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College Rules!, 4th Edition
This updated classic gives students the tools they need to successfully transition from high school to college, avoid rookie mistakes, and set themselves up for academic success from day one. College can be the most exciting time in your life, but it also throws you into the deep end, with new academic and social responsibilities often seeming impossible to juggle. College Rules! will save you time and trouble, setting you up for academic success from the get-go. Whether you’re graduating at the top of your high school class or returning to college as an adult, this updated and expanded edition offers practical advice on how to successfully transition into college. Including tips and strat...
College Rules!, 3rd Edition
And You Thought Getting into College Was Hard . . . Students who assume they can figure out college on the fly often learn things the hard way—they look back and think, “If only I’d known this from the start!” College Rules! will save you the time and trouble, setting you up for academic success from the get-go. Lesson #1: College is different from high school, and even those who were at the top of their class will need practical advice on how to successfully transition to college life. This updated and expanded third edition of College Rules! reveals strategies that aren’t taught in lectures, including how to: Study smarter—not harder Plan a manageable course schedule Master e-learning technologies Interact effectively with profs Become a research pro—at the library and online Organize killer study groups Feel engaged—even in “yawn” courses Survive the stresses of exam week Succeed even as an alternative or adult student Set yourself up for stellar recommendations Saving time, energy, and aggravation by doing everything right the first time will free you up for that pizza break, ultimate frisbee game, or ski trip even quicker. Why? Because College Rules!
College Rules!
The leading guide for students making the transition to college, covering the practical, emotional, and academic aspects of the challenges that wait. Completely revised and expanded.
Active Learning
Helps student to understand himself as a learner and what it takes to succeed. Focuses on four key factors; Students characteristics as learners; the tasks which must be completed in each class; the strategies that will help the student to read, understand and remember what professors expect him to learn and the texts with which the student interact.
College Success Strategies
Strategies for getting the most out of college.
Handbook of College Reading and Study Strategy Research
The Handbook of College Reading and Study Strategy Research is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source available for college reading and study strategy practitioners and administrators. In this thorough and systematic examination of theory, r
Effective College Learning
This is an innovative, highly visual academic success textbook founded on contemporary research in learning theory. The Effective College Learning authors do more than prepare readers for academic success: They prepare them for lifelong learning. Readers not only learn how we learn, but why we learn, and they're shown how to be active in their learning. The stunning design keeps the reader engaged through the generous use of visuals and a "chunked" design that makes locating key information easy.
College Rules!
A guide to surviving college that includes true stories about students who learned some of the biggest lessons about college and life the hard way, tips on improving study habits, advice on using the computer, and advice from students of all ages and walks of life.
College Success Strategies
College Learning Strategies teaches the skills and strategies that will enable readers o become life-long learners capable of knowing how to approach new and difficult material in college and beyond. The skills taught in this book will serve readers well in the future in a variety of learning situations.College Learning Strategies is designed to engage readers in thought about their own learning and the important role they play in the learning process. Because effective learning is a complex process, the authors have based the book on the idea that there are four key factors that must interact for learning to occur: 1.The characteristics of the learner (motivation, interest, beliefs, etc); 2. The tasks that readers are asked to do (both the level of thinking required and type of assessment); 3. The strategies that readers must use (previewing, annotation, mapping, etc); and 4. The characteristics of the books with which readers interact (textbooks, lecture, internet, and other sources of information). For those interested in developing their study skills.
