Becoming a Master Student

by Ellis, Dave; Toft, Doug; Mancina, Dean (CON); McMurray, Eldon L. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9780618950034
• ISBN10: 0618950036
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-26
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

The Twelfth Edition of the bestselling Becoming a Master Student continues to lead the way in meeting the changing needs of today's first-year students. Through interactive journaling, a motivational writing style, and hands-on activities that students can apply right away, this text helps students succeed in college and in life. The Twelfth Edition's clean, sophisticated interior design appeals to both traditional students and adult learners. Tools like the Discovery Wheel, Discovery and Intention Journal, Power Process articles, Master Student Profiles, and the Kolb Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) deepen students' knowledge of themselves and the world around them.In addition to the traditional print format, the Twelfth Edition offers a new Multimedia version, which brings together all of the tools instructors have come to rely on--such as videos, quizzes, and journal entries--and delivers them in a single, seamless format. Also look for a more concise length; a completely revised Diversity Chapter; a new Money Chapter; additional strategies for choosing a major; Mastering Technology boxes, skillfully connecting each chapter's topic with applicable technology; an updated Communication chapter with new coverage on analyzing your audience and overcoming the fear of public speaking; and expanded coverage of planning for the next semester and for a career in the What's Next chapter.

Table of Contents

Textbook reconnaissance Get the most out of this book

Commitment

The Discovery and Intention Journal Entry system

Rewrite this book Discovery and Intention Statement guidelines

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

Discovery Statement

Power Process: Discover what you want

First Steps First Step: Truth is a key to mastery

Discovery/Intention Statement

Taking the First Step

The Discovery Wheel

Discovery/Intention Statement

Mastering Technology: Supplement your text with computer resources

Learning Styles: Discovering how you learn

Discovery/Intention Statement

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

Reprogram your attitude

Practicing Critical Thinking 1

Master Student Profiles

Power Process: Ideas are tools

Master Student Profile: Liz Murray

Time You've got the time

Discovery/Intention Statement

The Time Monitor/Time Plan process

Setting and achieving goals

Discovery Statement

Get real with your goals

The ABC daily to-do list

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

Master monthly calendar

Power process: Be here now Master

Student Profile: Malcolm X

Memory Take your memory out of the closet

Journal Entry 8: Discovery/Intention Statement

The memory jungle 20 memory techniques

Use Q-Cards to reinforce memory

Set a trap for your memory

Discovery Statement

Remembering your car keys--or anything else

Keep your brain fit for life

Remembering names Mnemonic devices

Be a Poet Mastering Technology: Use your computer to enhance memory

Notable failures Practicing Critical Thinking 3

Move from problems to solutions

Power Process: Love your problems (and experience your barriers)

Master Student Profile: Cesar Chavez

Reading Muscle Reading

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

Discovery Statement

When reading is tough

Mastering Technology: Find what you want on the Internet Reading fast

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 Master

Student Profile: Helen Keller

Notes The note-taking process flows

Discovery/Intention Statement Observe

Discovery/Intention Statement

What to do when you miss a class

Record Review

Discovery Statement

Improving your handwriting

Consider the impact of handwriting

Enroll your instructor in your education

Meeting with your instructor

When your instructor talks fast

Television note taking

Taking notes while reading

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 Master

Student Profile: Craig Kielburger

Tests Disarm tests

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

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!

Twenty things I like to do

Discovery/Intention Statement

Discovery Statement Getting ready for math tests

Succeeding in science courses

Discovery/Intention

Statement Celebrate mistakes

Practicing Critical Thinking 6

Power Process: Detach Master Student Profile: Barbara Jordan

Thinking Critical thinking: A survival skill

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

Make a trial choice of major

Asking questions Practicing

Critical Thinking 7

Think critically about information on the Internet

Mastering Technology: Evaluate search sites

Explore emotional reactions

Translating goals into action

Discovery/Intention Statement Power

Process: Find a bigger problem

Fix-the-world brainstorm

Master Student Profile: Irshad Manji

Communicating Communicating creates our world

Discovery/Intention Statement

Communication--keeping the channels open

Practice sending or receiving

Choosing to listen

Choosing to speak

Discovery/Intention Statement

Five ways to say "I"

Discovery/Intention Statement

Managing conflict

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

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

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

Master Student Profile: Sampson Davis

Diversity Waking up to diversity

Discovery/Intention Statement

Diversity is real--and valuable

Building relationships across cultures

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

Discovery/Intention Statement

Discovery Statement

Practicing Critical Thinking 9

Mastering Technology: The world you live in Power Process

Choose your conversations and your community

Master Student Profile: Bayard Rustin

Money Three paths to financial freedom

Discovery/Intention Statement

The Money Monitor/Money Summary Plan

Discovery/Intention Statement

Make more money

Mastering Technology: Protect your money online

Spend less money

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

Education by the hour

We live like royalty Free fun

Practicing Critical Thinking 10

Power Process: Risk being a fool

Master Student Profile: Kat James

Health Thinking about health

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

Discovery/Intention Statement

Your machine: Protect it

Intention Statement

Men, consider your health

The experts recommend--seven dietary guidelines

Mastering Technology: Finding health information on the Internet

Discovery Statement

Developing self-esteem

Emotional pain is not a sickness

Suicide is no solution Alcohol, tobacco, and drugs

The truth

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

Discovery/Intention Statement

Crazed glazed donut runs amok

Power Process: Surrender Master

Student Profile: Christopher Reeve

What's Next

Now that you're done-begin

Discovery/Intention Statement

"...use the following suggestions to continue..."

Do something you can't Create your career now

Create your career plan-now

Recognize your skills

Jumpstart your education with transferable skills 25 transferable skills

Use the SCANS reports to discover your skills

Use r?sum?s 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

The discovery wheel--coming full circle

Discovery/Intention Statement

This book shouts, "Use me!"

Create your next semester

Power Process: Be it Master

Student Profile: Vera Wang

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