YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: Strategies for Success
Letter to Students
About the Authors
Your Turn Features
Preface
A Revision Focused on Research-Based Strategies to Help Students Succeed
Key Chapter-by-Chapter Revisions
Acknowledgments
Contributors
FOUNDATIONS
WELCOME TO YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
Student Profile with Introduction
THE VALUE OF A COLLEGE EDUCATION
The Value of Your College Success Course
The Value of Your College Success Textbook
THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
Why College Is Important for You
Getting the Most Out of College: High-Impact Practices
Traditional Students: Making the Transition
Challenges and Opportunities for Nontraditional Students
techtip: E-MAIL WITH STYLE
Communicating with Your Instructors
EXPLORING PURPOSE AND SETTING GOALS
Getting Started with Goal Setting
Setting SMART Goals
ACADEMIC PLANNING
Choosing a Major
Working with an Academic Adviser
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
TIME MANAGEMENT
Student Profile with Introduction
MANAGING YOUR TIME
Taking Control of Your Time
Your Memory Cannot Be Your Only Planner
USING TIME-MANAGEMENT TOOLS
PROCRASTINATION
techtip: GET DIGITALLY ORGANIZED
Overcoming Procrastination
Dealing with Distractions
SETTING PRIORITIES
Find a Balance
Don't Overextend Yourself
Stay Focused
APPRECIATING THE VALUE OF TIME
Creating a Workable Class Schedule
Scheduling Your Classes in Blocks
Checklist for Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
3 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Student Profile with Introduction
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE?
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Motivation
Resilience
Balance and Priority Management
Anger Management
DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Identifying Competencies: Looking at the Research
HOW EMOTIONS INFLUENCE SUCCESS
Healthy EI and the First-Year Seminar
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
techtip: USE BLOGS AND TWITTER
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
4 HOW YOU LEARN
Student Profile with Introduction
LEARNING STYLES AND THE TOOLS USED FOR MEASURING THEM
The VARK Learning-Styles Inventory
Use VARK Results to Study More Effectively
The Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Multiple Intelligences
Multiple Intelligences Inventory
WHEN LEARNING STYLES AND TEACHING STYLES CONFLICT
techtip: CORRELATE ONLINE LEARNING WITH YOUR LEARNING STYLE
LEARNING DISABILITIES
Attention Disorders
Cognitive Learning Disabilities
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
PREPARING TO LEARN
5 THINKING IN COLLEGE
Student Profile with Introduction
COLLEGE-LEVEL THINKING: HIGHER AND DEEPER
Problem Solving in and out of Class
Making a Choice between Slow and Fast Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
BECOMING A CRITICAL THINKER
Asking Questions
Considering Multiple Points of View and Drawing Conclusions
Making Arguments
Challenging Assumptions and Beliefs
Examining Evidence
Recognizing and Avoiding Faulty Reasoning
APPLYING BLOOM'S TAXONOMY
Bloom's Six Levels of Learning
Bloom's Taxonomy and the First Year of College
techtip: USE YOUR CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
6 READING TO LEARN
Student Profile with Introduction
A PLAN FOR ACTIVE READING
Previewing
Strategies for Marking Your Textbook
Reading with Concentration
Reviewing
STRATEGIES FOR READING TEXTBOOKS
All Textbooks Are Not Created Equal
Math Texts
Science Texts
Social Sciences and Humanities Texts
Supplementary Material
techtip: EMBRACE THE E-BOOK
IMPROVING YOUR READING
Monitoring Your Reading
Developing Your Vocabulary
What to Do When You Fall Behind on Your Reading
If English Is Not Your First Language
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
7 GETTING THE MOST FROM CLASS
Student Profile with Introduction
BECOME ENGAGED IN LEARNING
PREPARE FOR CLASS
PARTICIPATE IN CLASS
Listen Critically and with an Open Mind
Speak Up
TAKE EFFECTIVE NOTES
Note-Taking Formats
Note-Taking Techniques
Review Your Notes
Compare Notes
Class Notes and Homework
techtip: TAKE BETTER NOTES IN BETTER WAYS
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
8 STUDYING
Student Profile with Introduction
STUDYING IN COLLEGE: MAKING CHOICES AND CONCENTRATING
HOW MEMORY WORKS
Connecting Memory to Deep Learning
Myths about Memory
techtip: USE THE CLOUD
IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY
Review Sheets
Mind Maps
Flash Cards
Summaries
Mnemonics
STUDYING TO UNDERSTAND AND REMEMBER
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
9 TEST TAKING
Student Profile with Introduction
GETTING READY...
Prepare for Test Taking
Prepare for Math and Science Exams
Prepare Physically
Prepare Emotionally
TIPS FOR TEST TAKING
TYPES OF TESTS
Problem-Solving Tests
Machine-Scored Tests
Computerized Tests
Laboratory Tests
Open-Book and Open-Notes Tests
techtip: CONQUER ONLINE TESTS
Take-Home Tests
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
Essay Questions
Multiple-Choice Questions
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
True/False Questions
Matching Questions
OVERCOMING TEST ANXIETY
Symptoms of Test Anxiety
Types of Test Anxiety
Test Anxiety Quiz
Strategies for Dealing with Test Anxiety
Getting the Test Back
CHEATING
What Is Cheating?
