Keys to Success : Building Analytical, Creative, and Practical Skills

by Carter, Carol; Bishop, Joyce; Kravits, Sarah Lyman

• ISBN13: 9780135128466
• ISBN10: 0135128463
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

TheKeysmessage is simple -When students understand how material will help them get where they want to go, they will become more motivated and able to retain what they learn.Because this text shows readers how what helps them succeed in colllege will also serve them on the job and in life,Keys to Success,appeals to every age (traditional and older) and stage (full-time, part-time, working, parenting) of student.

Table of Contents

Defining Yourself and Your Goals

Welcome to College: Opening Doors to Success

Real Questions, Practical Answers: How Can I Make the Transition to College Easier?

Get Analytical!

Assess Yourself as an Analytical Thinker

Successful Intelligence Connections OnlineGet Creative!

Assess Yourself as a Creative Thinker

Get Practical!

Assess Yourself as a Practical Thinker

Building World-Class Skills for College, Career, and Life Success

Values, Goals, Time, and Stress: Managing Yourself Real Questions

Practical Answers: How Can I Choose a Major That Is Right for Me?

Get Analytical!

Explore Your Values Get Creative!

Map Out a Personal Goal Successful Intelligence Connections Online Get Practical!

Make a To-D0 List Building World-Class Skills for College, Career, and Life Success

Diversity Matters: How You Can Learn and Communicate Real Questions

Practical Answers: How Can I Maximize What I Do Well?

Get Analytical!

Maximize Your Classroom Experience Successful Intelligence Connections Online Building World-Class Skills for College, Career, and Life Success

Developing Skills for School and For Life

Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking

Solving Problems and Making Decisions Real Questions, Practical Answers

How Can I Succeed in College if I Don't Test Well?

Get Analytical!

Analyze a Statement Get Creative!

Activate Your Creative Powers Get Practical!

Take a Practical Approach to Building

Successful Intelligence Skills

Successful Intelligence Connections

Online Building World-Class Skills for College, Career, and Life Success

Reading and Studying

Focusing on Content Real Questions, Practical Answers: How Can I Improve My Reading and Studying Despite My Learning Disabilities?

Get Creative!

See the Movie, Read the Book Get Analytical!

Survey a Text Successful Intelligence Connections Online Get Practical!

Mark Up a Page to Learn a Page Building World-Class Skills for College, Career, and Life Success

Listening, Note Taking, and Memory

Taking in, Recording, and Remembering Information Real Questions, Practical Answers

How Can I Improve My Memory?

Successful Intelligence Connections Online Get Analytical!

Discover Yourself as a Listener Get Practical!

Face a Note Taking Challenge Get Creative!

Craft Your Own Mnemonic Building World-Class Skills for College, Career, and Life Success

Test Taking

Showing What You Know Real Questions, Practical Answers: How Can I Combat Test Anxiety?

Get Creative!

Write Your Own Test Successful Intelligence Connections Online Get Analytical!

Write to the Verb Get Practical!

Learn from Your Mistakes

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