Becoming a Master Student Concise

by Ellis, Dave

• ISBN13: 9780495912811
• ISBN10: 0495912816
• Edition: 13th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

A brief version of the best-selling BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT, the thirteenth edition of BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT: CONCISE continues to lead the way in meeting the changing needs of today's learners. With over 150 less pages than the full edition and 2 fewer chapters, BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT: CONCISE contains the key features and tools of the bigger version, such as interactive journaling, a motivational writing style, the Discovery Wheel, Discovery and Intention Journal Entries, Power Process articles, Master Student Profiles, and the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI), that have helped traditional adult learners to identify their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and practice academic and life skills. In this latest edition, readers will find even more ways to deepen their knowledge of themselves and the world around them with the new Master Students in Action feature, end-of-chapter Skills Snapshot exercises, and new chapters focused directly on Memory and Health.

Table of Contents

Front Matter

Introduction Making Transitions

Master Student Map

This book is worthless--if you just read it

Critical Thinking Exercise: Textbook reconnaissance

Get the most out of this book

Critical Thinking Exercise: Commitment

The Discovery and Intention Journal Entry System Discovery and Intention Statement guidelines

Discovery Statement Recalling excellence

Making the transition to higher education

Discovery/Intention Statement: Plan for transition

Classroom civility--what's in it for you

Succeeding in higher education--at any age

Connect to resources Link to the world of work

Ways to change a habit

Discovery Statement Choosing your purpose

Power Process: Discover what you want

First Steps

Master Student Map

First Step: Truth is a key to mastery

Discovery/Intention Statement Create value from this chapter

Taking the First Step

The Discovery Wheel

Discovery/Intention Statement Roll your discovery wheel

Motivation--I'm just not in the mood

The Master Student

Claim your multiple intelligences

Critical Thinking Exercise: Develop your multiple intelligences

Learning styles: Discovering how you learn

Learning Style Inventory

Take a snapshot of your learning styles

Scoring your Inventory

Learning Style Graph

Learning styles across the curriculum

Returning to the big picture about learning styles

Balancing your preferences

Using your learning style profile to succeed

Learning by seeing, hearing, and moving: The VAK system

The value of higher education

Attitudes, affirmations, and visualizations

Power Process: Ideas are tools

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Lalita Booth

Time and Money

Master Student Map

You've got money and time for what you really want

Discovery/Intention Statement Create value from this chapter

Critical Thinking Exercise: The Time Monitor/Time Plan process

Setting and achieving goals

Discovery Statement: Asses your use of time

Critical Thinking Exercise: Get real with your goals

The ABC daily to-do list

Gearing up: Using a long-term planner

Get the most out of now

Critical Thinking Exercise: The Money Monitor/Money Plan

Journal Entry 29 Discovery/Intention Statement Reflect on your Money Monitor/Money Plan

Take charge of your credit

You can pay for school

Critical Thinking Exercise: Education by the hour

Power Process: Be here now

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Al Gore

Memory

Master Student Map

Take your memory out of the closet

Discovery/Intention Statement Create value from this chapter

The memory jungle Memory techniques

Critical Thinking Exercise: Remembering your car keys--or anything else

Mnemonic devices

Critical Thinking Exercise: Get creative

Mastering Technology: Use your computer to enhance memory

Critical Thinking Exercise: Move from problems to solutions

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

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Pablo Alvarado

Reading

Master Student Map

Muscle Reading

Discovery/Intention Statement

Discover what you want from this chapter

Three phases of Muscle Reading

When reading is tough

Get to the bones of your book with concept maps

Reading fast

Critical Thinking Exercise: 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

Power Process: Notice your pictures and let them go

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Wilma Mankiller

Notes

Master Student Map

The note-taking process flows

Discovery/Intention Statement Get what you want from this chapter

Observe

Record

Review

Enroll your instructor in your education

When your instructor talks fast

Critical Thinking Exercise: Television note taking

Taking notes while reading

Critical Thinking Exercise: Revisit your goals

Becoming an online learner

Power Process: I create it all

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Harvey Milk

Tests

Master Student Map

Disarm tests

Discovery/Intention Statement

Use this chapter to transform your experience of tests

What to do before the test

Cooperative learning: Studying in groups

What to do during the test

The test isn't over until

The high costs of cheating

Let go of test anxiety

Critical Thinking Exercise: Things I like to do

Discovery/Intention Statement Notice your excuses and let them go

Discovery Statement Explore your feelings about tests

Getting ready for math tests

Critical Thinking Exercise: Use learning styles for math success

Celebrate mistakes

Power Process: Detach

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Burt and John Jacobs

Thinking

Master Student Map

Critical thinking: A survival skill

Discovery/Intention Statement Choose to create value from this chapter

Becoming a critical thinker

Ways to create ideas

Critical Thinking Exercise: Fix-the-world brainstorm

Don't fool yourself: Common mistakes in logic

Gaining skill at decision making

Define your values, align your actions

Choosing your major

Critical Thinking Exercise: Make a trial choice of major

Think critically about information on the Internet

Overcome stereotypes with critical thinking

Critical Thinking Exercise: Explore emotional reactions

Discovery/Intention Statement Reflect on choosing a major

Power Process: Find a bigger problem

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Twyla Tharp

Communicating

Master Student Map

Communicating in a diverse world

Discovery/Intention Statement Commit to create value from this chapter

Choosing to listen

Choosing to speak

Discovery/Intention Statement Discover communication styles

Developing emotional intelligence

Managing conflict

Critical Thinking Exercise: Write an "I" message

Thriving with diversity

Staying smart in cyberspace--safe social networking

Strategies for effective writing

Speaking in class

Power Process: Employ your word

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Sampson Davis

Health

Master Student Map

Wake up to health

Discovery Statement Take a First Step about health

Choose your fuel

Choose to exercise

Choose freedom from stress

Choose to stay safe

Critical Thinking Exercise: Addiction: How do I know?

Alcohol and other drugs: The Truth

Power Process: Surrender.

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Randy Pausch

What's Next?

Master Student Map

Now that you're done--begin

Discovery/Intention Statement Revisiting what you want

"?use the following suggestions to continue?,"

Create your career now

Critical Thinking Exercise: Create your career plan--now

Jumpstart your education with transferable skills

Critical Thinking Exercise: Recognize your skills

Use r?sum?s and interviews to "hire" an employer

Choosing schools... again

Service learning: The art of learning by contributing

Join a diverse workplace

Critical Thinking Exercise: Discovery Wheel--coming full circle

Discovery/Intention Statement Revisiting your Discovery Wheel

Critical Thinking Exercise: This book shouts: "Use me! "

Power Process: Be it

Put It to Work

Quiz

Skills Snapshot

Master Student Profile: Lisa Ling

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