P.O.W.E.R. learning : strategies for success in college and life

cover......Page 1
POWER Learning......Page 4
About the Author......Page 7
Brief Table of Contents......Page 8
Table of Contents......Page 9
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 33
Dear Student......Page 36
1 P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Becoming a Successful Student......Page 38
Why Go to College?......Page 39
Try It! 1: Why Am I Going to College?......Page 40
P.O.W.E.R. Learning: The Five Key Steps to Achieving Success......Page 42
Prepare......Page 43
Try It! 2: What Are Your Goals?......Page 44
Organize......Page 46
Work......Page 47
Course ConnectionsLooking at the Big Picture......Page 48
Try It! 4: WhoÍs in Charge? PERSONAL STYLES......Page 50
Evaluate......Page 51
Rethink......Page 53
Are You Ready for College Success?......Page 54
Career ConnectionsP.O.W.E.R. Learning Meets the World of Work......Page 55
Try It! 6: Creating a P.O.W.E.R. Profile......Page 56
Speaking of Success:Lev Sviridov......Page 60
Resources......Page 61
The Case of . . .Clueless in Seattle......Page 64
2 Making the Most of Your Time......Page 65
Time for Success......Page 66
Journal ReflectionsWhere Does My Time Go?......Page 67
Prepare: Learning Where Time Is Going„and Where It Should Go......Page 68
Try It! 2: Create a Time Log......Page 69
Set Your Priorities......Page 71
Organize: Mastering the Moment......Page 74
Try It! 4: Set Priorities......Page 75
Work: Controlling Time......Page 81
Try It! 5: Find Your Procrastination Quotient......Page 84
Evaluate: Checking Your Time......Page 86
Rethink: Reflecting on Your Personal Style of Time Management......Page 87
Speaking of SuccessJasmin Rosario......Page 89
Resources......Page 90
The Case of . . .The Time of His Life......Page 92
3 Discovering Your Learning Styles, Self-Concept, and Values......Page 93
Discovering Your Learning Styles......Page 94
Journal ReflectionsHow I Learn......Page 96
Try It! 1: WhatÍs Your Receptive Learning Style?PERSONAL STYLES......Page 97
Try It! 2: Your Sense of Intelligence......Page 101
Try It! 3: Instructor StylesWORKING IN A GROUP......Page 108
Self-Concept and Self-Esteem......Page 109
Try It! 4: Measuring Your Self-Esteem......Page 115
Preparing a Personal Mission Statement......Page 117
Prepare: Identifying Your Values......Page 118
Organize: Imposing Order on What Motivates You......Page 119
Work: Creating a Personal Mission Statement......Page 120
Career ConnectionsIdentifying Your Interests......Page 121
Try It! 5: Write a Mission Statement......Page 122
Rethink: Reconsidering Your Options......Page 123
Speaking of SuccessColin Powell......Page 124
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 125
Resources......Page 126
The Case of . . .The Instructor Who Spoke Too Much......Page 127
4 Taking Notes......Page 128
Prepare: Considering Your Goals......Page 129
Organize: Getting the Tools of Notetaking Together......Page 131
Work: Processing„Not Copying„Information......Page 134
Try It! 1: Determine Your Listening Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 135
Try It! 2: Outline a Lectureworking in a group......Page 138
Try It! 3: Take Notes during Discussions......Page 140
Strategies for Using Your Notes......Page 141
Evaluate: Thinking Critically about Your Notes......Page 143
Try It! 4: Evaluate Your Class Notes......Page 144
Rethink: Activating Your Memory......Page 145
Taking Notes as You Study......Page 146
Try It! 5: Practice Your Notetaking Skills......Page 148
Career ConnectionsTaking Notes on the Job: Meetings of the Minds......Page 149
Speaking of SuccessValeska Chelminski......Page 150
Resources......Page 151
The Case of . . .The Human Dictation Machine......Page 153
5 Taking Tests......Page 154
Getting Ready......Page 155
Journal ReflectionsHow I Feel about Tests......Page 156
Prepare: Readying Your Test-Taking Strategies......Page 157
Try It! 1: Measure Your Test-Taking Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 160
Studying for the Test......Page 161
Course ConnectionsSpecial Techniques for Dealing with Math Anxiety......Page 162
Try It! 2: Complete a Test Preparation Checklist......Page 164
Try It! 3: Form a Study Group working in a group......Page 165
Organize: Facing the Day of the Test......Page 166
Work: Tackling the Test......Page 167
Try It! 4: Understand Action Verbs in Essay Questions......Page 171
Evaluate: Taking Your Own Final Examination......Page 173
