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The Confident Student

	Author: Carol C. Kanar Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c2001. Description: 4th ed., student ed. xxii, 357 p.: col. ill.; 28 cm. ISBN: 0618046623, 0618046631 (instructor's manual) Location: KCC Library - Reserve Collection (Circulation Desk) Call Number: LB2395 .K325 2001
Subject(s) Study skills. Time management. Critical thinking. Confidence. College student orientation.
Summary This text combines practical and immediately applicable skills and critical-thinking strategies with an emphasis on self-discovery, self-management, and self-assessment. Chapters are presented as a continuous narrative, rather than in smaller segments, to help students make the transition to college-level reading and work. In addition, broader coverage of career readiness appears throughout, including a new chapter, Building Career Skills, with information on decision-making as it relates to career preparation, and an emphasis on the skills most valued by employers. * Revised Thinking Ahead About Career exercises encourage students to apply the concepts they learn in each chapter to real-life situations. Exercises are linked to the new Career Resource Center web site where related articles can be applied to in-text questions. * The Comprehensive Skill Finder (or Confidence Index) includes more specific topics and more complete analysis. This assessment tool provides a 4-point scale to help students discover which of their skills need further development. This feature is also available online with key terms linked to definitions. Plus workplace skills are marked with an asterisk to indicate a related article on the Career Resource Center web site.
Table of Contents PREFACE - xi TO THE STUDENT - xvii SKILL FINDER - xix PART 1 CHOOSING A CONFIDENT STUDENT CHAPTER 1. Choosing Success in College - 1 Awareness Check 1: How Well Do You Know Your Campus? 2 Form an Academic Support Group 3 Computer Confidence: Use Email to Keep in Touch 5 Embrace Diversity 10 Critical Thinking 13 Confidence Builder: How Flexible Are You? 14 Know Where to Find Help 15 Stay Informed 20 Get Involved 23 Think Ahead 24 Chapter Review 26 Your Reflections 27 CHAPTER 2. Motivating Yourself to Learn - 29 Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses 30 Awareness Check 2: What Are Your Strengths/Weaknesses in Basic Skills? 31 Confidence Builder: Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligence's Theory 32 Discover and Use Your Learning Style 33 Awareness Check 3: What Are Your Sensory Preferences? 36 Awareness Check 4: How Does Your Body React? 38 Awareness Check 5: What Is Your Locus of Control? 42 Critical Thinking 46 Adapt to Others' Styles 47 Develop Critical Thinking and Study Skills 49 Think Ahead 51 Chapter Review 52 Your Reflections 53 CHAPTER 3. Setting Goals and Solving Problems - 55 Set Goals for Success in College 56 Awareness Check 6: What Are Your Reasons for Attending College? 56 Set Reachable Long-Term and Short-Term Goals 58 Confidence Builder: How to Develop a Positive Attitude 64 Use the COPE Method to Solve Problems 65 Critical Thinking 72 Think Ahead 72 Chapter Review 73 Your Reflections 75 CHAPTER 4. Sharpening Your Classroom Skills - 77 Awareness Check 7: How Effective Are Your Classroom Skills? 78 Prepare for Class 79 Become an Active Listener 80 Develop a Personal Note-Taking System 84 Awareness Check 8: How Effective are Your Note-Taking Skills? 84 Critical Thinking 92 Learn to Make Effective Presentations 92 Computer Confidence: Use a Computer to Organize Your Notes 95 Participate in Class and Group Activities 96 Confidence Builder: Interpersonal Skills for College and Career 96 Think Ahead 99 Chapter Review 100 Your Reflections 101 CHAPTER 5. Making the Most of Your Time - 103 How to GRAB Some Time 104 Awareness Check 9: Where Does Your Time Go? 106 Scheduling Your Time 107 Confidence Builder: Time-Management Tips for Student Athletes 120 Procrastination 121 Awareness Check 10: Are You a Procrastinator? 