Power Learning and Your Life: Essentials of Student Success

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1 P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Becoming an Expert Student
	Looking Ahead
	Why Go to College?
		Try It 1: Why Am I Going to College?
		Journal Reflections My School Experiences
	P.O.W.E.R. Learning: The Five Key Steps to Achieving Success
		Prepare
		Try It 2: What Are Your Goals?
		Organize
		Course Connections Looking at the Big Picture
		Work
		Evaluate
		Try It 3: Examining the Causes of Success and Failure WORKING IN A GROUP
		Rethink
		Career Connections P.O.W.E.R. Learning and the World of Work
	Discovering Your Learning Styles
		Try It 4: What’s Your Receptive Learning Style? PERSONAL STYLES
		Speaking of Success C’Ardiss Gardner
		Looking Back
		Key Terms and Concepts
		Resources
		Taking It to the Net
		The Case of . .
		Doubting in Denver
2 Making the Most of Your Time
	Looking Ahead
	Time for Success
		Prepare: Learning Where Time Is Going and Where It Should Go
		Try It 1: Find Your Time Style PERSONAL STYLES
	Set Your Priorities
	Try It 2: Create a Time Log
	Try It 3: Set Priorities
	Course Connections Study Time: How Much Is Enough?
	Journal Reflections Where Does My Time Go?
	Organize: Mastering the Moment
	Work: Controlling Time
	Try It 4: Find Your Procrastination Quotient
	Career Connections On-the-Job Time Management
	Evaluate: Checking Your Time
	Rethink: Reflecting on Your Personal Style of Time Management
	Speaking of Success Edmund Fixico
	Looking Back
	Key Terms and Concepts
	Resources
	Taking It to the Net
	The Case of . .
	Time Crunched
3 Taking Notes
	Looking Ahead
	Taking Notes in Class
		Prepare: Considering Your Goals
		Organize: Getting the Tools of Notetaking Together
		Journal Reflections How Do I Take Notes?
		Work: Processing—Not Copying— Information
		Try It 1: Determine Your Listening Style PERSONAL STYLES
		Try It 2: Outline a Lecture WORKING IN A GROUP
		Evaluate: Thinking Critically about Your Notes
		Try It 3: Evaluate Your Class Notes
		Rethink: Activating Your Memory
		Try It 4: Practice Your Notetaking Skills
	Taking Notes as You Study
		Career Connections Taking Notes on the Job: Meetings of the Minds
		Speaking of Success Geraldine Mathey
		Looking Back
		Key Terms and Concepts
		Resources
		Taking It to the Net
		The Case of . .
		Not Missing a Thing
4 Taking Tests
	Looking Ahead
	Getting Ready
		Journal Reflections How I Feel about Tests
	Prepare: Readying Your Test-Taking Strategies
	Try It 1: Complete a Test Preparation Checklist
		Try It 2: Measuring Your Test-Taking Style PERSONAL STYLES
		Course Connections Special Techniques for Dealing with Math Anxiety
		Try It 3: Form a Study Group WORKING IN A GROUP
		Organize: Facing the Day of the Test
	Taking the Test
		Work: Tackling the Test
		Try It 4: Understand Action Verbs in Essay Questions
		Career Connections Tests for a Lifetime
		Evaluate: Taking Your Own Final Examination
		Rethink: The Real Test of Learning
		Try It 5: Take a Test-Taking Test
	Speaking of Success Sonia Sotomayor
	Looking Back
	Key Terms and Concepts
	Resources
	Taking It to the Net
	The Case of . .
	That Sinking Feeling
5 Reading and Remembering
	Looking Ahead
	Sharpen Your Reading and Memory Skills
		Journal Reflections My Reading Preferences
		Prepare: Approaching the Written Word
		Try It 1: Discover How Advance Organizers Help
		Organize: Gathering the Tools of the Trade
		Try It 2: Create an Advance Organizer
		Work: Getting the Most Out of Your Reading and Using Proven Strategies to Memorize New Material
		Try It 3: Discover Your Attention Span PERSONAL STYLES
		Course Connections Textbook Tips: Starting Off on the Right Page
		Try It 4: Mark Up a Book Page WORKING IN A GROUP
		Try It 5: Do-It-Yourself Acronyms and Acrostics WORKING IN A GROUP
	Dealing with Learning Disabilities
		Evaluate: What Does It Mean? What Do I Know?
	Career Connections The Job of Reading
	Rethink: Getting It the Second Time
	Speaking of Success James S. Cook
	Looking Back
	Key Terms and Concepts
	Resources
	Taking It to the Net
	The Case of . .
