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Learning Success: Three Paths to Being Your Best at College & Life: 1) Develope Staying Power, 2) Become a Mindful Learner & Thinker, 3) Use Information Technology.

	Author: Carl Wahlstrom Publisher: Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c1999 Discription: 2nd ed., xxiv, 408 p.: ill ; 28 cm. ISBN: 0534534244 (alk. paper) Location: KCC Library - Reserve Collection (Circulation Desk) Call Number: LB2343 .W353 1999
Subject(s) College student orientation United States. Study skills United States.
Summary Shows students how the keys to success in higher education are also the keys to success in life. Conversely, this text shows how the same academic and personal skills for college success will also ensure their success in their professional careers and personal lives. Includes 24 real student interviews, personal exploration exercises, and a six-step strategy for time and life management.
Table of Contents Features Guide - v Preface to the Instructor - xiii About the Authors - xix PART ONE: ACADEMIC SUCCESS STRATEGIES - 1 CHAPTER 1. DEVELOPING STAYING POWER CHAPTER 2. BECOMING A MINDFUL LEARNER & THINKER CHAPTER 3. USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 4. TIME MANAGEMENT AS A LEARNED SKILL CHAPTER 5. RECALL & READING CHAPTER 6. MANAGING LECTURES CHAPTER 7. EXAMS CHAPTER 8. WRITING & SPEAKING PART TWO: PERSONAL SUCCESS STRATEGIES - 249 CHAPTER 9. RESOURCES & MONEY CHAPTER 10. DIVERSITY & DIFFERENCES CHAPTER 11. WELLNESS CHAPTER 12. RELATIONSHIPS CHAPTER 13. MAJORS & CAREERS Notes - 389 Sources & Credits - 397 Glossary/Index - 398
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