The Confident Student

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780618046621
• ISBN10: 0618046623
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-16
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
To the Student	xvii
Skill Finder	xix
PART 1 BECOMING A CONFIDENT STUDENT
Choosing Success in College	1	(28)
Awareness Check 1 How Well Do You Know Your Campus and Its Resources?	2	(1)
Form an Academic Support Group	3	(2)
Faculty	3	(1)
Advisors and Counselors	3	(1)
Mentors	4	(1)
Extend Your Support Group	5	(1)
Computer Confidence Use Email to Keep in Touch	5	(5)
Embrace Diversity	10	(3)
Your Diverse Campus	10	(1)
Diverse Students, Needs, and Services	11	(1)
Adult Learners	11	(1)
Students with Disabilities	12	(1)
Non-Native Speakers of English	12	(1)
Students with Diverse Sexual Orientations	12	(1)
Critical Thinking	13	(1)
Confidence Builder How Flexible Are You?	14	(1)
Know Where to Find Help	15	(5)
Stay Informed	20	(3)
The College Catalog	20	(3)
More Publications	23	(1)
Get Involved	23	(2)
Greek Organizations	24	(1)
Special Challenges for Commuters	24	(1)
Thinking Ahead	25	(1)
Chapter Review	26	(1)
Your Reflections	27	(2)
Motivating Yourself to Learn	29	(26)
Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses	30	(1)
Awareness Check 2 What Are Your Strengths/Weaknesses in Basic Skills?	31	(1)
Confidence Builder Howard Gardner's Seven Intelligences	32	(1)
Discover and Use Your Learning Style	33	(3)
Your Five Senses	34	(2)
Awareness Check 3 What Are Your Sensory Preferences?	36	(2)
Your Body's Reactions	37	(1)
Awareness Check 4 How Does Your Body React?	38	(4)
Your Preferred Learning Environment	40	(2)
Your Level of Motivation	42	(1)
Awareness Check 5 What Is Your Locus of Control?	42	(4)
Critical Thinking	46	(1)
Adapt to Others' Styles	47	(2)
Develop Critical Thinking and Study Skills	49	(2)
Thinking Ahead	51	(1)
Chapter Review	52	(23)
Your Reflections	75
Setting Goals and Solving Problems	55	(22)
Set Goals for Success in College	56	(1)
Awareness Check 6 What Are Your Reasons for Attending College?	56	(2)
Set Reachable Long-Term and Short-Term Goals	58	(6)
Confidence Builder How to Develop a Positive Attitude	64	(1)
Use the COPE Method to Solve Problems	65	(7)
One Student's Challenge	65	(1)
The COPE Method	66	(6)
Critical Thinking	72	(1)
Thinking Ahead	72	(1)
Chapter Review	73	(2)
Your Reflections	75	(2)
Sharpening Your Classroom Skills	77	(26)
Awareness Check 7 How Effective Are Your Classroom Skills?	78	(1)
Prepare for Class	79	(1)
Become an Active Listener	80	(4)
Develop a Personal Note-Taking System	84	(1)
Awareness Check 8 How Effective Are Your Note-Taking Skills?	84	(8)
Guidelines for Note Taking	85	(1)
The Informal Outline/Key Words System	86	(1)
The Cornell Method	86	(3)
Matching Note-Taking Style and Learning Style	89	(3)
Critical Thinking	92	(1)
Learn to Make Effective Presentations	92	(3)
Computer Confidence Use a Computer to Organize Your Notes	95	(1)
Participate in Class and Group Activities	96	(1)
Confidence Builder Interpersonal Skills for College and Career	96	(3)
Thinking Ahead	99	(1)
Chapter Review	100	(1)
Your Reflections	101	(2)
Making the Most of Your Time	103	(30)
How to GRAB Some Time	104	(2)
Goal	104	(1)
Responsibilities	104	(1)
Analysis	105	(1)
Balance	106	(1)
Awareness Check 9 Where Does Your Time Go?	106	(1)
