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Your college experience : strategies for success / John N. Gardner, A. Jerome Jewler

By: Gardner, John N.
Contributor(s): Jewler, A. Jerome [(j.a.)].
Series: The freshman year experience series. Publisher: Belmont, Calif. : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2003Edition: Expanded reader 5th ed.Description: xviii, 421 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0534599850 (pbk.).Subject(s): College student orientation -- United States | Critical thinking -- United States | Study skills -- United States | Success -- United StatesDDC classification: 378.198
Contents:
Pt. 1. College makes the difference. Ch. 1. Strategies for success : thirty metods to help you succeed. Ch. 2. The American college : from its origins to the present. Ch. 3. Surviving college : key issues and thier solutions. - Pt. 2. Take charge of learning. Ch. 4. Time management ; foundation of academic success. Ch. 5. Critical thinking : the search beyond "right" and "wrong". Ch. 6. Activie learning : collaborating, participating, thinking. Ch. 7. Learning styles : discovering how you learn best. - Pt. 3. Hone your skills. Ch. 8. Getting the most out of classes : listening, note taking, and participating. Ch. 9. Reading : getting the most out of your assignments. Ch. 10. Making the grade : studying for and taking tests, studying in groups, and sharpening your memory. Ch. 11. Speaking and writing for success : communicating for results. Ch. 12. Your campus library : thriving in the information environment. Ch. 13. Computers : going online for personal success. Ch. 14. Mathematics and science : shaping your future. Ch. 15. Taking online classes : strategies for success in web-based learning. - Pt. 4. Get connected! Ch. 16. Careers and courses : making sensible choices. Ch. 17. Relationships : friends, family, and student involvement. Ch. 18. Diversity : appreciating differences in culture, ethnicity, age, gender, and ability. Ch. 19. College success for students of color : seeking ties, building support. Ch. 20. Women : the majority of first-year students : treating both genders as equals. Ch. 21. Leadership across the campus : whait means to be leader in college and in life. - Pt. 5. Know yoursefl! Ch. 22. Values in college : choosing unique
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Pt. 1. College makes the difference. Ch. 1. Strategies for success : thirty metods to help you succeed. Ch. 2. The American college : from its origins to the present. Ch. 3. Surviving college : key issues and thier solutions. - Pt. 2. Take charge of learning. Ch. 4. Time management ; foundation of academic success. Ch. 5. Critical thinking : the search beyond "right" and "wrong". Ch. 6. Activie learning : collaborating, participating, thinking. Ch. 7. Learning styles : discovering how you learn best. - Pt. 3. Hone your skills. Ch. 8. Getting the most out of classes : listening, note taking, and participating. Ch. 9. Reading : getting the most out of your assignments. Ch. 10. Making the grade : studying for and taking tests, studying in groups, and sharpening your memory. Ch. 11. Speaking and writing for success : communicating for results. Ch. 12. Your campus library : thriving in the information environment. Ch. 13. Computers : going online for personal success. Ch. 14. Mathematics and science : shaping your future. Ch. 15. Taking online classes : strategies for success in web-based learning. - Pt. 4. Get connected! Ch. 16. Careers and courses : making sensible choices. Ch. 17. Relationships : friends, family, and student involvement. Ch. 18. Diversity : appreciating differences in culture, ethnicity, age, gender, and ability. Ch. 19. College success for students of color : seeking ties, building support. Ch. 20. Women : the majority of first-year students : treating both genders as equals. Ch. 21. Leadership across the campus : whait means to be leader in college and in life. - Pt. 5. Know yoursefl! Ch. 22. Values in college : choosing unique