Becoming A Master Student, Twelfth Edition

Front Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Brief Table of Contents
......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Master Student Map......Page 15
This book is worthless—if you just read it......Page 16
Exercise #1: Textbook reconnaissance......Page 17
Get the most out of this book......Page 18
Exercise #2: Commitment......Page 19
The Discovery and Intention Journal Entry system......Page 20
Rewrite this book......Page 21
Discovery and Intention Statement guidelines......Page 22
Journal Entry #1: Discovery Statement......Page 23
Making the transition to higher education......Page 24
Succeeding in higher education—at any age......Page 27
Connect to resources......Page 30
Extracurricular activities: Reap the benefits......Page 31
Link to the world of work......Page 32
Ways to change a habit......Page 34
Journal Entry #2: Discovery Statement......Page 36
Power Process: Discover what you want......Page 37
Master Student Map......Page 39
Journal Entry #3: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 40
Exercise #3: Taking the First Step......Page 42
Exercise #4: The Discovery Wheel......Page 43
Mastering Technology: Supplement your text with computer resources......Page 47
Learning Styles: Discovering how you learn......Page 48
Learning Style Inventory......Page 50
Interpreting Your Learning Style Graph......Page 51
Scoring Your Inventory......Page 54
Learning Style Graph......Page 56
Cycle of Learning......Page 57
Journal Entry #5: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 60
Balancing Your Preferences......Page 61
When learning styles conflict, you have options......Page 62
Claim your multiple intelligences......Page 64
Learning by seeing, hearing, and moving: The VAK system......Page 67
The magic of metacognition......Page 69
The Master Student......Page 70
The value of higher education......Page 73
Motivation: “I’m just not in the mood”......Page 76
Attitudes, affirmations, and visualizations......Page 77
Attitude replacements......Page 78
Exercise #5: Reprogram your attitude......Page 79
Master Student Profiles......Page 80
Power Process: Ideas are tools......Page 81
Put It to Work......Page 83
Quiz......Page 84
Learning Styles Application......Page 85
Master Student Profile: Liz Murray......Page 86
Master Student Map......Page 87
Journal Entry #6: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 88
Exercise #6: The Time Monitor/Time Plan process......Page 89
Journal Entry #7: Discovery Statement......Page 94
Exercise #7: Get real with your goals......Page 96
The ABC daily to-do list......Page 97
Mastering Technology: High-tech ways to manage time......Page 99
More strategies for planning......Page 100
Stop procrastination now......Page 102
The seven-day antiprocrastination plan......Page 103
Practicing Critical Thinking #2......Page 104
25 ways to get the most out of now......Page 105
Keep on going?......Page 108
Remember cultural differences......Page 109
Beyond time management: Stay focused on what matters......Page 110
Forget time management—just get things done......Page 111
Exercise #9: Master monthly calendar......Page 113
Gearing up: Using a long-term planner......Page 116
Power Process: Be here now......Page 119
Put It to Work......Page 121
Quiz......Page 122
Learning Styles Application......Page 123
Master Student Profile: Malcolmx......Page 124
Master Student Map......Page 125
Journal Entry #8: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 126
The memory jungle......Page 127
20 memory techniques......Page 129
Exercise #10: Use Q-Cards to reinforce memory......Page 134
Journal Entry #9: Discovery Statement......Page 135
Keep your brain fit for life......Page 136
Remembering names......Page 137
Mnemonic devices......Page 138
Exercise #12: Be a poet......Page 139
Notable failures......Page 140
Practicing Critical Thinking #3......Page 141
Exercise #13: Move from problems to solutions......Page 142
Power Process: Love your problems (and experience your barriers)......Page 143
Put It to Work......Page 145
Quiz......Page 146
Learning Styles Application......Page 147
Master Student Profile: Cesar Chavez......Page 148
Master Student Map......Page 149
Journal Entry #10: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 150
How Muscle Reading works......Page 151
Phase one: Before you read......Page 152
Five smart ways to highlight a text......Page 153
Muscle Reading—a leaner approach......Page 155
Journal Entry #11: Discovery Statement......Page 156
When reading is tough......Page 157
Mastering Technology: Find what you want on the Internet......Page 158
