Practicing College Learning Strategies

by Hopper, Carolyn H.

• ISBN13: 9780547199962
• ISBN10: 0547199961
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-29
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

PRACTICING COLLEGE LEARNING STRATEGIES, Fifth Edition, combines practical application with learning strategies theory, and is an excellent motivational tool for teaching students how to learn. The textbook focuses on learning strategies that are supported by brain research and neuroscience, and helps instructors to instill confidence in students who may feel "stuck" in their academic progress. PRACTICING COLLEGE LEARNING STRATEGIES includes ample exercises and the inclusion of a "Survival Kit" ? a quick roadmap that provides an overview of keys to academic success to use in the first weeks of the semester. In addition, the structured activities and exercises guide students in the reflection process to make the information personal and useful and to provide practice opportunities. In the new edition, the author focuses on putting students in the driver's seat, teaching them how to use all of the tools that are at their disposal.

Table of Contents

Survival Kit

Musts for the First Day of Class

Ten General Survival Tips to Keep You Afloat

Evaluating Your Classroom Savvy

Survival Tips for Taking Notes and Reading Assignments

Survival Tips for Taking Tests

Before You Begin

Taking a Test

Checklist for Essay Tests

A Dozen Reasons to Review a Returned Test

Obtaining Your Technology Survival Tools Email Etiquette Survival Tips for On-line Courses Modeling the Learning Process: Your Map in Learning How to Learn

The BREATHE System

The Big 3: Posture, Neck and Shoulder Muscles, and Breath Support

Assignment Log

Applying the Principles of Time Management

Beginning Steps in Time Management

Scheduling: The Road Map or GPS for Time Management

Benefits of Scheduling

Principles of Scheduling

Time Log

Time Log Analysis

Planning a Master Schedule

Master Schedule Worksheet

Putting Your Master Schedule into Practice

Master Schedule Follow-up

Master Schedule

Date Book

To-Do List

Side Trips, Road Blocks and Detours

Time Wasters: Plan Your Attack

My plan for Time Wasters

Critical Thinking

The Necessity of Critical Thinking

The Process of Decision Making

The Decision-Making Process

Solve a problem

Thinking About Thinking

Fact and Opinion

Fact or Opinion?

Levels of Learning: Bloom's Taxonomy

Levels of Learning

Asking and Predicting Questions

Setting Goals

Why Have Goals?

What Does It Take to Make You Happy?

Locus of Control

Locus of Control

Why Are You Here?

Dreaming

When Should You Set Goals?

Examining Areas of Your Life

35-Minute Brainstorming Activity

Themes of Goals

Brainstorm Follow-up

Some Guidelines

Elements of a Useful Goal

Practice Writing Useful Goals

Writing Your Goals in a Way They Are Likely to Be Accomplished

Achieving Goals

Tips For Achieving Goals

Create Goals for a Classmate

Memory Principles

A Brief Explanation of Memory Research

Basic Information About the Brain

Applying the Memory Principles

Making an Effort to Remember Interest Intent to Remember Basic Background

Making an Effort

Controlling the Amount and Form of Information Selectivity Meaningful Organization

Controlling the Amount and Form or Information

Strengthening Neural Connections Recitation Visualization Association

Strengthening Neural Connections

Allowing Time to Solidify Pathways Consolidation Distributed Practice

Consolidation

Putting Memory Principles to Use

How Memory Works: Putting Principles in Perspective

Getting Information into the Brain+Reception into Short-Term Memory

Factors That Influence Reception

The Nature of Short-Term Memory

Processing from Short-Term to Long-Term Memory

Organization

Sensory Modes

Rehearsal

The Nature of Long-Term Memory

Retrieving from Long-Term Memory

What Happens When You Retrieve Information from Long-Term Memory?

Applying Memory Principles in Retrieval

Processing Information from Lectures

Processing Information: Going Beyond Memory

Four Essential Functions for Learning

Essential Functions of Learning and the Question in the Margin System

Relating Information Processing to Memory Principles

Modeling the Learning Process (Reflecting)

Listening Skills

Obstacles to Listening

Improving Your Listening

Why Take Notes?

Using the Question in the Margin System for Lectures

Controlling the Amount and Form of Information

Before You Begin

Six Steps

Note-Taking

Sample Notes+Question in the Margin

Practice Notes

Question in the Margin System

More Practice

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