An edition of Becoming a master student
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Becoming a master student
12th ed.
by David B. Ellis
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Have you ever found yourself procrastinating when you should be studying or, even worse, freezing up on a test that you felt well prepared for? ... You will learn hundreds of practical and easy-to-apply techniques--such as anti-procrastination skills, time management, test-taking skills, Muscle Reading, note taking, communication skills, money management or personal finance, concept mapping, goal setting, critical thinking, and more. Use this book as a guide to discovering the unique style of learning by taking your Learning Style Inventory, so you know what works for you.
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Becoming a master student: tools, techniques, hints, ideas, illustrations, examples, methods, procedures, processes, skills, resources, and suggestions for success
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Table of Contents
Making transitions
Master student map
This book is worthless
if you just read it
This book is worth $1,000
Exercise #1 : textbook reconnaissance
Get the most out of this book
Exercise #2 : commitment
The discovery and intention journal entry system
Rewrite this book
Discovery and intention statement guidelines
Journal entry #1 : discovery statement
Making the transition to higher education
Succeeding in higher education
at any age
Connect to resources
Extracurricular activities : reap the benefits
Link to the world of work
Ways to change a habit
Journal entry #2 : discovery statement
Power process : discover what you want
1. First steps
Master student map
First step : truth is a key to mastery
Journal entry #3 : discovery/intention statement
Exercise #3 : taking the first step
Exercise #4 : the discovery wheel
Journal entry #4 : discovery/intention statement
Mastering technology : supplement your text with computer resources
Learning styles : discovering how you learn
Learning style inventory
Interpreting your learning style graph
Scoring your inventory
Learning style graph
Cycle of learning
Journal entry #5 : discovery/intention statement
Balancing your preferences
Using your learning style profile to succeed in school
When learning styles conflict, you have options
Claim your multiple intelligences
Learning by seeing, hearing, and moving : The VAK system
The magic of metacognition
The master student
The value of higher education
Motivation : "I'm just not in the mood"
Attitudes, affirmations, and visualizations
Attitude replacements
Exercise #5 : reprogram your attitude
Practicing critical thinking #1
Master student profiles
Power process : ideas are tools
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Liz Murray.
2. Time
Master student map
You've got the time
Journal entry #6 : discovery/intention statement
Exercise #6 : the time monitor/time plan process
Setting and achieving goals
Journal entry #7 : discovery statement
Exercise #7 : get real with your goals
The ABC daily to-do list
Exercise #8 : create a lifeline
Mastering technology : high-tech ways to manage time
More strategies for planning
Stop procrastination now
The seven-day antiprocrastination plan
Practicing critical thinking #2
25 ways to get the most out of now
Keep on going?
Remember cultural differences
Beyond time management : stay focused on what matters
Forget time management
just get things done
Exercise #9 : master monthly calendar
Gearing up : using a long-term planner
Power process : be here now
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Malcolm X
3. Memory
Master student map
Take your memory out of the closet
Journal entry #8 : discovery/intention statement
The memory jungle
20 memory techniques
Exercise #10 : use Q-cards to reinforce memory
Set a trap for your memory
Journal entry #9 : discovery statement
Exercise #11 : remembering your car keys
or anything else
Keep your brain fit for life
Remembering names
Mnemonic devices
Exercise #12 : be a poet
Mastering technology : use your computer to enhance memory
Notable failures
Practicing critical thinking #3
Exercise #13 : move from problems to solutions
Power process : Love your problems (and experience your barriers)
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Cesar Chavez.
4. Reading
Master student map
Muscle reading
Journal entry #10 : discovery/intention statement
How muscle reading works
Phase one : before you read
Phase two : while you read
Five smart ways to highlight a text
Phase three : after you read
Muscle reading
a leaner approach
Journal entry #11 : discovery statement
When reading is tough
Mastering technology : find what you want on the Internet
Reading fast
Exercise #14 : relax
Read with a dictionary in your lap
The twenty-first century researcher
using your library
English as a second language
Reading with children underfoot
Practicing critical thinking #4
Power process : notice your pictures and let them go
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Helen Keller
5. Notes
Master student map
The note-taking process flows
Journal entry #12 : discovery/intention statement
Observe
Journal entry #13 : discovery/intention statement
What to do when you miss a class
Record
Review
Journal entry #14 : discovery statement
Improving your handwriting
Exercise #15 : consider the impact of handwriting
Enroll your instructor in your education
Meeting with your instructor
When your instructor talks fast
Exercise #16 : television note taking
Taking notes while reading
Exercise #17 : revisit your goals
Get to the bones of your book with concept maps
Practicing critical thinking #5
Becoming an online learner
Mastering technology : create digital tools for learning
Power process : I create it all
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Craig Kielburger.
6. Tests
Master student map
Disarm tests
Journal entry #15 : discovery/intention statement
What to do before the test
How to cram (even though you shouldn't)
Ways to predict test questions
Cooperative learning : working in groups
Journal entry #16 : intention statement
What to do during the test
F is for feedback, not failure
Words to watch for in essay questions
The test isn't over until ...
The high costs of cheating
Mastering technology : perils of high-tech cheating
Let go of test anxiety
Have some FUN!
