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Tables of Contents for Striving for Excellence in College
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PREFACE
V
1 MOUNTAINS MUST BE CLIMBED TO REACH THE OTHER SIDE
1
8
PART I: EMOTIONS
9
46
2 TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR OWN LEARNING
9
10
3 RESISTING THE NEED TO BE ENTERTAINED
19
10
4 RESISTING MENTAL HABITS THAT INTERFERE WITH ACTIVE LEARNING
29
8
5 TAKING PRIDE IN DOUBT
37
18
PART II: KNOWLEDGE
55
44
6 ASKING QUESTIONS TO HELP MAKE SENSE OF THE REASONING
45
10
7 ASKING QUESTIONs TO EVALUATE THE REASONING
55
10
8 ASKING QUESTIONS THAT MAKE CONNECTIONS
65
6
9 PREPARING FOR A CLASS WHERE ACTIVE LEARNING TAKES PLACE
71
6
10 TAKING NOTES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING
77
12
11 SEARCHING FOR CLARITY IN TEXTS, LECTURES, DISCUSSIONS, AND ASSIGNMENTS
89
10
PART III: EXTERNAL CONDITIONS
99
22
12 FINDING PEERS WHO RESPECT ACTIVE LEARNING
99
22
13 ADJUSTING TO PROFESSORS WHO SEEM NOT TO ENCOURAGE ACTIVE LEARNING
105
8
14 DISCOVERING MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
113
8
LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD
121