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| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Authors |
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| Part I Defining Yourself and Your Goals |
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Welcome to College: Opening Doors |
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How Will College Prepare You for Life? |
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Education Promotes Success |
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Education Helps You Build Teamwork Skills |
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How Can You Get Motivated? |
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What is the Connection Between College and Lifelong Learning? |
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College Prepares You To Learn From Failure and Celebrate Success |
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College Helps You Become a Person of Integrity |
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Personal Triumph: Bryan M. Johnson |
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College Provides an Opportunity to Examine Your Life |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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Self-Awareness: Knowing How You Learn and How to Choose a Major |
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What is a Learning Style? |
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The Two Parts of Learning Style |
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Getting Perspective on Learning Style |
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How Can You Discover How You Learn? |
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Why is it Important to Know How You Learn? |
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38 | (3) |
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How Can You Start Thinking About Choosing a Major? |
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Identify Interests and Abilities |
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Link Interests and Abilities to Careers |
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Personal Triumph: Gloria Finn Porter |
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42 | (7) |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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Goal Setting and Time Management: Using Values to Map Your Course |
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What Defines Your Values? |
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Choosing and Evaluating Values |
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How do You Set and Achieve Goals? |
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Identifying Your Personal Mission |
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Setting Different Kinds of Goals |
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How Can You Manage Your Time? |
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68 | (4) |
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Multiple Intelligence Strategies for Scheduling |
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Personal Triumph: Kevin Leman |
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Take Responsibility for How You Spend Your Time |
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Why is Procrastination a Problem? |
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Anti-Procrastination Strategies |
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Other Time Traps to Avoid |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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| Part II Developing Your Learning Skills |
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Critical and Creative Thinking: Becoming an Active Learner |
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What is Critical Thinking? |
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The Path of Critical Thinking |
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Creativity and Critical Thinking |
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Learning How Your Mind Works |
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How Does Critical Thinking Help You Solve Problems and Make Decisions? |
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Multiple Intelligence Strategies for Problem Solving |
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Characteristics of Facts and Opinions |
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Investigating Truth and Accuracy |
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How Can You Open Your Mind to New Perspectives? |
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Identifying and Evaluating Assumptions |
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The Value of Seeing Other Perspectives |
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Strategy and Critical Thinking |
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Personal Triumph: Susie Ivy |
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Benefits of Strategic Planning |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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Reading and Studying: Focusing on Content |
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What Will Help You Understand What You Read? |
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How Can You Set the Stage for Reading? |
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Take an Active Approach to Difficult Texts |
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Define Your Purpose for Reading |
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Multiple Intelligence Strategies for Reading |
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Match Strategies to Different Areas of Study |
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How Can SQ3R Help You Own What You Read? |
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How Can You Respond Critically to What You Read? |
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Use SQ3R to ``Taste'' Reading Material |
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Ask Questions Based on the Mind Actions |
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Engage Critical-Thinking Processes |
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Personal Triumph: Dani E. Day |
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148 | (3) |
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Why and How Should You Study with Others? |
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151 | (4) |
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Strategies for Study Group Success |
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Benefits of Working with Others |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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155 | (7) |
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Listening, Note Taking, and Memory: Taking In, Recording, and Retaining Information |
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How Can You Become a Better Listener? |
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Know the Stages of Listening |
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Manage Listening Challenges |
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Become an Active Listner? |
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How Can You Make the Most of Note Taking? |
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Recording Information in Class |
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Multiple Intelligence Strategies for Note Taking |
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Reviewing and Revising Your Notes |
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Which Note-Taking System Should You Use? |
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Taking Notes in Outline Form |
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Using the Cornell Note-Taking System |
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Using Other Visual Note-Taking Strategies |
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How Can You Write Faster When Taking Notes? |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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How Can You Improve Your Memory? |
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184 | (2) |
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Personal Triumph: Nathalie Piraino |
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186 | (4) |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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190 | (6) |
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Test Taking: Showing What You Know |
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How Can Preparation Improve Test Performance? |
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Identify Test Type and Material Covered |
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Create a Study Plan and Schedule |
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Prepare Through Careful Review |
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Multiple Strategies for Test Preparation |
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Make the Most of Last-Minute Studying |
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How Can You Work Through Test Anxiety? |
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205 | (3) |
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Test Anxiety and the Returning Student |
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What General Strategies Can Help You Succeed on Tests? |
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208 | (4) |
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Begin with an Overview of the Exam |
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Master the Art of Intelligent Guessing |
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Follow Directions on Machine-Scored Tests |
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Use Critical Thinking to Avoid Errors |
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Use Special Techniques for Math Tests |
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Maintain Academic Integrity |
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How Can You Master Different Types of Test Questions? |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions |
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Personal Triumph: Rusmir Music |
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216 | (3) |
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How Can You Learn From Test Mistakes? |
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219 | (3) |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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222 | (5) |
| Part III Creating Success |
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Relating to Others: Communicating in a Diverse World |
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228 | (36) |
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Why is it Important to Embrace Diversity? |
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231 | (3) |
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How Can Critical Thinking Help You Explore Diversity? |
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234 | (5) |
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Understand Prejudice, Discrimination, and Hate |
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How Can Minority Students Make the Most of College? |
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239 | (2) |
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Understand Stereotype Vulnerability |
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How Can You Communicate Effectively? |
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241 | (8) |
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Adjusting to Communication Styles |
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Multiple Intelligence Strategies for Communication |
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Constructive and Nonconstructive Criticism |
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The Role of Body Language |
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Solving Communication Problems |
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How Do You Make the Most of Personal Relationships? |
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249 | (1) |
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Use Positive Relationship Strategies |
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Personal Triumph: Gustavo Minaya |
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250 | (2) |
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Choose Communities That Enhance Your Life |
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How Can You Handle Conflict? |
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252 | (5) |
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Conflict Resolution Strategies |
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Violence in Relationships |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and Life Success |
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257 | (7) |
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Wellness, Career, and Money: Building Skills for Life Success |
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264 | (35) |
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How Do You Manage Stress? |
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267 | (3) |
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Multiple Intelligence Strategies for Stress Management |
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Stress Management Strategies |
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Beyond Stress: Recognizing Mental Health Problems |
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How Can You Make Smart Decisions About Substances and Sex? |
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270 | (6) |
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Sex and Critical Thinking |
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How Can You Prepare for a Successful Career? |
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276 | (7) |
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Consider Your Learning Style |
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Searching for a Job and a Career |
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How Can You Create a Budget that Works? |
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283 | (1) |
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Personal Triumph: Chip Case |
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284 | (5) |
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How Can You Live Your Mission? |
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289 | (2) |
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Exercises: Building Skills for College, Career, and life Success |
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291 | (8) |
| Index |
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