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Your College Experience : Strategies for Success, Expanded Reader

by: GARDNER/JEWLER

Your College Experience : Strategies for Success, Expanded Reader

by: GARDNER/JEWLER

ISBN 13:
9780534599850
ISBN 10:
0534599850
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 05/13/2002
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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This Reader edition contains all chapters from the Gardner/Jewler's popular YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS, Fifth Edition as well as additional chapters on online learning, the history of college education in the US, leadership, surviving college, college success for students of color and women on college campuses. Reader format is suited to adopters who prefer a smaller format book that spurs individual reflection and classroom discussion but is not exercise based.

Part 1 College Makes the Difference

(38)

Strategies for Success: Thirty Methods to Help You Succeed

(15)

Take Charge of Learning!

(1)

Hone Your Skills!

(1)

Get Connected!

(1)

Know Yourself!

(1)

First-Year Questions of Freedom and Commitment

(2)

Better Grades = Better Learning?

(1)

Those Who Start and Those Who Finish

(1)

Education, Careers, and Income

(1)

Liberal Education and Quality of Life

(3)

What Today's Students Really Want Are Jobs That Pay Well

(2)

Setting Goals for Success

(3)

Where to Go For Help

(1)

A Guide to Writing A Research Paper

(1)

Your Personal Journal

(1)

The American College: From Its Origins to the Present

(13)

The Origins of American Colleges

(4)

Types of Colleges-The Implications of Your Choice

(5)

Future Trends and Issues

(2)

Your Personal Journal

(1)

Surviving College: Key Issues and Their Solutions

(8)

Six Survival Tests

(5)

The Final Exam: Developing a Talent for Serendipity

(1)

Your Personal Journal

(1)

Part 2 Take Charge of Learning!

(46)

Time Management: Foundation of Academic Success

(12)

Setting Priorities

(1)

Using a Daily Planner

(3)

Maintaining a ``To Do'' List

(1)

Guidelines for Scheduling Week by Week

(1)

Organizing Your Day

(2)

Making Your Time Management Plan Work

(2)

Time and Critical Thinking

(1)

Your Personal Journal

(1)

Critical Thinking: The Search Beyond ``Right'' and ``Wrong''

(9)

Critical Thinking: A Necessary Part of A Liberal Education

(1)

From Certainty to Healthy Uncertainty

(1)

A Higher-Order Thinking Process

(1)

A Skill to Carry You Through Life

(2)

Four Aspects of Critical Thinking

(1)

How College Encourages Critical Thinking

(1)

Your Personal Journal

(1)

Active Learning: Collaborating, Participating, Thinking

(12)

The Many Benefits of Active Learning

(1)

Why Active Learners Can Learn More Than Passive Learners

(1)

Becoming an Active Learner

(2)

The Value of Collaboration

(1)

Making Learning Teams Productive

(1)

Connecting with Your College Teachers

(2)

The Many Uses of Learning Teams

(1)

Academic Freedom in the Classroom

(1)

When Things Go Wrong Between You and a Teacher

(2)

Finding A Mentor

(1)

Your Personal Journal

(1)

Learning Styles: Discovering How You Learn Best

(11)

Discovering Your Own Learning Style

(1)

Personality Preferences and Learning Style

(4)

Using Knowledge of Your Learning Style

(1)

Improving Your Less Dominant Learning Styles

(1)

Dealing with Your Instructors' Teaching Styles

(2)

Your Personal Journal

(2)

Part 3 Hone Your Skills!

(128)

Getting the Most Out of Classes: Listening, Note Taking, and Participating

(17)

Short Term Memory: Listening and Forgetting

(2)

Using Your Senses in the Learning Process

(1)

Before Class: Prepare to Remember

(1)

During Class: Listen Critically

(1)

During Class: Take Effective Notes

(5)

Other Kinds of Notes

(2)

After Class: Respond, Recite. Review

(3)

Participating in Class: Speak Up!

102

(1)

Your Personal Journal

103

(1)

Reading: Getting the Most Out of Your Assignments

104

(10)

Previewing

105

(2)

Reading Your Textbook

107

(1)

Marking Your Textbook

108

(4)

Reviewing

112

(1)

Adjusting Your Reading Style

112

(1)

Developing Your Vocabulary

112

(1)

Your Personal Journal

113

(1)

Making the Grade: Studying for and Taking Tests, Studying in Groups, and Sharpening Your Memory

114

(19)

Academic Honesty

116

(3)

Does Cheating Hurt Anyone?

