Your Guide to College Success Strategies for Achieving Your Goals, Media Edition (with InfoTrac)

, by Santrock, John W.; Halonen, Jane S.

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ISBN: 9780534572051 | 0534572057
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Copyright: 6/4/2001

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Preface

Manage Your College Success

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

(27)

Marian Wright Edelman

Make the College Transition

(3)

The High School-College Transition

(1)

Strengths of Returning Students

(1)

Why Are You in College?

(1)

Develop Meaningful Values

(3)

Get Motivated on Behalf of Your Values

(1)

Show Confidence and Enthusiasm

(1)

Realize That You Are in Command

(1)

Persist

(1)

Be Internally Motivated

(1)

What If You Are Bored?

(1)

Set Goals, Plan, and Monitor

(5)

Set Goals That Are Challenging, Reasonable, and Specific

(1)

Set Long-Term and Short-Term Goals

(1)

Plan to Reach Your Goals

(1)

Manage Your Time

(1)

Live One Day at a Time

(1)

Overcome Obstacles

(1)

Commit

(1)

Monitor Your Progress

(1)

Get Started Now

(2)

Think and Learn

(2)

Focus Your Talents and Skills

(1)

Explore Your Learning Styles

(1)

Master Effective Work Skills

(1)

Join the Information Age

(1)

Develop a Learning Portfolio

(1)

Build Self-Esteem

(3)

Believe in Yourself

(1)

Identify Causes of Low Self-Esteem

(1)

Define Important Areas of Confidence

(1)

Achieve

(1)

Get Emotional Support and Social Approval

(1)

Cope

(1)

Explore Careers

(8)

The Rewarding Connection between College and Careers

(2)

Master Content and Develop Work and People Skills

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Learning Portfolio

(3)

Diversify Your Learning Style

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

(26)

Robert Fulghum

Know How You Learn

(8)

Your Intelligence Profile

(3)

Sensory Preferences

(2)

Experiential Learning Preferences

(3)

Think Strategically about Your Learning

(1)

Regulate Your Effort

(2)

Launch Your Learning

(4)

Create a Good First Impression

(2)

Size up Your Instructors

(1)

Connect with Instructors

(1)

Solve Problems with Instructors

(1)

Resolve a Mismatch

(1)

Manage Boundaries

(1)

Keep Copies of Your Work

(1)

Complain If Necessary

(1)

Choose a ``Stylish'' Major

(9)

Target an Intelligent Career

(1)

Find the Right Mix

(1)

Keep a Flexible Outlook

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Learning Portfolio

(3)

Be a Great Time Manager

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

(24)

Fio-Jo

Control Your Life by Controlling Time

(2)

Stay on Time to Reach Your Goals

(2)

Set Completion Dates for Your Goals

(1)

Create Subgoals

(1)

Revisit Your Goals Regularly

(1)

Plan for the Term, Wek, and Day

(8)

Choose the Right Planning Tools

(1)

Create a Week-by-Week Calendar

(1)

Create and Monitor a Weekly Plan

(4)

Plan for Tomorrow

(3)

Never Procrastinate Again (Much)

(2)

Balance College, Work, Family, and Commuting

(8)

Balance College and Work

(1)

Balance College and Time with Partners and Children

(1)

Use Commuting Time Effectively

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Learning Portfolio

(3)

Connect with Money, Campus, and Computers

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

(23)

Marc Andreessen

Be a Great Money Manager

(4)

Just Say No to Plastic

(2)

Budget Wisely

(1)

Balance your Checkbook

(1)

Know Your Financial Resources

(1)

Connect with Your Campus

(7)

Stay Healthy

(2)

Keep Safe

(1)

Get Help from Advisors, Academic Support Services, Counselors

(2)

Tap the Library

(1)

Pursue Extracurricular Activities

(1)

Enrich Your Cultural Life

(1)

Overcome Limitations

(1)

Connect with Computers

(11)

Get up to Speed

(1)

