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Authored by three of the nation's leading experts on the first-year experience, this Concise version ofYour College Experiencecontinues a 20-year tradition of straightforward, realistic, and intelligent coverage of the skills students need to succeed in college. This less expensive, more streamlined concise edition contains the chapters and topics instructors across the country identified as being most relevant to all kinds of students at all kinds of schools. Gardner, Jewler, and Barefootaddress the goals of today's seminar courses: helping students develop a clear sense of purpose in college, assisting them in making the right choice of academic major, and engaging them in learning especially through the use of technology in a manner that is both inviting and informative.

Part 1: Setting the Stage for College Success

Chapter 1 Exploring Your Purpose for Attending College The College Experience Why College Is Important to Our Society Why College Is Important For You Outcomes of College How College Graduates Are Different How College Differs from High School Challenges and Opportunities for Adult and Returning Students First-Year Motivation and Commitment What’s Your Purpose in College? Chapter 2 Managing Your Time and Money Taking Control of Your Time Setting Priorities to Achieve Your Goals Staying Focused Overcoming Procrastination Maintaining a To-Do List Making Sure Your Schedule Works for You Organizing Your Day Managing Your Money Developing a Budget Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and College Chapter 3 Discovering How You Learn: A Primer for Lifelong Learning Learning about Learning Styles Multiple Intelligences The VARK (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, and Kinesthetic) Learning Styles Inventory The VARK Questionnaire When Learning Styles and Teaching Styles Are in Conflict Learning with a Learning Disability Chapter 4 Majors And Careers: Making The Right Choice Careers and the New Economy Aligning Your Sense of Purpose and Your Career Your Career Planning Timetable Starting Your Search for a Major and a Career Skills Employers Look For Finding a Job While in College Steps to Obtaining a Job and Beginning a Career Getting Off to a Good Start in the Workplace Part 2: Achieving Academic Success Chapter 5 Engagement with Learning Benefits of Engagement The One-Minute Paper and Other Tips for Engagement Maximizing Team Learning The Many Uses of Learning Teams Using Learning Teams to Study Effectively in Math and Science Working with Your College Instructors If Things Go Wrong between a Professor and You Finding a Mentor Chapter 6 Thinking Critically College Helps You Develop Critical-Thinking Skills Walking through the Process Critical Thinking and a Liberal Education Four Aspects of Critical Thinking How College Encourages Critical Thinking Critically Evaluating Information on the Internet Chapter 7 Listening, Note-Taking, and Participating Understanding Lecture Material Participating in Class Chapter 8 Reading and Remembering A Simple Plan for Textbook Reading Adjusting Your Reading Style Developing Your Vocabulary If English Is Not Your First Language Memory and Learning Chapter 9 Doing Your Best on Exams and Tests Studying for Tests Academic Honesty Part 3: Achieving Lifelong Success Chapter 10 Developing Values Defining Values Challenges to Personal Values in College Changing Society, Changing Values Service Learning and Values Values and You Chapter 11 Diversity: Appreciating Differences Among Us The Importance of Understanding Diversity Multiculturalism in Higher Education Diversity Enriches Us All Chapter 12 Staying Healthy in College and in Life Managing Stress Nutrition and Weight Management Sexual Health Making Decisions about Alcohol Tobacco—The Other Legal Drug Prescription Drug Abuse and Addiction Illegal Drugs

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Your College Experience : Strategies for Success Concise Edition

Your College Experience : Strategies for Success Concise Edition

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