118

(1)

Exams: The Long View

119

(1)

Planning Your Approach

120

(2)

Emergency? Your Instructor Needs To Know

122

(1)

Now It's Time to Study

122

(3)

Taking the Test

125

(4)

Aids to Memory

129

(3)

Your Personal Journal

132

(1)

Speaking and Writing for Success: Communicating for Results

133

(17)

Public Speaking Need Not Be Scary

135

(1)

Six Steps to Successful Speaking

135

(6)

Using Your Voice and Body Language

141

(1)

Speaking on the Spot

142

(1)

What If All Else Fails?

143

(1)

Demystifying the Magic of Writing

143

(1)

Writing: A Basic Life Skill

144

(1)

Explore First, Explain Later

145

(1)

Three Steps to Better Writing

146

(1)

Finding a Topic

147

(1)

Allocating Your Time for Writing

148

(1)

Tips for Becoming a Better Writer and Thinker

148

(1)

Your Personal Journal

149

(1)

Your Campus Library: Thriving in the Information Environment

150

(15)

Get a Grip on the Library

151

(3)

Finding Your Way

154

(5)

Periodicals

159

(1)

Information Resources on the World Wide Web

159

(3)

Citing Your Sources

162

(2)

Your Personal Journal

164

(1)

Computers: Going Online for Personal Success

165

(14)

What You Need to Know

166

(1)

Choosing a Computing Strategy

167

(1)

The Basics

168

(3)

Computer Applications

171

(2)

Communication over the Internet

173

(3)

Ethical and Legal Issues

176

(1)

Online Research and Plagiarism

176

(2)

Your Personal Journal

178

(1)

Mathematics and Science: Shaping Your Future

179

(16)

Put Yourself in the Driver's Seat

181

(1)

It Takes Time

181

(1)

Taking Notes in Math and Science Courses

182

(2)

Understanding Math and Science Texts

184

(1)

Preparing for Math and Science Exams

185

(2)

Study Groups in Mathematics and Science

187

(1)

Math and Science Resources

188

(1)

Think, Plan, Do, and Check

189

(3)

How to Do Your Math (Chemistry, Electromagnetics, Physics, Statistics) Homework

190

(2)

Majoring in Math or Science

192

(2)

Your Personal Journal

194

(1)

Taking Online Classes: Strategies for Success in Web-Based Learning

195

(18)

How Do I Know if Online Learning Is For Me?

197

(1)

Characteristics of the Online Class

198

(3)

Tips On Being Successful in the Threaded Discussion

199

(2)

How Does an Online Class Look?

201

(2)

Learning Online Through Active Learning

203

(1)

Participating in the Online Course: Being a Front-Row Student

204

(1)

Attendance

205

(1)

Electronic Relationships with Instructors and Peers

205

(1)

Taking Notes in an Online Course

206

(1)

How Will Teachers Know What You've Learned?

206

(2)

Time Management: Distractions Are a Click Away

208

(1)

Setting the PACE

209

(1)

A Final Note

210

(1)

Your Personal Journal

211

(2)

Part 4 Get Connected!

213

(84)

Careers and Courses: Making Sensible Choices

215

(24)

Careers and the New Economy

217

(1)

Surviving in a Fast Economy

218

(2)

Starting Your Career-Planning Program

220

(2)

Factors to Consider

222

(1)

Finding a Major

222

(2)

Liberal Arts Majors Are In

223

(1)

Where to Go for Help

224

(1)

Factors Affecting Career Choices

225

(1)

Exploring Your Interests

225

(4)

Mission and Vision

226

(3)

Getting Experience

229

(1)

Time for Action

230

(4)

Your Academic Advisor

234

(2)

Your College Catalog

236

(2)

What are you Looking for in Your Academic Advisor?