122 Computer Confidence Use the Computer to Save Time 122 Awareness Check 11: What Is Your Attitude Toward Studying? 124 Critical Thinking 127 Think Ahead 128 Chapter Review 130 Your Reflections 131 CHAPTER 6. Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being - 133 Health, Well-Being, and Success in College 134 Staying Healthy 134 Awareness Check 12: Are You Leading a Balanced Life? 135 Computer Confidence: Are You Spending Too Much Time on the Net? 145 Your Emotions 150 Critical Thinking 153 Confidence Builder: Emotional Intelligence--Another Way of Being Smart 155 Your Interpersonal Skills 156 Making Friends 159 Your Sexuality 161 Think Ahead 164 Chapter Review 165 Your Reflections 166 PART 2 STUDYING WITH POWER AND CONFIDENCE CHAPTER 7. Creating Your Study System - 167 Awareness Check 13: Are You Using Your Textbooks Efficiently? 168 SQ3R: The Basic System 170 Computer Confidence: Survey to Save Time on the Net 176 Confidence Builder: Be Proactive about Studying 180 Critical Thinking 181 Devising Your Study System 181 Think Ahead 186 Chapter Review 187 Your Reflections 188 CHAPTER 8. Organizing Information for Study - 189 Awareness Check 14: How Well Do You Organize Information for Study? 190 Confidence Builder: Attitudes for Study 191 Concept or Information Maps 192 Comparison Charts 195 Time Lines 196 Process Diagrams 197 Critical Thinking 199 Informal Outlines 199 Branching Diagrams 202 Computer Confidence: Using a Computer to Make Study Guides 204 Think Ahead 206 Chapter Review 207 Your Reflections 208 CHAPTER 9. Controlling Your Concentration - 209 Awareness Check 15: What Causes Poor Concentration? 210 Eliminate Distractions 211 Critical Thinking 218 Eliminate Other Causes of Poor Concentration 219 Confidence Builder: A Desktop Relaxation Technique 222 Think Ahead 228 Chapter Review 229 Your Reflections 230 CHAPTER 10. Improving Learning and Memory - 232 How Memory Works 232 Critical Thinking 235 Why You Forget 237 Awareness Check 16: What's in Your Long-Term Memory? 241 Increase Your Memory Power 242 Confidence Builder: Do Something Weird to Jog Your Memory 247 Think Ahead 249 Chapter Review 250 Your Reflections 251 CHAPTER 11. Preparing for Tests - 253 Awareness Check 17: How Do You Study for Tests? 254 How to Prepare for Tests: Three Steps 255 Critical Thinking 261 Develop a Test-Taking Routine 261 Master Objective Tests 264 Know How to Answer Essay Questions 268 Confidence Builder: How to Raise Scores on Standardized Tests 272 Think Ahead 273 Chapter Review 274 Your Reflections 275 CHAPTER 12. Reducing Test Anxiety - 277 Eliminate the Causes of Test Anxiety 278 Awareness Check 18: Do You Have Test Anxiety? 279 Learn to Relax 281 Face Your Fears 283 Fight Distractions 284 Talk Positively to Yourself 285 Confidence Builder: A Meditation Exercise 287 Find Your Best Solution 289 Critical Thinking 290 Think Ahead 292 Chapter Review 293 Your Reflections 294 CHAPTER 13. Becoming an Active Reader - 295 Awareness Check 19: Are You an Active Reader? 296 Reading Actively 297 Find Main Idea, Details, and Implications 300 Confidence Builder: Calculate Your Reading Rate 310 Use a Textbook Marking System 311 Critical Thinking 317 Think Ahead 318 Chapter Review 319 Your Reflections 320 CHAPTER 14. Using Critical Thinking Strategies - 321 Examine Your Assumptions 322 Make Predictions 323 Sharpen Your Interpretations 330 Evaluate What You Learn 340 Critical Thinking 345 Confidence Builder: Think Creatively 347 Think Ahead 348 Chapter Review 349 Your Reflections 350 INDEX - 351
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