Becoming a Master Student

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780395981504
• ISBN10: 0395981506
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-12
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Table of Contents

Introduction
As you begin...	vi
This book is worthless	vii
Get the most out of this book	x
First Step
In this chapter...	xii
First Step: Truth is a key to mastery	1	(1)
If you skipped the Introduction...	2	(2)
The Discovery and Intention Journal Entry System	4	(2)
Seven Discovery & Intention Statement guidelines	6	(6)
The value of higher education	12	(1)
Creating and using portfolios	13	(1)
Artifacts for your portfolio	13	(4)
The Master Student	14	(3)
Maslow's Qualities of a self-actualizing person	17	(3)
Power Process #1: Ideas are tools	18	(2)
Learning Styles: Discovering how you learn	20	(1)
Learning styles: Using your learning profile to succeed in school	21	(1)
Resources on learning styles	22	(3)
Master Student: Veronica Espinoza	24	(1)
Quiz	25	(2)
Learning Styles Application	27	(1)
Bibliography	27	(1)
Time
In this chapter...	28	(1)
You've got the time	29	(7)
25 ways to get the most out of now	36	(3)
Keep going?	39	(1)
Overcome computer ``addiction''	40	(1)
Time management for right-brained people	41	(1)
Reap the benefits: Extracurricular activities	42	(1)
The 7-day antiprocrastination plan	43	(1)
Divide and conquer your goals	44	(2)
Planning sets you free	46	(2)
Strategies for scheduling	48	(2)
Strategies for long-term planning	50	(2)
Gearing up: Using a long-term planner	52	(3)
Motivation or ``I'm just not in the mood''	55	(1)
The ABC daily to-do's	56	(5)
Power Process #2: Be here now	58	(2)
Master Student: Malcolm X	60	(1)
Quiz	61	(2)
Learning Styles Application	63	(1)
Bibliography	63	(1)
Memory
In this chapter...	64	(1)
You never forget	65	(1)
The memory jungle	66	(2)
20 memory techniques	68	(5)
Set a trap for your memory	73	(1)
Give your ``secret brain'' a chance	74	(1)
Notable failures	74	(1)
Mnemonic devices	75	(2)
Remembering names	77	(4)
Power Process #3: Love your problems	78	(2)
Master Student: Helen Keller	80	(1)
Quiz	81	(2)
Learning Styles Application	83	(1)
Bibliography	83	(1)
Reading
In this chapter...	84	(1)
Muscle Reading	85	(1)
How Muscle Reading works	86	(2)
Before you read: Pry out questions	88	(1)
While you read: Root up answers	89	(1)
After you read: Recite, review, & review (again)	90	(2)
The Universal Law of Reading	92	(2)
Studying with children underfoot	94	(2)
Ways to change a habit	96	(3)
Reading fast	99	(1)
When reading is tough	100	(1)
Read with a dictionary in your lap	101	(1)
Library: The buried treasure	102	(1)
English as a second language	103	(4)
Power Process #4: Notice your pictures and let them go	104	(2)
Master Student: Clarissa Pinkola Estes	106	(1)
Quiz	107	(2)
Learning Styles Application	109	(1)
Bibliography	109	(1)
Notes
In this chapter...	110	(1)
The note-taking process flows	111	(1)
Observe	112	(3)
Record	115	(5)
Review	120	(5)
Power Process #5: I create it all	122	(3)
Get to the bones of your book with concept maps	125	(1)
Taking notes while reading	126	(1)
When instructors talk fast	127	(1)
Taking notes on your journey: The art of journal writing	128	(3)
Master Student: Jaime Escalante	130	(1)
Quiz	131	(2)
Learning Styles Application	133	(1)
Bibliography	133	(1)
Tests
In this chapter...	134	(1)
Disarm tests	135	(1)
What to do before the test	136	(2)
What to do during the test	138	(2)
F is for feedback, not failure	140	(1)
Words to watch for in essay questions	140	(1)
Ways to predict test questions	141	(1)
Have some fun	141	(1)
Let go of test anxiety	142	(4)
Overcoming math and science anxiety	146	(3)
Special techniques for math and science tests	149	(2)
How to cram (even though you shouldn't)	151	(1)
8 reasons to celebrate mistakes	152	(4)
Power Process #6: Detach	154	(2)
Cooperative Learning: Study with people	156	(2)
Master Student: Fred Smith	158	(4)
Quiz	159	(2)
Learning Styles Application	161	(1)