Exercise #14: Relax......Page 159
Read with a dictionary in your lap......Page 161
The twenty-first century researcher—using your library......Page 162
English as a second language......Page 164
Reading with children underfoot......Page 166
Practicing Critical Thinking #4......Page 168
Power Process: Notice your pictures and let them go......Page 169
Put It to Work......Page 171
Quiz......Page 172
Learning Styles Application......Page 173
Master Student Profile: Helen Keller......Page 174
Master Student Map......Page 175
Journal Entry #12: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 176
Observe......Page 177
What to do when you miss a class......Page 179
Record......Page 180
Review......Page 185
Journal Entry #14: Discovery Statement......Page 186
Improving your handwriting......Page 187
Exercise #15: Consider the impact of handwriting......Page 188
Enroll your instructor in your education......Page 189
Meeting with your instructor......Page 190
Exercise #16: Television note taking......Page 191
Taking notes while reading......Page 192
Exercise #17: Revisit your goals......Page 193
Practicing Critical Thinking #5......Page 194
Becoming an online learner......Page 195
Mastering Technology: Create digital tools for learning......Page 196
Power Process: I create it all......Page 197
Put It to Work......Page 199
Quiz......Page 200
Learning Styles Application......Page 201
Master Student Profile: Craig Kielburger......Page 202
Master Student Map......Page 203
Journal Entry #15: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 204
What to do before the test......Page 205
How to cram (even though you shouldn’t)......Page 206
Ways to predict test questions......Page 207
Cooperative learning: Working in groups......Page 208
Journal Entry #16: Intention Statement......Page 209
What to do during the test......Page 210
F is for feedback, not failure......Page 211
Words to watch for in essay questions......Page 212
The test isn’t over until......Page 213
Mastering Technology: Perils of high-tech cheating......Page 214
Let go of test anxiety......Page 215
Exercise #18: Twenty things I like to do......Page 217
Journal Entry #18: Discovery Statement......Page 218
Getting ready for math tests......Page 219
Succeeding in science courses......Page 220
Journal Entry #19: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 222
Celebrate mistakes......Page 223
Practicing Critical Thinking #6......Page 224
Power Process: Detach......Page 225
Put It to Work......Page 227
Quiz......Page 228
Learning Styles Application......Page 229
Master Student Profile: Barbara Jordan......Page 230
Master Student Map......Page 231
Journal Entry #20: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 232
Becoming a critical thinker......Page 234
Attitudes of a critical thinker......Page 237
Tangram......Page 238
Ways to create ideas......Page 239
Create on your feet......Page 242
Don’t fool yourself: Twelve common mistakes in logic......Page 243
Uncovering assumptions......Page 245
Gaining skill at decision making......Page 246
Four ways to solve problems......Page 247
Choosing your major......Page 248
Exercise #19: Make a trial choice of major......Page 250
Asking questions......Page 251
Practicing Critical Thinking #7......Page 252
Mastering Technology: Evaluate search sites......Page 253
Journal Entry #21: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 254
Power Process: Find a bigger problem......Page 255
Exercise #22: Fix-the-world brainstorm......Page 256
Put It to Work......Page 257
Quiz......Page 258
Learning Styles Application......Page 259
Master Student Profile: Irshad Manji......Page 260
Master Student Map......Page 261
Journal Entry #22: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 262
Exercise #23: Practice sending or receiving......Page 263
Choosing to listen......Page 264
Choosing to speak......Page 266
Journal Entry #23: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 268
Journal Entry #24: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 269
Managing conflict......Page 270
Exercise #24: Write an “I” message......Page 271
Resolve conflicts with roommates......Page 272
You deserve compliments......Page 273
Criticism really can be constructive......Page 274
Exercise #25: V.I.P.s (very important persons)......Page 275
Staying safe in cyberspace—joining online communities......Page 276
Phase 1: Getting ready to write......Page 278
Journal Entry #25: Discovery Statement......Page 279
Phase 2: Writing a first draft......Page 280
Phase 3: Revising your draft......Page 282
Mastering Technology: Write e-mail that gets results......Page 284
Academic integrity: Avoid plagiarism......Page 285