Scheduling Your Time	107	(13)
The Semester or Quarter Calendar	107	(2)
Your Weekly Schedule	109	(2)
A Daily List	111	(6)
Special Challenges for Commuters	117	(1)
Time Management and Learning Style	117	(1)
Time Management and Reading	118	(2)
Confidence Builder Time-Management Tips for Student Athletes	120	(1)
Procrastination	121	(1)
Awareness Check 10 Are You a Procrastinator?	122	(1)
Computer Confidence Use the Computer to Save Time	122	(2)
Why Do People Procrastinate?	123	(1)
Awareness Check 11 What Is Your Attitude Toward Studying?	124	(3)
How to Beat Procrastination	125	(1)
Your Study Place	126	(1)
Critical Thinking	127	(1)
Thinking Ahead	128	(2)
Chapter Review	130	(1)
Your Reflections	131	(2)
Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being	133	(34)
Health, Well-Being, and Success in College	134	(1)
Staying Healthy	134	(1)
Awareness Check 12 Are You Leading a Balanced Life?	135	(10)
Eating Sensibly	136	(3)
Improving Fitness	139	(2)
Managing Stress	141	(4)
Computer Confidence Are You Spending Too Much Time on the Net?	145	(5)
Your Emotions	150	(3)
Understanding Your Feelings	151	(1)
Leading a Purposeful Life	152	(1)
Accepting the Need for Change	152	(1)
Critical Thinking	153	(2)
Confidence Builder Emotional Intelligence-Another Way of Being Smart	155	(1)
Your Interpersonal Skills	156	(3)
Making Friends	159	(2)
Your Sexuality	161	(3)
Understanding Acquaintance Rape	162	(1)
Dealing with Sexual Harassment	163	(1)
Thinking Ahead	164	(1)
Chapter Review	165	(1)
Your Reflections	166	(1)
PART 2 STUDYING WITH POWER AND CONFIDENCE
Creating Your Study System	167	(22)
Awareness Check 13 Are You Using Your Textbooks Efficiently?	168	(2)
SQ3R: The Basic System	170	(6)
Survey	170	(3)
Question	173	(3)
Computer Confidence Survey to Save Time on the Net	176	(4)
Read	178	(1)
Recite	179	(1)
Review	179	(1)
Confidence Builder Be Proactive About Studying	180	(1)
Critical Thinking	181	(1)
Devising Your Study System	181	(5)
For Mathematics Courses	182	(1)
For Science Courses	182	(1)
For Literature Courses	182	(1)
For Foreign Language Courses	183	(1)
For Social Science Courses	183	(3)
Thinking Ahead	186	(1)
Chapter Review	187	(1)
Your Reflections	188	(1)
Organizing Information for Study	189	(20)
Awareness Check 14 How Well Do You Organize Information for Study?	190	(1)
Confidence Builder Attitudes for Study	191	(1)
Concept or Information Maps	192	(3)
Comparison Charts	195	(1)
Time Lines	196	(1)
Process Diagrams	197	(2)
Critical Thinking	199	(1)
Informal Outlines	199	(3)
Branching Diagrams	202	(2)
Computer Confidence Using a Computer to Make Study Guides	204	(2)
Thinking Ahead	206	(1)
Chapter Review	207	(1)
Your Reflections	208	(1)
Controlling Your Concentration	209	(22)
Awareness Check 15 What Causes Poor Concentration?	210	(1)
Eliminate Distractions	211	(7)
Find Your Best Study Environment	213	(5)
Critical Thinking	218	(1)
Use a Study System	218	(1)
Eliminate Other Causes of Poor Concentration	219	(3)
Mind Wanders While Reading	219	(2)
Can't Find Time to Study	221	(1)
Tendency to Procrastinate	221	(1)
Mind Goes Blank on Tests	221	(1)
Negative Attitude About Instructors	221	(1)
Confidence Builder A Desktop Relaxation Technique	222	(6)
Subject Doesn't Relate to Job, Major, or Career Goal	224	(1)
Long and Difficult Assignments	224	(1)
Lack of Goals or Reason to Study	224	(1)