Career ConnectionsTests for a Lifetime......Page 174
Rethink: The Real Test of Learning......Page 175
Try It! 5: Take a Test-Taking Test......Page 176
Speaking of SuccessChibuzo C. Anene......Page 178
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 179
Resources......Page 180
Answers to Test Items in Try It! 5......Page 181
The Case of . . .Too Many Questions, Too Little Time......Page 182
6 Reading and Remembering......Page 183
Sharpen Your Reading and Memory Skills......Page 184
Journal ReflectionsMy Reading Preferences......Page 185
Try It! 1: Discover Your Reading Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 186
Prepare: Approaching the Written Word......Page 187
Try It! 2: Create an Advance Organizer......Page 189
Organize: Gathering the Tools of the Trade......Page 190
Try It! 3: Discover Your Attention Span PERSONAL STYLES......Page 191
Work: Getting the Most Out of Your Reading and Using Proven Strategies to Memorize New Material......Page 192
Course ConnectionsUsing Specialized Reading Strategies for Special Subjects......Page 196
Try It! 4: Do-It-Yourself Acronyms and Acrostics working in a group......Page 199
Evaluate: What Does It Mean? What Do I Know?......Page 201
Try It! 5: Determine Your Memory Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 202
Course ConnectionsSpecialized Memorization Strategies for Special Courses......Page 204
Rethink: Getting It the Second Time......Page 205
Career ConnectionsReading and Memory on the Job......Page 206
Speaking of SuccessJudy Jiang......Page 208
Resources......Page 209
The Case of . . .Remember the Alamo......Page 211
7 Writing and Speaking......Page 212
The Writing Process......Page 213
Prepare: Confronting the Blank Page......Page 214
Try It! 1: Set Yourself Free: Freewriting......Page 217
Try It! 2: Get Your Brain Storming: Using Brainstorming to Generate Ideas working in a group......Page 218
Organize: Constructing a Scaffold......Page 221
Try It! 3: Make Your Point: Write a Thesis Statement......Page 223
Writing the Work......Page 224
Course ConnectionsWriting in Class: Strategies for Getting It Right......Page 228
Rethink: Reflecting on Your Accomplishment......Page 229
Acknowledging OthersÍ Ideas: Academic Honesty and Plagiarism......Page 230
Speaking Your Mind......Page 233
Try It! 4: Summarize, DonÍt Plagiarize......Page 234
Try It! 5: Determine Your Level of Self-Consciousness PERSONAL STYLES......Page 235
Try It! 6: LetÍs Talk......Page 236
Try It! 7: Put Yourself on the Spot working in a group......Page 240
Speaking of SuccessTom Hanks......Page 242
Resources......Page 243
The Case of . . .The Reluctant Speaker......Page 245
8 Choosing Your Courses and Major......Page 246
Making Academic Choices......Page 247
Prepare: Becoming Familiar with Your Options and Requirements......Page 248
Organize: Examining What You Have Done and What You Need to Do......Page 251
Try It! 2: Create a List of Required Courses......Page 252
Work: Choosing the Next TermÍs Courses......Page 253
Evaluate: Deciding Whether You Are in the Classes You Need......Page 255
Try It! 3: Choose Your Courses......Page 256
Rethink: Learning What You Love and Loving What You Learn......Page 259
Try It! 4: Reflect on Your College Experience working in a group......Page 260
Service Learning: Helping Yourself by Helping Others......Page 261
Choosing Your Major......Page 262
Try It! 5: Explore Service Learning Opportunities......Page 263
Journal ReflectionsFocusing on Your Interests......Page 266
Try It! 6: Identify Major Attractions PERSONAL STYLES......Page 267
Career ConnectionsChoosing a Job ThatÍs Right for You......Page 269
Speaking of SuccessAlexandria Guttman......Page 272
Resources......Page 273
The Case of . . .Major Problems......Page 275
9 Technology and Information Competency......Page 276
You and Technology......Page 277
Journal ReflectionsCould I Live Without Technology?......Page 278
Course ConnectionsGetting the Most Out of InstructorsÍ PowerPoint Presentations......Page 280
Using the Web......Page 281
Try It! 1: Using E-Mail Netiquette......Page 286
Distance Learning: Classes Without Walls......Page 289
Try It! 2: Assess Your Course-Taking Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 290
Organize: Obtaining Access to Technology......Page 292
Work: Participating in a Distance Learning Class......Page 293
Rethink: Reflecting on What and How You Have Learned......Page 294
Finding Facts: Developing Information Competency......Page 295