Bibliography	161	(1)
Thinking
In this chapter...	162	(1)
Critical thinking: A survival skill	163	(2)
Finding ``aha!''---Creativity fuels critical thinking	165	(1)
Tangram	165	(1)
Techniques for creative thinking	166	(2)
Qualities of a critical thinker	168	(1)
Finding a critical thinker in yourself and others	169	(1)
Becoming a critical thinker	170	(2)
Ways to fool yourself	172	(1)
Uncovering assumptions	173	(2)
Warning: Advertising can be dangerous to your health	175	(1)
Thinking critically about information on the Internet	176	(1)
Gaining skill at decision making	177	(1)
4 problem-solving steps	178	(1)
Solving math & science problems	179	(1)
Power writing: Three phases in finishing your next paper	180	(2)
Seven steps to nonsexist writing	182	(1)
Giving credit where credit is due: Avoiding the high cost of plagiarism	183	(1)
Writing and delivering speeches	184	(2)
Getting connected: Entering cyberspace	186	(1)
Overcoming technophobia	187	(1)
Finding what you want on the Internet	188	(1)
Some places to start surfing the Web	188	(1)
Using computers to manage ideas and information	189	(4)
Power Process #7: Employ your word	190	(2)
Master Student: Margaret Mead	192	(1)
Quiz	193	(2)
Learning Styles Application	195	(1)
Bibliography	195	(1)
Diversity & Relationships
In this chapter...	196	(1)
Living with diversity	197	(1)
Diversity is real---and valuable	198	(2)
Communicating across cultures	200	(3)
Adapting to the culture of higher education	203	(1)
Learn the language of higher education	204	(1)
Stay tuned to these networks	205	(1)
The art of reentry	206	(2)
Plug into school resources	208	(1)
Plug into community resources	208	(1)
Dealing with sexism...and sexual harassment	209	(1)
Students with disabilities	210	(5)
Power Process #8: Choose your conversations and your community	212	(3)
The Communication loop	215	(1)
Listening	216	(2)
Sending	218	(2)
Five ways to say ``I''	220	(1)
The fine art of conflict management	221	(3)
Emotional pain is not a sickness	224	(1)
Suicide	225	(1)
Claiming your multiple intelligences	226	(1)
We are all leaders	227	(1)
Relationships can work	228	(1)
Relationships change	228	(2)
Create your instructor	230	(3)
Master Student: Golda Meir	232	(1)
Quiz	233	(2)
Learning Styles Application	235	(1)
Bibliography	235	(1)
Money & Health
In this chapter...	236	(1)
Money in, money out	237	(1)
The source of money problems	238	(1)
Increase money in	239	(1)
Decrease money out	240	(1)
Free fun	241	(1)
Money for the future	241	(1)
Education's worth it...	242	(1)
Seventeen places to find money	243	(1)
We live like royalty	244	(1)
Take care of your machine	245	(1)
Your machine: Fuel it	246	(1)
Your machine: Move it	247	(1)
Your machine: Rest it	248	(1)
Your machine: Observe it	249	(1)
Your machine: Protect it	250	(1)
Stay up-to-date on STDS	251	(2)
Crazed glazed donut runs amok	253	(3)
Power Process #9: Surrender	254	(2)
Some facts	256	(1)
Alcohol, tobacco & drugs: The truth	256	(2)
Seeing the full scope of addiction	258	(1)
Where to turn for more information on recovery	259	(2)
Master Student: Christopher Reeve	260	(1)
Quiz	261	(2)
Learning Styles Application	263	(1)
Bibliography	263	(1)
What Next?
In this chapter...	264	(1)
Now that you're done---begin	265	(1)
``...use the following suggestions to continue...''	266	(2)
Attitudes, affirmations, & visualizations	268	(1)
Attitude replacements	269	(2)
This book shouts, ``Use me!''	271	(1)
``But I don't know what I want to do''	272	(1)
Majors for the taking	273	(1)
Learning across borders	274	(2)
Changing schools	276	(2)
Contributing: The art of selfishness	278	(1)
Service learning	279	(4)
Career planning: Begin now	283	(1)
Cruising for jobs on the Internet	284	(1)
Link to the world of work	285	(1)
Job skills for the new millennium	286	(1)
Staying up-to-date with technology	287	(3)
Power Process #10: Be it	288	(2)
One set of values	290	(3)
Master Student: Raul Julia	292	(1)
Quiz	293	(2)
Learning Styles Application	295	(1)
Bibliography	295	(1)
Index	296