Can't Listen and Take Notes	224	(4)
Thinking Ahead	228	(1)
Chapter Review	229	(1)
Your Reflections	230	(1)
Improving Learning and Memory	231	(22)
How Memory Works	232	(3)
Reception	232	(1)
Retention	233	(2)
Recollection	235	(1)
Critical Thinking	235	(2)
Why You Forget	237	(4)
Sensory Memory	238	(1)
Short-Term Memory	239	(1)
Long-Term Memory	240	(1)
Awareness Check 16 What's in Your Long-Term Memory?	241	(1)
Increase Your Memory Power	242	(5)
Confidence Builder Do Something Weird to Jog Your Memory	247	(2)
Thinking Ahead	249	(1)
Chapter Review	250	(1)
Your Reflections	251	(2)
Preparing for Tests	253	(24)
Awareness Check 17 How Do You Study for Tests?	254	(1)
How to Prepare for Tests: Three Steps	255	(6)
Make a Study Schedule	255	(1)
Decide What to Study	256	(1)
Use Your Study System	257	(4)
Critical Thinking	261	(1)
Develop a Test-Taking Routine	262	(2)
Arrive on Time	262	(1)
Jot Down Memory Cues	262	(1)
Survey the Test	262	(1)
Plan and Use All Your Time	262	(1)
Read Directions	263	(1)
Do Easy Questions First	263	(1)
Skip and Return to Difficult Questions	263	(1)
Guess (If There Is No Penalty)	263	(1)
Control Your Feelings and Attention	263	(1)
Check Your Work	264	(1)
Learn from Your Mistakes	264	(1)
Master Objective Tests	264	(4)
True-False Tests	264	(1)
Multiple-Choice Tests	264	(3)
Fill-in-the-Blank Tests	267	(1)
Know How to Answer Essay Questions	268	(4)
Confidence Builder How to Raise Scores on Standardized Tests	272	(1)
Thinking Ahead	273	(1)
Chapter Review	274	(1)
Your Reflections	275	(2)
Reducing Test Anxiety	277	(18)
Eliminate the Causes of Test Anxiety	278	(1)
Expectations	278	(1)
Awareness Check 18 Do You Have Test Anxiety?	279	(2)
Grades and Self-Esteem	280	(1)
Feelings of Helplessness	281	(1)
Learn to Relax	281	(2)
Face Your Fears	283	(1)
Fight Distractions	284	(1)
Talk Positively to Yourself	285	(2)
Confidence Builder A Meditation Exercise	287	(2)
Find Your Best Solution	289	(1)
Critical Thinking	290	(2)
Thinking Ahead	292	(1)
Chapter Review	293	(1)
Your Reflections	294	(1)
Becoming an Active Reader	295	(26)
Awareness Check 19 Are You an Active Reader?	296	(1)
Reading Actively	297	(3)
Find Main Idea, Details, and Implications	300	(10)
Find the Main Idea	301	(1)
Finding the Details	302	(4)
Seeing Implications	306	(4)
Confidence Builder Calculate Your Reading Rate	310	(1)
Use a Textbook Marking System	311	(6)
What to Mark in Textbooks	313	(1)
How to Mark Your Textbooks	313	(4)
Critical Thinking	317	(1)
Thinking Ahead	318	(1)
Chapter Review	319	(1)
Your Reflections	320	(1)
Using Critical Thinking Strategies	321	(30)
Awareness Check 20 Are You a Critical Thinker?	322	(1)
Examine Your Assumptions	323	(2)
Make Predictions	325	(5)
Listen with a Purpose	325	(1)
Read with a Purpose	326	(3)
Predict Test Questions	329	(1)
Sharpen Your Interpretations	330	(10)
Understand an Author's or Speaker's Purpose	332	(1)
Read or Listen for Main Idea and Details	332	(2)
Read or Listen for an Organizational Pattern	334	(1)
Find Implications in What You Learn	335	(1)
Define New or Unfamiliar Terms	336	(1)
Read and Understand Graphics	337	(3)
Evaluate What You Learn	340	(5)
Reliability	340	(2)
Objectivity	342	(1)
Usefulness	343	(2)
Critical Thinking	345	(2)
Confidence Builder Thinking Creatively	347	(1)
Thinking Ahead	348	(1)
Chapter Review	349	(1)
Your Reflections	350	(1)
Index	351