Becoming a Master Student 16th Edition

Cover......Page 1
Brief Contents......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 12
Introduction: The Master Student......Page 18
Power Process: Discover What You Want......Page 19
Practicing Critical Thinking 1: Textbook Reconnaissance......Page 20
Master Student Qualities......Page 21
Practicing Critical Thinking 2: The Master Student in You......Page 24
The Master Student Process: Discovery......Page 25
The Master Student Process: Intention......Page 26
Be on the Lookout......Page 27
The Master Student Process: Action......Page 28
The Secret of Student Success......Page 29
Get the Most from This Book......Page 30
Here's the Sales Pitch......Page 31
Motivation: I'm Just Not in the Mood......Page 32
Ways to Change a Habit......Page 34
Journal Entry 1: Declare What You Want......Page 36
Do You Have a Minute?......Page 37
Practicing Critical Thinking 3: Plan to Change a Habit......Page 38
Journal Entry 2: Commitment......Page 39
Chapter 1: Discovering Yourself......Page 40
Power Process: Ideas Are Tools......Page 41
First Step: Truth Is a Key to Mastery......Page 42
Practicing Critical Thinking 4: Taking the First Step......Page 44
The Discovery Wheel......Page 45
Skills Snapshot: Discovery Wheel......Page 49
Learning Styles: Discovering How You Learn......Page 50
Journal Entry 3: Prepare for the Learning Style Inventory (LSI)......Page 51
Directions for Completing the Learning Style Inventory......Page 52
Learning Style Inventory......Page 53
Scoring Your Inventory......Page 54
Learning Style Graph......Page 55
Interpreting Your Learning Style Graph......Page 56
Developing All Four Modes of Learning......Page 57
Balancing Your Preferences......Page 58
Using Your Learning Style Profile to Succeed......Page 59
Journal Entry 4: Choosing Your Purpose......Page 64
Claim Your Multiple Intelligences......Page 65
Practicing Critical Thinking 5: Develop Your Multiple Intelligences......Page 66
Learning through Your Senses: The VARK System......Page 69
Journal Entry 5: Get Back to the Big Picture about Learning Styles......Page 72
Master Student Profile: Joshua Williams......Page 73
Quiz Chapter 1......Page 74
Skills Snapshot Chapter 1......Page 75
Chapter 2: Time......Page 76
Power Process: Be Here Now......Page 77
You've Got the Time......Page 78
Make Choices about Multitasking......Page 79
Practicing Critical Thinking 6: The Time Monitor/Time Plan......Page 80
Journal Entry 6: Discover the Impact of Technology on Your Time and Attention......Page 85
Define Your Values......Page 86
Setting and Achieving Goals......Page 87
Practicing Critical Thinking 7: Create a Lifeline......Page 88
Practicing Critical Thinking 8: Get Real with Your Goals......Page 90
The ABC Daily to-do List......Page 91
Practicing Critical Thinking 9: Create Your to-do List......Page 93
Planning Sets You Free......Page 95
Making the Transition to Higher Education......Page 97
Avoid High-Tech Time Wasters......Page 99
Making Time for School as an Adult Learner......Page 100
Practicing Critical Thinking 10: Master Monthly Calendar......Page 102
Break It Down, Get It Done-Using a Long-Term Planner......Page 105
Create a Work Flow That Works......Page 108
There's an App for That-Using Technology for Time Management......Page 109
Stop Procrastination Now......Page 110
The 7-Step Antiprocrastination Plan......Page 112
25 Ways to Get the Most Out of Now......Page 113
Setting Limits on Screen Time......Page 116
Making Time for Health......Page 118
Practicing Critical Thinking 11: Taking a First Step about Health......Page 121
Beyond Time Management: Stay Focused on What Matters......Page 123
Journal Entry 7: Create a Not-to-do List......Page 124
Master Student Profile: Ramit Sethi......Page 125
Quiz Chapter 2......Page 126
Skills Snapshot Chapter 2......Page 127
Chapter 3: Memory......Page 128
Power Process: Love Your Problems......Page 129
Your Memory and Your Brain-6 Key Principles......Page 130
Journal Entry 8: Reflect on the Care and Feeding of Your Brain......Page 132
The Memory Jungle......Page 133
25 Memory Techniques......Page 135
Practicing Critical Thinking 12: Use Q-Cards to Reinforce Memory......Page 142
Practicing Critical Thinking 13: Remembering Your Car Keys-or Anything Else......Page 143
Mnemonic Devices......Page 144
Making Connections in Memory-Friendly Ways......Page 146
Retool Your Memory......Page 147
Journal Entry 9: Revisit Your Memory Skills......Page 148
Remembering Names......Page 149
Practicing Critical Thinking 15: Move from Problems to Solutions......Page 150