Mastering public speaking......Page 286
Making the grade in group presentations......Page 289
Practicing Critical Thinking #8......Page 290
Power Process: Employ your word......Page 291
Put It to Work......Page 293
Quiz......Page 294
Learning Styles Application......Page 295
Master Student Profile: Sampson Davis......Page 296
Master Student Map......Page 297
Journal Entry #26: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 298
Diversity is real—and valuable......Page 299
Building relationships across cultures......Page 301
Exercise #26: Becoming a culture learner......Page 305
Overcome stereotypes with critical thinking......Page 306
Students with disabilities: Know your rights......Page 307
Dealing with sexism and sexual harassment......Page 309
Strategies for nonsexist communication......Page 310
Leadership in a diverse world......Page 311
Journal Entry #28: Discovery Statement......Page 313
Mastering Technology: The world you live in......Page 314
Power Process: Choose your conversations and your community......Page 315
Put It to Work......Page 317
Quiz......Page 318
Learning Styles Application......Page 319
Master Student Profile: Bayard Rustin......Page 320
Master Student Map......Page 321
Journal Entry #29: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 322
Exercise #27: The Money Monitor/Money Summary Plan......Page 323
Journal Entry #30: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 329
Make more money......Page 330
Mastering Technology: Protect your money online......Page 331
Spend less money......Page 332
Exercise #28: Show me the money......Page 333
Take charge of your credit......Page 334
If you’re in trouble......Page 336
Mastering Technology: Using your computer to manage money......Page 337
Exercise #29: Education by the hour......Page 338
Free fun......Page 339
Practicing Critical Thinking #10......Page 340
Power Process: Risk being a fool......Page 341
Put It to Work......Page 343
Quiz......Page 344
Learning Styles Application......Page 345
Master Student Profile: Kat James......Page 346
Master Student Map......Page 347
Journal Entry #31: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 348
Take care of your machine......Page 349
Prevent and treat eating disorders......Page 350
Your machine: Move it......Page 351
Your machine: Rest it......Page 352
Your machine: Observe it......Page 353
Your machine: Protect it......Page 354
Journal Entry #33: Intention Statement......Page 356
Men, consider your health......Page 357
Mastering Technology: Finding health information on the Internet......Page 359
Journal Entry #34: Discovery Statement......Page 360
Developing self-esteem......Page 361
Emotional pain is not a sickness......Page 363
Suicide is no solution......Page 364
Alcohol, tobacco, and drugs: The truth......Page 365
Exercise #30: Addiction How do I know . . . ?......Page 366
Some facts......Page 367
From addiction to recovery......Page 368
Succeed in quitting smoking......Page 369
Practicing Critical Thinking #11:......Page 370
Journal Entry #35: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 371
Crazed glazed donut runs amok......Page 372
Power Process: Surrender......Page 373
Put It to Work......Page 375
Quiz......Page 376
Learning Styles Application......Page 377
Master Student Profile: Christopher Reeve......Page 378
Master Student Map......Page 379
Journal Entry #36: Discovery/Intention Statement......Page 380
“. . . use the following suggestions to continue......Page 381
Exercise #31: Do something you can’t......Page 382
Create your career now......Page 383
Exercise #33: Recognize your skills......Page 386
25 transferable skills......Page 387
Use the SCANS reports to discover your skills......Page 389
Use résumés and interviews to “hire” an employer......Page 390
Mastering Technology: Websites for job hunters......Page 391
Creating and using portfolios......Page 392
Choosing schools . . . again......Page 393
Contributing: The art of selfishness......Page 395
Service learning: The art of learning by contributing......Page 396
Practicing Critical Thinking #12......Page 397
Define your values; align your actions......Page 398
Exercise #34: The Discovery Wheel—coming full circle......Page 399
Exercise #35: This book shouts, “Use me!”......Page 403
Exercise #36: Create your next semester 377......Page 404
Power Process: Be it......Page 405
Put It to Work......Page 407
Quiz......Page 408
Learning Styles Application......Page 409
Master Student Profile: Vera Wang......Page 410
Photo and Illustration Credits......Page 412
Endnotes......Page 414
Additional Reading......Page 418
Index......Page 419