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Power Learning: Strategies for Success in College and Life

	Author: Robert S. Feldman Publisher: Boston: McGraw-Hill, c2000. Description: xxxvii, 393 p.: col. ill.; 28 cm. ISBN: 0073655058 (softcover: alk. paper) Location: KCC Library - Reserve Collection (Circulation Desk) Call Number: LB2343.3 .F44 2000
Subject(s) College student orientation. Study skills. Life skills. Success.
Summary The only first-year experience text with a unifying system for critical thinking and problem solving, P.O.W.E.R. Learning maximizes students' potential for success in college and in life. Using the simple, class-tested principles of the P.O.W.E.R (Prepare, Organize, Work, Evaluate, and Rethink) system, students gain a sense of mastery and achievement as they move through the text, and with the growth of their confidence comes the increased intellectual enthusiasm and personal discipline needed for them to excel.
Table of Contents About the Author - vii Contents - xi Preface - xxi To the Student - xxix Acknowledgements - xxxv I. Getting Started 1. P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Becoming a Successful Student - 1 2. Making the Most of Your Time - 25 3. Recognizing How You Learn, Who You Are, and What You Value - 53 II. Using P.O.W.E.R. in the Classroom 4. Finding and Using Information - 83 5. Taking Notes - 113 6. Taking Tests - 139 III. P.O.W.E.R. Foundations of Success 7. Building Your Reading and Listening Skills - 167 8. Writing and Speaking - 193 9. Improving Your Memory - 221 IV. Life Beyond the Classroom 10. Making Decisions That Are Right for You - 243 11. Choosing Your Courses and Major - 267 12. Getting Along with Others - 293 13. Money Matters - 321 14. Enjoying Health and Wellness - 349 A Final Word - 379 End Notes - 380 Acknowledgments - 383 Photo Credits - 387 Index - 389
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