	The Five-Hundred-Pound Reading Packet
6 Careers
	Looking Ahead
	Career Planning
		Journal Reflections Thinking about Work
		Prepare: Identifying Your Career Goals
		Organize: Finding Career Opportunities
		Try It 1: Identifying Your Long-Term Career Goals
		Work: Creating a Career Portfolio
		Course Connections Instructors as Career Guides
		Try It 2: Cataloging Your Personal History
		Try It 3: Creating a Résumé
		Evaluate: Getting Feedback on Your Résumé and Cover Letter
		Rethink: Reconsidering Your Career Choices
	Your References: Who Says What About You
		Career Connections Starting Over: Once You Have a Job You Want
	Using the Web in Your Job Hunt
	Job Interviews: Putting Your Best Foot Forward
		Try It 4: Interviewing
		Speaking of Success Dr. Ben Carson
		Looking Back
		Key Terms and Concepts
		Resources
		Taking It to the Net
		The Case of . .
		Interviewophobia
7 Technology and Information Competency
	Looking Ahead
	You and Technology
		Journal Reflections Could I Live without Technology?
		Course Connections Getting the Most Out of Instructors’ PowerPoint Presentations
	Using the Internet and the Web
	Using E-Mail Effectively
	Writing Effective E-Mail Messages
		Try It 1: Using E-Mail Netiquette
	Distance Learning: Classes without Walls
		Try It 2: Assess Your Course- Taking Style PERSONAL STYLES
		Prepare: Identifying Distance Learning Course Possibilities
		Try It 3: Get Some Distance on the Problem WORKING IN A GROUP
		Organize: Obtaining Access to Technology
		Work: Participating in a Distance Learning Class
		Evaluate: Considering Your “Classroom” Performance
		Rethink: Reflecting on What and How You Have Learned
	Fact Finding: Developing Information Competency
		Try It 4: Work the Web: Information, Please!
		Career Connections Using the Web at Work
	A Final Word
		Speaking of Success Jordan M. Miller
		Looking Back
		Key Terms and Concepts
		Resources
		Taking It to the Net
		The Case of . .
		The Empty Page
8 Making Decisions and Problem Solving
	Looking Ahead
	Making Good Decisions: A Framework
		Prepare: Identifying Your Goals
	Organize: Considering and Assessing the Alternatives
	Work: Making and Carrying Out the Decision
	Try It 1: Use Freewriting
		Career Connections Weighing Job Possibilities
		Evaluate: Considering the Outcomes
		Journal Reflections My Decision Crossroads
		Rethink: Reconsidering Your Goals and Options
	Problem Solving: Applying Critical Thinking to Find Solutions
		Try It 2: Exercise Your Problem- Solving Skills WORKING IN A GROUP
	Don’t Fool Yourself: Avoiding Everyday Problems in Critical Thinking
	Course Connections Using Critical Thinking in Your Classes
	Try It 3: Distinguish Fact from Opinion
	Try It 4: What’s the Real Explanation?
	Speaking of Success Francine Sanchez
	Looking Back
	Key Terms and Concepts
	Resources
	Taking It to the Net
	The Case of . .
	The Missing Tenant
9 Diversity and Relationships
	Looking Ahead
	Living in a World of Diversity
		Try It 1: Determine the Diversity of Your Community
	Building Cultural Competence
		Prepare: Accepting Diversity as a Valued Part of Your Life
		Organize: Exploring Your Own Prejudices and Stereotypes
		Journal Reflections Thinking about Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
		Career Connections Diversity in the Workplace
		Work: Developing Cultural Competence
		Try It 2: Check Your Stereotype Quotient
		Evaluate: Checking Your Progress in Attaining Cultural Competence
		Course Connections Diversity in the Classroom
		Rethink: Understanding How Your Own Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Background Affects Others
	Building Lasting Relationships
	Try It 3: Switch “You” to “I” WORKING IN A GROUP
	Speaking of Success Dr. Nicole R. Edwards
	Looking Back
	Key Terms and Concepts
	Resources
	Taking It to the Net
	The Case of . .
	Keeping Your Mouth Shut
10 Juggling: Stress, Money, Family, and Work
	Looking Ahead
	Living with Stress
		Try It 1: Assess Your Susceptibility to Stress-Related Illness
	Handling Stress
		Try It 2: Look for the Silver Lining
	Keeping Well
		Course Connections Staying Alert in Class
	Managing Your Money
		Prepare: Identifying Your Financial Goals
		Journal Reflections My Sense of Cents
		Organize: Determining Your Expenditures and Income
		Career Connections Budgeting on the Job
		Try It 3: Identify Your Financial Goals WORKING IN A GROUP
		Work: Making a Budget That Adds Up
		Evaluate: Reviewing Your Budget
		Try It 4: Determine Your Saving Style PERSONAL STYLES
		Rethink: Reconsidering Your Financial Options
		Speaking of Success Gustavus Dampier
		Looking Back
		Key Terms and Concepts
		Resources
		Taking It to the Net
		The Case of . .
		The Breaking Point
	A Final Word
Glossary
Endnotes
Credits
Index