internet; title: Journal entry #34 : discovery statement; title: Developing self-esteem; title: Emotional pain is not a sickness; title: Suicide is no solution; title: Alcohol, tobacco, and drugs : the truth; title: Exercise #30 : addiction : how do I know ...?; title: Some facts ...; title: From addiction to recovery; title: Succeed in quitting smoking; title: Practicing critical thinking #11; title: Warning : advertising can be dangerous to your health; title: Journal entry #35 : discovery/intention statement; title: Crazed glazed donut runs amok; title: Power process : surrender; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Christopher Reeve.; title: 12. What's next?; title: Master student map; title: Now that you're done; title: begin; title: Journal entry #36 : discovery/intention statement; title: " ... use the following suggestions to continue ..."; title: Exercise #31 : do something you can't; title: Create your career now; title: Exercise #32 : create your career plan; title: now; title: Exercise #33 : recognize your skills; title: Jumpstart your education with transferable skills; title: 25 transferable skills; title: Use the SCANS reports to discover your skills; title: Use résumés and interviews to "hire" an employer; title: Mastering technology : Websites for job hunters; title: Creating and using portfolios; title: Choosing schools ... again; title: Contributing : the art of selfishness; title: Service learning : the art of learning by contributing; title: Practicing critical thinking #12; title: Define your values; align your actions; title: Exercise #34 : the discovery wheel; title: coming full circle; title: Journal entry #37 : discovery/intention statement; title: Exercise #35 : this book shouts, "use me!"; title: Exercise #36 : create your next semester; title: Power process : be it; title: Put it to work; title: Quiz; title: Learning styles application; title: Master student profile : Vera Wang.; title: Photo and illustration credits; title: Endnotes; title: Additional reading; title: Index.