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100 1 $aEllis, David B.
245 10 $aBecoming a master student /$c[Dave Ellis] ; Doug Toft, contributing editor ; Dean Mancina, Eldon L. McMurray, faculty advisors.
250 $a12th ed.
260 $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin,$c©2009.
300 $axiii, 402 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c28 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 387-391) and index.
505 0 $aMaking 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.
505 0 $a2. 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.
505 0 $a4. 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.
505 0 $a6. 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.
505 0 $a8. 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.
505 0 $a10. 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.
505 0 $a12. 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. -- Photo and illustration credits -- Endnotes -- Additional reading -- Index.
520 3 $aHave 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.
650 0 $aCollege student orientation.
650 0 $aStudy skills.
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700 1 $aToft, Doug.
700 1 $aMancina, Dean.
700 1 $aMcMurray, Eldon L.
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