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Tables of Contents for College Learning and Study Skills
Entering the World of Higher Education
2
36
You as Citizen: Learning Style Attributes
4
4
4
2
Sensory Preferences6
1
Brain Preferences7
1
Higher Education Citizenship: Rights and Responsibilities
8
4
8
1
Academic Standards9
3
A Liberal Education: Membership in the College Community
12
4
13
1
Classroom Behavior13
2
Office Visits with Faculty and Staff15
1
Finding Your Place as a Postsecondary Student
16
6
16
1
Minority Groups17
1
Commuting Students18
1
ESL Students19
1
Reentry Students19
1
Returning Adult Students20
1
Students with Disabilities21
1
Distance Learners22
1
Getting Involved in the Campus Community
22
4
23
1
Study Groups23
1
Campus Jobs24
1
Special Interest Groups25
1
Service Organizations25
1
Social Organizations25
1
Classic Critical Thinking
35
1
Group Learning Activity
36
1
Managing Time... and Life
38
26
Setting and Achieving Goals
40
4
40
2
Making Your Goals Realities42
2
Acting on Your Goals44
1
Time Management: Head Start on Your Goals
44
5
45
1
Weekly Schedule and Daily To-Do List46
2
Protecting Prime (and Other) Study Time48
1
Avoiding Procrastination
49
6
50
2
Getting Started52
1
Getting Finished: Closure53
1
Avoiding Burnout53
2
Using Style in Time Management
55
2
55
1
Applying Brain Preferences to Time Management55
1
Applying Sensory Preferences to Time Management56
1
Classic Critical Thinking
60
1
Group Learning Activity
61
1
The Art of Active Listening
64
26
Preparing for Active Listening
66
9
69
2
Your Instructor, the Speaker71
4
Factors Affecting Active Listening
75
6
77
1
Main Ideas78
1
Important Information78
2
Recall80
1
Classic Critical Thinking
87
1
Group Learning Activity
88
1
Notetaking: The Act in Active Listening
90
26
94
2
Cornell System of Notetaking96
1
Running Text97
1
Adapting Notes to Meet Different Academic Formats
98
2
98
1
Taking Notes in Lab Courses98
1
Taking Notes from Discussions99
1
Taking Notes from Lecture Media99
1
Passive Notetaking: Borrowed, Commerical, and Taped Notes
100
2
Evaluating Your Notes
102
1
Processing Your Notes
102
6
103
1
Integrating Notes with Text Information104
1
Creating Visual Graphics104
1
Creating Synthesis Maps105
3
Classic Critical Thinking
112
2
Group Learning Activity
114
1
Reading Text Chapters: SQ3R
116
24
118
2
How to Survey a Chapter120
1
Decoding Text Information123
1
Context123
2
Structural Analysis125
4
Reference Materials129
1
Understanding What You Read129
3
Summarizing Text Notes132
1
Using Recitation to Check Understanding132
1
Classic Critical Thinking
137
1
Group Learning Activity
138
1
Seeing What You Mean: Graphics
140
24
Diagrams: Visual Representations
143
1
Charts: Analyzing Concepts
144
5
144
2
Following Flowcharts146
1
Reading Timelines147
2
Graphs: Drawing from Data
149
4
150
1
Following Line Graphs150
2
Analyzing Circle Graphs152
1
Maps: Physical Locations
153
3
Classic Critical Thinking
161
1
Group Learning Activity
162
1
Association: Linking Ideas Together
169
5
170
1
Mental and Physical Imagery171
1
Acronyms and Acrostics172
1
Location172
1
Peg System173
1
Word Games174
1
Spaced Study175
1
Previewing176
1
Recitation177
1
Study Groups or Partners177
1
Overlearning178
1
Cramming178
1
Classic Critical Thinking
182
2
Group Learning Activity
184
1
General and Specialized Subjective Exams
186
24
General Suggestions for Subjective Exams
188
9
188
2
Taking Subjective Exams190
1
Essay Questions190
2
Answering Essay Questions192
5
Taking Specialized Subjective Exams
197
2
197
1
Oral Exams198
1
Controlling Test Anxiety
199
4
199
1
Coping During an Exam200
2
Coping After an Exam202
1
Classic Critical Thinking
206
2
Group Learning Activity
208
1
Objective, Math and Applied Science, Makeup, and Final Exams
210
22
Posse: A Study Plan for Objective Exams
213
2
Taking Objective Exams
215
8
216
3
Key and Test-Wise Strategies219
4
Math and Applied Science Exams223
1
Makeup Exams224
2
Taking Final Exams226
1
Examining Returned Tests
226
2
Classic Critical Thinking
230
1
Group Learning Activity
230
1
Identifying and Evaluating Information
234
5
235
1
Determining Relevance235
1
Avoiding Selective Perception236
1
Checking Credibility236
1
Identifying Facts237
1
Evaluating Personal and Expert Opinions238
1
Identifying Assumptions
239
2
Avoiding Thought Manipulation
242
4
242
1
Confirmation Bias243
1
Avoiding Overgeneralizations243
1
Guarding Against the Uncritical Thought244
1
Recognizing Propaganda and Bias245
1
Classic Critical Thinking
250
1
Group Learning Activity
251
1
Library and Research Skills
254
28
Librarians and Library Organization
256
6
257
1
The Computerized Card Catalog257
5
The Maze: Virtual Environments, Physical Holdings
262
8
262
1
Online and CD-ROM Access263
1
Information Superhighway: Internet and World Wide Web263
1
Library Holdings264
1
General References264
5
Specialized Content References269
1
Creating a Working Bibliography and Conducting Research
270
6
270
1
Internet/Web Sources270
3
Using Research Skills273
3
Classic Critical Thinking
279
1
Group Learning Activity
280
1
Writing the Research Paper
282
34
Paper Types and Components
284
3
Selecting the Subject
287
1
287
1
Library Resource Availability287
1
Narrowing the Subject287
1
Determining the Scope
288
2
289
1
Creating a Title290
1
Outlines290
1
Charts291
1
Writing the Paper: The Process
291
11
297
1
Introduction: ``Tell Them What You're Going to Say''297
1
Text: ``Tell Them''298
1
Summary: ``Tell Them What You Said''298
1
Second Draft298
1
Elements of Style299
2
Final Revisions301
1
Rationale for a Writing Schedule306
1
Setting a Writing Schedule306
1
Making Presentations and Speeches
307
2
307
1
What to Do During a Presentation308
1
What to Do After a Presentation309
1
Classic Critical Thinking
312
1
Group Learning Activity
313
1
Sample Chapter 13 Emotional and Mental Health
316
22
Sample Chapter 14 Culture
338
31