Explore the Internet

(2)

Use a Word-Processing Program

(1)

Use Computers in Other Ways to Reach Your Goals

(1)

Avoid Computer Addiction

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

(1)

Review Questions

(1)

Learning Portfolio

(3)

Take It In: Notes and Reading

101

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

101

(33)

Brooke Ellison

Commit, Concentrate, Capture, Connect

103

(1)

Take Charge of Lectures

103

(4)

Commit to Class

104

(1)

Concentrate and Listen

104

(2)

Capture Key Ideas

106

(1)

Take Great Lecture Notes

107

(7)

Five Good Formats for Taking Notes

109

(2)

Finer Points on Taking Notes

111

(3)

Take Charge of Your Reading

114

(12)

Commit to Reading Goals

114

(1)

Plan Time and Space to Concentrate

114

(1)

Capture and Connect

115

(2)

Primary and Secondary Sources

117

(1)

Master Reading in Different Disciplines

118

(2)

Finer Points on Reading

120

(6)

Mark or Take Notes from Readings

126

(7)

Choose a Good Method

126

(1)

Finer Points on Notes

126

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

127

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

128

(1)

Review Questions

129

(1)

Learning Portfolio

130

(3)

Enhance Your Study Skills

133

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

134

(28)

Jay Leno

Plan Your Attack

135

(2)

Where to Study

135

(1)

When to Study

136

(1)

What to Study

137

(1)

Improve Your Memory

137

(8)

How Memory Works

139

(1)

How to Memorize

140

(3)

Evaluate Your Progress

143

(2)

Pursue Deeper Learning

145

(1)

Master the Disciplines

145

(6)

The Humanities

147

(1)

Natural Science and Math

148

(1)

Social Science

149

(1)

Foreign Languages

150

(1)

Overcome Learning Disabilities

151

(3)

Check It Out

152

(1)

Know Your Rights

152

(1)

Compensate

152

(2)

Join a Study Group

154

(7)

Making Study Group Work

154

(1)

Overcoming Group Work Obstacles

154

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

155

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

156

(1)

Review Questions

157

(1)

Learning Portfolio

158

(3)

Succeed on Tests

161

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

162

(28)

Albert Einstein

Get on with It!

163

(1)

Get in Gear

164

(8)

Plan for the Long Term

164

(1)

Plan for the Short Term

165

(3)

If You Need to Salvage

168

(1)

As the Moment Draws Near

168

(1)

In Case of Emergency

169

(1)

Control Your Test Anxiety

169

(3)

Meet the Challenge

172

(6)

General Strategies

172

(1)

Multiple-Choice Strategies

173

(1)

True-False Strategies

173

(1)

Fill-in-the-Blank Strategies

174

(1)

Short-Answer Strategies

174

(1)

Essay-Question Strategies

174

(4)

Make the Grade

178

(2)

Recover Your Balance

178

(1)

Review Your Work

178

(1)

Know When to Challenge

178

(1)

Understand Grading Systems

179

(1)

Build Your Character

180

(9)

How Widespread Is Cheating?

180

(1)

Why Cheat?

180

(1)

Why Not Cheat?

181

(2)

What Will You Do?

183

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

183

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

184

(1)

Review Questions

185

(1)

Learning Portfolio

186

(3)

Expand Your Thinking Skills

189

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

190

(28)

Temple Grandin

Think Critically

191

(4)

Ask Questions

193

(1)

Offer Criticism

194

(1)

Reason

195

(7)

Make the Right Inferences

195

(1)

Learn How to Handle Claims

196

(4)

Deduction versus Induction

200

(1)

Refine Your Reasoning

201

(1)

Solve Problems the ``IDEAL'' Way

202

(2)

Make Good Decisions

204

(1)

Think Creatively

204

(13)

Break the Locks

209

(1)

Practice Mindfulness

209

(1)

Discover ``Flow''

210

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

211

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

212

(1)

Review Questions

213

(1)

Learning Portfolio

214

(3)

Refine Your Expression

217

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

218

(26)

Amy Tan

Express Yourself!