237

(1)

Your Personal Journal

238

(1)

Relationships: Friends, Family, and Student Involvement

239

(14)

Dating and Mating

240

(6)

Married Life in College

246

(1)

You and Your Parents

246

(1)

Diversity and Friends

247

(1)

Electronic Relationships

248

(1)

Roommates

249

(1)

On-Campus Involvement

249

(1)

Off-Campus Involvement

250

(2)

Your Personal Journal

252

(1)

Diversity: Appreciating Differences in Culture, Ethnicity, Age, Gender, and Ability

253

(13)

Race, Ethnic Groups, and Culture

255

(1)

The Changing U.S. Population

256

(1)

A Century of Change

257

(2)

The Many Dimensions of Diversity

259

(1)

The Concept of Race on Campus

260

(1)

What Does the Future Hold for You, for Me, for Us?

261

(1)

Expanding Your View of Diversity

262

(2)

Discrimination and Prejudice on College Campuses

264

(1)

Your Personal Journal

265

(1)

College Success for Students of Color: Seeking Ties, Building Support

266

(10)

What's on Your Mind?

268

(1)

A History of Education for African Americans

269

(1)

The Predominantly White Campus: Realities for Students of Color

270

(2)

Thriving at a Predominantly White College

272

(3)

Survival and Success

275

(1)

Your Personal Journal

275

(1)

Women: The Majority of First-Year Students: Treating Both Genders as Equals

276

(9)

Language

278

(1)

Classroom Behaviors

279

(1)

Course Content

280

(2)

Toward a Nonsexist Classroom

282

(2)

Your Personal Journal

284

(1)

Leadership Across the Campus: What It Means to Be a Leader in College and in Life

285

(12)

Five Contemporary Views of Leadership

286

(2)

Leadership in College

288

(6)

Leadership and You

294

(1)

Your Personal Journal

295

(2)

Part 5 Know Yourself!

297

(92)

Values in College: Choosing Unique Pathways

299

(15)

Defining Values

301

(1)

Another Way of Looking at Values

302

(1)

Challenges to Personal Values in College

303

(1)

Types of Values

304

(1)

Societal Values in Conflict: Value Dualisms

305

(2)

Changing Society, Changing Values

307

(2)

Implementing Societal Values

309

(3)

Values and You

312

(1)

Your Personal Journal

313

(1)

Stress Management: Coping with Tension and Campus Crime

314

(15)

Experiencing Stress

315

(1)

The Stress Response

316

(1)

What Triggers the Stress Response?

317

(1)

Stress Inoculation

318

(4)

Start Healthy

319

(3)

Managing Stress

322

(3)

Stress and Campus Crime

325

(3)

Your Personal Journal

328

(1)

Being Assertive: Standing Up for Your Rights Without Denying Others Their Rights

329

(10)

Assertiveness Versus Miscommunication

330

(1)

Definitions of Assertiveness

331

(1)

Three Essential Conditions of Assertiveness

331

A Formula for Assertiveness

329

(8)

Learning Assertiveness Skills

337

(1)

Your Personal Journal

338

(1)

Sexual Decisions: Do the Right Thing

339

(17)

Sexual Decision Making

340

(1)

Birth Control

341

(4)

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

345

(4)

Options for Safer Sex

349

(2)

Unhealthy Relationships

351

(4)

Your Personal Journal

355

(1)

Alcohol and Other Drugs: Making Responsible Choices

356

(19)

Three Reasons College Students Drink

358

(2)

Myths Versus Realities of Student Drinking

360

(2)

What is Alcohol?

361

(1)

Drinking and Blood Alcohol Content

362

(1)

Alcohol and Behavior

363

(2)

Heavy Drinking: The Danger Zone

365

(2)

Consequences for All

367

(2)

Long-Term Effects of Drinking

369

(2)

Other Drugs

371

(2)

Making Decisions, Finding Help

373

(1)

Your Personal Journal

374

(1)

Managing Your Money: Your Checkbook to Success

375

(14)

Your Income and Expenses

377

(1)

Financial Responsibilities

377

(1)

Developing a Budget

378

(1)

Credit Cards and College Students

379

(3)

``Zeroing Out'' after College

382

(4)

Financial Aid Terms

385

(1)

Getting and Staying out of Trouble

386

(2)

Your Personal Journal

388

(1)

Suggestions for Further Reading

389

(11)

Glossary/Index

400

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