Exercise #18 : twenty things I like to do
Journal entry #17 : discovery/intention statement
Journal entry #18 : discovery statement
Getting ready for math tests
Succeeding in science courses
Journal entry #19 : discovery/intention statement
Celebrate mistakes
Practicing critical thinking #6
Power process : detach
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Barbara Jordan
7. Thinking
Master student map
Critical thinking : a survival skill
Journal entry #20 : discovery/intention statement
Becoming a critical thinker
Attitudes of a critical thinker
Finding "aha!" Creativity fuels critical thinking
Tangram
Ways to create ideas
Create on your feet
Don't fool yourself : twelve common mistakes in logic
Uncovering assumptions
Gaining skill at decision making
Four ways to solve problems
Choosing your major
Exercise #19 : make a trial choice of major
Asking questions
Practicing critical thinking #7
Think critically about information on the Internet
Mastering technology : evaluate search sites
Exercise #20 : explore emotional reactions
Exercise #21 : translating goals into action
Journal entry #21 : discovery/intention statement
Power process : find a bigger problem
Exercise #22 : fix-the-world brainstorm
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Irshad Manji.
8. Communicating
Master student map
Communicating creates our world
Journal entry #22 : discovery/intention statement
Communication
keeping the channels open
Exercise #23 : practice sending or receiving
Choosing to listen
Choosing to speak
Journal entry #23 : discovery/intention statement
Five ways to say "I"
Journal entry #24 : discovery/intention statement
Managing conflict
Exercise #24 : write an "I" message
Resolve conflicts with roommates
Five ways to say no ... gracefully
You deserve compliments
Seven steps to effective complaints
Criticism really can be constructive
Exercise #25 : V.I.P.s (very important persons)
Staying safe in cyberspace
joining online communities
Three phases of effective writing
Phase 1 : getting ready to write
Journal entry #25 : discovery statement
Phase 2 : writing a first draft
Phase 3 : revising your draft
Mastering technology : write e-mail that gets results
Academic Integrity : avoid plagiarism
Mastering public speaking
Making the grade in group presentations
Practicing critical thinking #8
Power process : employ your word
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Sampson Davis
9. Diversity
Master student map
Waking up to diversity
Journal entry #26 : discovery/intention statement
Diversity is real
and valuable
Building relationships across cultures
Exercise #26 : becoming a culture learner
Overcome stereotypes with critical thinking
Students with disabilities : know your rights
Dealing with sexism and sexual harassment
Strategies for nonsexist communication
Leadership in a diverse world
Journal entry #27 : discovery/intention statement
Journal entry #28 : discovery statement
Practicing critical thinking #9
Mastering technology : the world you live in
Power process : choose your conversations and your community
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Bayard Rustin.
10. Money
Master student map
Three paths to financial freedom
Journal entry #29 : discovery/intention statement
Exercise #27 : the money monitor/money summary plan
Journal entry #30 : discovery/intention statement
Make more money
Mastering technology : protect your money online
Spend less money
Exercise #28 : show me the money
Take charge of your credit
Money for the future
If you're in trouble ...
You can pay for school
Mastering technology : using your computer to manage money
Education is worth it
Exercise #29 : education by the hour
We live like royalty
Free fun
Practicing critical thinking #10
Power process : risk being a fool
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Kat James
11. Health
Master student map
Thinking about health
Journal entry #31 : discovery/intention statement
Take care of your machine
Your machine : fuel it
Prevent and treat eating disorders
Your machine : move it
Your machine : rest it
Your machine : observe it
Journal entry #32 : discovery/intention statement
Your machine : protect it
Journal entry #33 : intention statement
Men, consider your health
The experts recommend
seven dietary guidelines
Mastering technology : finding health information on the Internet
Journal entry #34 : discovery statement
Developing self-esteem
Emotional pain is not a sickness
Suicide is no solution
Alcohol, tobacco, and drugs : the truth
Exercise #30 : addiction : how do I know ...?
Some facts ...
From addiction to recovery
Succeed in quitting smoking
Practicing critical thinking #11
Warning : advertising can be dangerous to your health
Journal entry #35 : discovery/intention statement
Crazed glazed donut runs amok
Power process : surrender
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Christopher Reeve.
12. What's next?
Master student map
Now that you're done
begin
Journal entry #36 : discovery/intention statement
" ... use the following suggestions to continue ..."
Exercise #31 : do something you can't
Create your career now
Exercise #32 : create your career plan
now
Exercise #33 : recognize your skills
Jumpstart your education with transferable skills
25 transferable skills
Use the SCANS reports to discover your skills
Use résumés and interviews to "hire" an employer
Mastering technology : Websites for job hunters
Creating and using portfolios
Choosing schools ... again
Contributing : the art of selfishness
Service learning : the art of learning by contributing
Practicing critical thinking #12
Define your values; align your actions
Exercise #34 : the discovery wheel
coming full circle
Journal entry #37 : discovery/intention statement
Exercise #35 : this book shouts, "use me!"
Exercise #36 : create your next semester
Power process : be it
Put it to work
Quiz
Learning styles application
Master student profile : Vera Wang.
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Additional reading
Index.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-391) and index.
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