Master Student Profile: Maria Popova......Page 151
Quiz Chapter 3......Page 152
Skills Snapshot Chapter 3......Page 153
Chapter 4: Reading......Page 154
Power Process: Notice Your Pictures and Let Them Go......Page 155
Muscle Reading......Page 156
How Muscle Reading Works......Page 157
Phase 1: Before You Read......Page 158
Phase 2: While You Read......Page 159
Five Smart Ways to Highlight a Text......Page 160
Phase 3: After You Read......Page 161
Muscle Reading: A Leaner Approach......Page 162
Journal Entry 10: Experiment with Muscle Reading......Page 163
Muscle Reading at Work......Page 164
Journal Entry 11: Reflect on Your Online Reading Habits......Page 165
When Reading is Tough......Page 166
Getting Past Roadblocks to Reading......Page 168
Get SPUNKI with Your Reading......Page 170
Practicing Critical Thinking 16: Plan to Complete Your Reading Assignments......Page 171
Beyond Speed Reading: Becoming a Flexible Reader......Page 172
Word Power-Expanding Your Vocabulary......Page 173
Checklist: Review These Common Word Parts......Page 175
Mastering the English Language......Page 176
Developing Information Literacy......Page 178
Master Student Profile: Matias Manzano......Page 183
Quiz Chapter 4......Page 184
Skills Snapshot Chapter 4......Page 185
Chapter 5: Notes......Page 186
Power Process: I Create It All......Page 187
The Note-Taking Process Flows......Page 188
Observe: The Note-Raking Process Flows......Page 189
What to Do When You Miss a Class......Page 190
Journal Entry 12: Create More Value from Lectures......Page 192
Record: The Note-Taking Process Flows......Page 193
Review: The Note-Taking Process Flows......Page 198
Practicing Critical Thinking 17: Reflect on Your Review Habits......Page 199
Turn PowerPoints into Powerful Notes......Page 201
When Your Instructor Talks Quickly......Page 202
Practicing Critical Thinking 18: Taking Notes under Pressure......Page 203
Taking Notes while Reading......Page 204
Note This Information about Your Sources......Page 205
Visualize Ideas with Concept Maps......Page 207
Taking Effective Notes for Online Coursework......Page 209
Taking Notes during Meetings......Page 212
Note Taking 2.0......Page 213
Master Student Profile: Teresa Amabile......Page 215
Quiz Chapter 5......Page 216
Skills Snapshot Chapter 5......Page 217
Chapter 6: Tests......Page 218
Power Process: Detach......Page 219
Think beyond the Grade......Page 220
What to Do Before the Test......Page 221
How to Cram (Even though You "Shouldn't")......Page 222
Journal Entry 13: Explore Your Feelings about Tests......Page 223
Ways to Predict Test Questions......Page 224
Journal Entry 14: Notice Your Excuses and Let Them Go......Page 225
Cooperative Learning: Studying in Groups......Page 226
What to Do during the Test......Page 228
Words to Watch for in Essay Questions......Page 229
Perils of High-Tech Cheating......Page 232
Let Go of Test Anxiety......Page 233
Have Some Fun!......Page 234
Getting Ready for Math Tests......Page 235
Studying across the Curriculum......Page 239
The Test Isn't over Until . . .......Page 241
F is for Feedback......Page 242
Celebrate Mistakes......Page 243
Practicing Critical Thinking 20: 20 Things I Like to Do......Page 244
Master Student Profile: Lalita Booth......Page 245
Quiz Chapter 6......Page 246
Skills Snapshot Chapter 6......Page 247
Chapter 7: Thinking......Page 248
Power Process: Embrace the New......Page 249
Critical Thinking: A Survival Skill......Page 250
Six Kinds of Thinking......Page 252
A Process for Critical Thinking......Page 255
Practicing Critical Thinking 21: Critical Thinking Scenarios......Page 258
Tangram......Page 260
Journal Entry 15: Use Divergent Thinking to Brainstorm Goals......Page 261
Ways to Create Ideas......Page 262
Journal Entry 16: Use Convergent Thinking to Plan Habits......Page 263
Create on Your Feet......Page 264
Practicing Critical Thinking 22: Explore Emotional Reactions......Page 266
Attitudes, Affirmations, and Visualizations......Page 267
Simple Attitude Replacements......Page 268
Don't Fool Yourself: 15 Common Mistakes in Logic......Page 269
Cognitive Biases: More Ways We Fool Ourselves......Page 271
Think Critically about Information on the Internet......Page 273
Gaining Skill at Decision Making......Page 274
Four Ways to Solve Problems......Page 275
Asking Questions: Learning through Inquiry......Page 277
15 Questions to Try on for Size......Page 278
Thinking about Your Major......Page 280
Service-Learning: Turn Thinking into Contribution......Page 282
Master Student Profile: Irshad Manji......Page 285
