Your college experience
Subtitle: strategies for success
By: John N. Gardner, A. Jerome Jewler, Betsy O. Barefoot
Contributors: Jewler, A. Jerome; Barefoot, Betsy O. (Betsy Overman), 1944-
Edition: Ninth edition.
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; Bedford/St. Martins
Published: 2011
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780312687748; 9780312688622
Subjects: Critical thinking; College student orientation; Study skills; Success
Description: Written by the leading authorities on the first-year seminar and grounded in research, Your College Experience offers students practical help in making the transition to college and getting the most out of their time there. Speaking with evident respect for students at all kinds of institutions, with all kinds of learning styles, and with all kinds of backgrounds, the authors ask them to consider their own goals, and their purposes for being in college.
Notes: Includes index.

Written by the leading authorities on the first-year seminar and grounded in research, Your College Experience offers students practical help in making the transition to college and getting the most out of their time there. Speaking with evident respect for students at all kinds of institutions, with all kinds of learning styles, and with all kinds of backgrounds, the authors ask them to consider their own goals, and their purposes for being in college.
Table of contents: title: Exploring your purpose for attending college; title: Managing your time; title: Understanding emotional intelligence; title: Discovering how you learn; title: Thinking critically : The basis of a college education; title: Being engaged in learning : Listening, taking notes, and participating in class; title: Reading to learn from college textbooks; title: Learning to study, comprehend, and remember; title: Improving your performance on exams and tests; title: Writing and speaking effectively; title: Developing library, research, and information literacy skills; title: Making the right choice for majors and careers; title: Managing your money; title: Establishing and maintaining relationships in college; title: Appreciating diversity; title: Maintaining wellness.