Try It! 4: Work the Web: Information, Please!......Page 300
Career ConnectionsExploring Careers on the Web......Page 304
Speaking of SuccessCamerron Dangerfield......Page 305
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 306
Resources......Page 307
The Case of . . .The Missing File......Page 308
10 Making Good Decisions......Page 309
Making Good Decisions: A Framework......Page 310
Organize: Considering and Assessing the Alternatives......Page 311
Try It! 1: Use Freewriting......Page 312
Work: Making and Carrying Out the Decision......Page 313
Career ConnectionsWeighing Career Possibilities......Page 314
Journal ReflectionsMy Decision Crossroads......Page 315
Evaluate: Considering the Outcomes......Page 316
Rethink: Reconsidering Your Goals and Options......Page 317
Problem Solving: Applying Critical Thinking to Find Solutions......Page 318
Try It! 2: Exercise Your Problem-Solving Skills working in a group......Page 321
Course ConnectionsUsing Critical Thinking in Your Classes......Page 322
Try It! 3: Find Your Problem-Solving Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 323
DonÍt Fool Yourself: Avoiding Everyday Problems in Critical Thinking......Page 324
Try It! 4: Distinguish Fact from Opinion......Page 326
Try It! 5: WhatÍs the Real Explanation?......Page 327
Speaking of SuccessDr. Alexa Irene Canady......Page 328
Resources......Page 329
Answers to Test Items in Try It! 5......Page 330
The Case of . . . Left Holding the Lease......Page 331
11 Diversity and Your Relationships with Others......Page 332
Living in a World of Diversity......Page 333
Try It! 1: Determine the Diversity of Your College Community......Page 335
Journal ReflectionsThinking about Race, Ethnicity, and Culture......Page 336
Organize: Exploring Your Own Prejudices and Stereotypes......Page 337
Career ConnectionsDiversity in the Workplace......Page 338
Try It! 2: Check Your Stereotype Quotient......Page 339
Work: Developing Cultural Competence......Page 340
Try It! 3: Contemplate a Questionnaire......Page 341
Building Lasting Relationships......Page 342
Course ConnectionsDiversity in the Classroom......Page 343
Try It! 4: Understand Your Relationship Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 346
Communicating in Relationships......Page 347
Try It! 5: Switch ñYouî to ñIî working in a group......Page 350
Speaking of SuccessDr. Nicole Edwards Evans......Page 354
Resources......Page 355
The Case of . . . Answering for All......Page 357
12 Money Matters......Page 358
Building a Financial Philosophy......Page 359
Journal ReflectionsMy Sense of Cents......Page 360
Try It! 1: Discover Your Personal Financial Philosophy......Page 361
Managing Your Money......Page 363
Organize: Determining Your Expenditures and Income......Page 364
Try It! 2: Identify Your Financial Goalsworking in a group......Page 365
Work: Making a Budget That Adds Up......Page 368
Try It! 3: Determine Your Saving Style PERSONAL STYLES......Page 370
Rethink: Reconsidering Your Financial Options......Page 371
Credit Cards......Page 373
Try It! 4: Maintain Your Interest......Page 374
Try It! 5: Learn What Your Credit History Shows......Page 375
Paying for College......Page 376
Course ConnectionsGetting the Most Out of Your Classes: How Cutting Classes Costs......Page 377
Speaking of SuccessSonia Sotomayor......Page 383
Resources......Page 384
The Case of . . .Overdrawn, Overwrought, and Over Her Head......Page 386
13 Stress, Health, and Wellness......Page 387
Living with Stress......Page 388
Try It! 1: Assess Your Susceptibility to Stress-Related Illness......Page 390
Prepare: Readying Yourself Physically......Page 391
Work: Developing Effective Coping Strategies......Page 392
Try It! 2: Look for the Silver Lining......Page 394
Evaluate: Asking If Your Strategies for Dealing with Stress Are Effective......Page 395
Rethink: Placing Stress in Perspective......Page 396
Keeping Well......Page 397
Course ConnectionsStaying Alert in Class......Page 400
Making Safer Choices......Page 402
Journal ReflectionsCollege Drinking Experiences......Page 405
Try It! 4: Consider Your Drinking StylePERSONAL STYLES......Page 406
Try It! 5: Tap into Campus Resources......Page 409
Speaking of SuccessShorena Kalandaris......Page 414
Key Terms and Concepts......Page 415
Resources......Page 416
The Case of . . .The Opposing Perspectives......Page 417
A Final Word......Page 418
Glossary......Page 419
Endnotes......Page 422
Index......Page 423