Quiz Chapter 7......Page 286
Skills Snapshot Chapter 7......Page 287
Chapter 8: Communicating......Page 288
Power Process: Employ Your Word......Page 289
Practicing Critical Thinking 24: Practice Sending or Receiving......Page 290
Choosing to Listen......Page 291
Five Ways to Say "I"......Page 294
Choosing to Speak......Page 295
Practicing Critical Thinking 25: Write an "I" Message......Page 297
Journal Entry 17: Discover Communication Styles......Page 298
Developing Emotional Intelligence......Page 299
Communicating in Teams: Getting Things Done as a Group......Page 300
Using Technology to Collaborate......Page 302
Managing Conflict......Page 304
Journal Entry 18: Recreate a Relationship......Page 306
Five Ways to Say No . . . Respectfully......Page 307
Practicing Critical Thinking 26: VIPs (Very Important Persons)......Page 308
Criticism is Constructive......Page 309
Communicating with Instructors......Page 310
Communicating Respect for Your Instructors......Page 311
Diversity is Real-and Valuable......Page 312
Communicating across Cultures......Page 314
Students with Disabilities: Ask for What You Want......Page 316
You Deserve Compliments......Page 317
Practicing Critical Thinking 27: Becoming a Culture Learner......Page 318
Communicating as a First-Generation Student......Page 319
Staying Safe on Social Networks......Page 320
Three Phases of Effective Writing......Page 323
Writing for Online Readers......Page 324
Befriend Your Word Processor......Page 325
Academic Integrity: Avoid Plagiarism......Page 328
Mastering Public Speaking......Page 330
Making the Grade in Group Presentations......Page 334
Master Student Profile: Chimamanda Adichie......Page 335
Quiz Chapter 8......Page 336
Skills Snapshot Chapter 8......Page 337
Chapter 9: Money......Page 338
Power Process: Risk Being a Fool......Page 339
The End of Money Worries......Page 340
Practicing Critical Thinking 28: The Money Monitor/Money Plan......Page 341
Journal Entry 19: Reflect on Your Experience of Money......Page 342
Make More Money......Page 346
Journal Entry 20: Reflect on Your Money Monitor/Money Plan......Page 347
No Budgeting Required......Page 349
Spend Less Money......Page 350
Free Fun......Page 351
Practicing Critical Thinking 29: Show Me the Money......Page 352
Managing Money during Tough Times......Page 353
Take Charge of Your Credit......Page 355
Common Credit Terms......Page 357
If You Get into Trouble . . .......Page 359
Education Pays Off-and You Can Pay for It......Page 360
Practicing Critical Thinking 30: Education by the Hour......Page 361
Money for the Future......Page 362
Practicing Critical Thinking 31: Plan to Pay for Your Degree......Page 363
Use Tools to Tame Your Money......Page 366
Your Money and Your Values......Page 368
Master Student Profile: Leo Babauta......Page 369
Quiz Chapter 9......Page 370
Skills Snapshot Chapter 9......Page 371
Chapter 10: Next Steps......Page 372
Power Process: Persist......Page 373
Jump-Start Your Education with Transferable Skills......Page 374
Practicing Critical Thinking 32: Recognize Your Skills......Page 376
65 Rransferrable Skills......Page 377
Practicing Critical Thinking 33: Plan to Develop a New Skill......Page 380
Taking the Road to Graduation......Page 381
Practicing Critical Thinking 34: Make a Trial Choice of a Major......Page 382
Transferring to a New School......Page 384
Start Creating Your Career......Page 386
Journal Entry 22: Plan a Career by Naming Names......Page 387
Another Option: Don't Plan Your Career......Page 388
Start Creating Your Resume......Page 389
Discover the Hidden Job Market......Page 390
Develop Interviewing Skills......Page 393
Practicing Critical Thinking 35: Plan to Explore Your Career......Page 394
Join a Diverse Workplace......Page 395
Put Your Health to Work......Page 397
Persist on the Path of Mastery......Page 398
Practicing Critical Thinking 36: Plan to Persist With an Academic Plan......Page 401
Tools for Lifelong Learning......Page 403
Practicing Critical Thinking 37: This Book Shouts, "Use Me!"......Page 404
The Discovery Wheel: Coming Full Circle......Page 405
Skills Snapshot: Revisiting Your Discovery Wheels......Page 409
Journal Entry 23: Celebrate Your Gains, Clarify Your Intentions......Page 410
Practicing Critical Thinking 38: Are You Getting There?......Page 411
Master Student Profile: Ben Barry......Page 413
Quiz Chapter 10......Page 414
Skills Snapshot Chapter 10......Page 415
The Master Guide to Becoming a Master Student......Page 416
Endnotes......Page 419
Additional Reading......Page 422
Index......Page 424