219

(1)

Do Your Research

220

(3)

Get Started

220

(1)

Locate Helpful Resources

220

(2)

Develop Your Ideas

222

(1)

Know Your Audience

222

(1)

Consider a Research Stream

222

(1)

Write with Impact

223

(8)

Master the Types of Writing Projects

223

(1)

Learn the Habits of Effective Writers

224

(6)

Solve Writing Problems

230

(1)

Exercise Your Creativity

231

(1)

Speak!

231

(12)

Engage in Speaking Opportunities

232

(1)

Learn the Habits of Good Speakers

232

(5)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

237

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

238

(1)

Review Questions

239

(1)

Learning Portfolio

240

(3)

Communicate and Build Relationships

243

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

244

(26)

Oprah Winfrey

Communicate Effectively

245

(5)

Develop Good Listening Skills

246

(1)

Avoid Barriers to Effective Verbal Communication

246

(1)

Tune in to Nonverbal Communication

247

(1)

Resolve Conflict with Others

247

(3)

Develop Good Relationships

250

(5)

With Parents

250

(1)

With Spouse or Partner

251

(1)

With Children

252

(1)

With Roommates

252

(1)

With Dates

253

(1)

Deal with Loneliness

254

(1)

Appreciate Diversity

255

(14)

Culture and Ethnicity

256

(1)

Gender

257

(3)

Sexual Orientation

260

(2)

Improve Your Relationship with Diverse Others

262

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

263

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

264

(1)

Review Questions

265

(1)

Learning Portfolio

266

(3)

Be Physically and Mentally Healthy

269

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

270

(28)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Link Values, Motivation, Goals, and Self-Esteem

271

(1)

Pursue and Maintain Physical Health

272

(12)

Know Your Health Style and Your Body

272

(1)

Exercise Regularly

272

(3)

Get Enough Sleep

275

(1)

Eat Right

276

(2)

Don't Smoke

278

(1)

Avoid Drugs

278

(4)

Make the Right Sexual Decisions

282

(2)

Be Mentally Healthy

284

(13)

Cope with Stress

284

(3)

Get Rid of Depression

287

(1)

Understand Suicide

288

(1)

Seek Help for Mental Health Problems

288

(3)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

291

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

292

(1)

Review Questions

293

(1)

Learning Portfolio

294

(3)

Explore Careers and Majors

297

(1)

IMAGES OF COLLEGE SUCCESS

298

(21)

Bernard Shaw

Get Motivated to Explore Careers

299

(1)

Where Am I in Exploring Careers?

299

(1)

Choose Career Options That Match Your Values

300

(1)

Monitor the Occupational Outlook

300

(1)

Map out an Academic Path

300

(9)

Get to Know Your College Catalog

302

(1)

Explore Majors and Specializations

303

(5)

Get the Right Courses

308

(1)

Find a Mentor

309

(1)

Examine Career and Job Skills

309

(10)

Find the Right Career Match

309

(1)

Be the Ideal Job Candidate

310

(1)

Knock'em Dead in a Job Interview

310

(3)

Get Positive Work Experiences during College

313

(1)

Learn with InfoTrac College Edition

313

(1)

Summary Strategies for Mastering College

314

(1)

Review Questions

315

(1)

Learning Portfolio

316

(3)

Putting It All Together

319

(4)

Develop Meaningful Values

319

(1)

Get Motivated on Behalf of Your Values

320

(1)

Set Goals, Plan, and Monitor

320

(1)

Think and Learn

320

(1)

Build Self-Esteem

320

(1)

Explore Careers

320

(1)

Where Are You Now?

321

(1)

Your Future

322

(1)

References

323

(4)

Credits

327

(2)

Index

329

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Your Guide to College Success Strategies for Achieving Your Goals, Media Edition (with InfoTrac)

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