Why Students Cheat and the Consequences of Cheating
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
10 INFORMATION LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION
Student Profile with Introduction
INFORMATION LITERACY
Learning to Be Information Literate
What's Research-and What's Not?
CHOOSING, NARROWING, AND RESEARCHING A TOPIC
USING THE LIBRARY
The 20-Minute Rule
Scholarly Articles and Journals
techtip: CONDUCT EFFECTIVE SEARCHES
Periodicals
Books
EVALUATING SOURCES
Relevance
Authority
Bias
USING YOUR RESEARCH IN WRITING
THE WRITING PROCESS
Steps to Good Writing
Know Your Audience
The Importance of Time in the Writing Process
Citing Your Sources
About Plagiarism
USING YOUR RESEARCH IN PRESENTATIONS
Guidelines for Successful Speaking
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
PREPARING FOR LIFE
11 RELATIONSHIPS
Student Profile with Introduction
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS
What Your Instructors Expect from You
What You Can Expect from Your Instructors
Make the Most of the Learning Relationship
Understanding Academic Freedom
Handling a Conflict between You and an Instructor
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Roommates
Romantic Relationships
FAMILY CONNECTIONS
Marriage and Parenting during College
Relationships with Your Parents
COMMUNICATING IN A DIGITAL AGE
GET INVOLVED
To Greek or Not to Greek?
Working
techtip: BUILD A DIGITAL PERSONA
Community Service
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
12 DIVERSITY
Student Profile with Introduction
THRIVING IN DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS
Ethnicity, Culture, Race, and Religion
Other Differences You Will Encounter in College
Stereotyping: Why We Believe What We Believe
SEEKING DIVERSITY IN COLLEGE
The Curriculum
Study Abroad
Student-Run Organizations
OVERCOMING DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE, AND INSENSITIVITY ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
Raising Awareness
What You Can Do to Fight Hate on Campus
Challenge Yourself to Experience Diversity
techtip: GO BEYOND THE FILTER
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
13 WELLNESS
Student Profile with Introduction
UNDERSTANDING WELLNESS
Managing Stress to Maintain Wellness
The Importance of Good Nutrition
Exercising to Maintain Wellness
Getting Enough Sleep to Maintain Wellness
Emotional Health
MAINTAINING SEXUAL HEALTH
Communicating about Safe Sex
Avoiding Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Using Birth Control
Protecting Yourself and Others against Sexual Assault and Violence
ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
The Use and Abuse of Alcohol
Tobacco and Marijuana
techtip: SURF FOR HEALTH
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
14 MONEY
Student Profile with Introduction
LIVING ON A BUDGET
Creating a Budget
Cutting Costs
UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AID
Types of Aid
Navigating Financial Aid
Qualifying for Aid
Steps to Qualifying for Financial Aid
How to Keep Your Funding
ACHIEVING A BALANCE BETWEEN WORKING AND BORROWING
Advantages and Disadvantages of Working
Student Loans
MANAGING CREDIT WISELY
Understanding Credit
techtip: MASTER BUDGETING, VERSION 2.0!
Frequently Asked Questions about Credit Cards and Identity Theft
Debit Cards
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
NEXT STEPS
15 MAJORS AND CAREERS
Student Profile with Introduction
CAREERS AND THE NEW ECONOMY
Characteristics of Today's Economy
Building the Right Mind-Set for the Future
WORKING WITH AN ACADEMIC ADVISER
SELF-EXPLORATION IN CAREER PLANNING
Values
Skills
Aptitudes
Personality
Life Goals and Work Values
Interests
EXPLORING YOUR INTERESTS
BEING CAREER-MINDED IN COLLEGE
GETTING EXPERIENCE
techtip: JOIN THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Experiential Learning
Working in College
JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES
Market Yourself
Build a Résumé
Write a Cover Letter
Interview
SKILLS EMPLOYERS SEEK
Job Candidate Skills and Qualities Ranked as Very Important by Employers
Checklist For Success
REFLECT ON CHOICES
APPLY WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED
USE YOUR RESOURCES
Student Voices: Time Management Strategies
Conversation Starter: Emotional Intelligence
Conversation Starter: Relationships
Conversation Starter: Diversity
Conversation Starter: Wellness
Glossary
Chapter 2: Case Study Quiz
Chapter 3: Case Study Quiz
Chapter 11: Case Study Quiz
Chapter 12: Case Study Quiz
Chapter 2: Self-Assessment Quiz
Chapter 3: Self-Assessment Quiz
Chapter 10: Self-Assessment Quiz
Chapter 11: Self-Assessment Quiz
Chapter 12: Self-Assessment Quiz
Chapter 13: Self-Assessment Quiz
Chapter 14: Self-Assessment Quiz