Study Skills

For Study Skills courses. Study Skills immediately has the student address an age-old question, "Why do I have to take this course?", through assessment of strengths and weaknesses and critically applying what is relevant to their situation. Assessment of strengths and weaknesses allow students to self-identify what they already do well as a whole and what they need to improve, then take shorter assessments specific to the study skill topic of each chapter. Chapter opening situations are presented through crisply written 'problem based learning' vignettes to engage in critical thinking and is referenced in key points to reinforce the R.E.D. model. Each chapter concludes with the reader asked to critically apply objectives and strategies and propose a plan for the student in the scenario, again 'problem based learning'. Priority management is a key feature and distinct from time management, as well as Information literacy coverage including social media and how to write for social media - strong and timely. TECHNOLOGY OFFERING: MyStudentSuccessLab is available with this book upon request. It is an online solution designed to help students 'Start strong, Finish stronger' by building skills for ongoing personal and professional development. Go to http://mystudentsuccesslab.com/mssl3 for a Point and Click DEMO of the Time Management module.Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION: TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU CREATED YESTERDAY CHAPTER 1: DO I REALLY NEED THIS STUFF CHAPTER 2: CRITICAL THINKING CHAPTER 3: PRIORITY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 4: INFORMATION LITERACY CHAPTER 5: MOTIVATION AND GOAL SETTING CHAPTER 6: LEARNING STYLES CHAPTER 7: CLASS TIME LISTENING AND NOTE-TAKING CHAPTER 8: REVIEWING AND USING YOUR NOTES OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM CHAPTER 9: READING CHAPTER 10: MEMORY CHAPTER 11: TEST PREPARATION AND TEST PERFORMANCE CHAPTER 12: CIVILITY CHAPTER 13: THE CHOICES YOU MAKE References Index