The Confident Student Fourth Edition

Contents Note: Each chapter concludes with Thinking Ahead, a Chapter Review, and Your Reflections. I. Becoming a Confident Student 1. Choosing Success in College Awareness Check 1: How Well Do You Know Your Campus and Its Resources? Form an Academic Support Group Computer Confidence: Use Email to Keep in Touch Embrace Diversity Critical Thinking Confidence Builder: How Flexible Are You? Know Where to Find Help Stay Informed Get Involved 2. Motivating Yourself to Learn Assess Your Strengths and Weaknesses Awareness Check 2: What Are Your Strengths/Weaknesses in Basic Skills? Confidence Builder: Howard Gardner's Seven Intelligences Discover and Use Your Learning Style Awareness Check 3: What Are Your Sensory Preferences? Awareness Check 4: How Does Your Body React? Awareness Check 5: What Is Your Locus of Control? Critical Thinking Adapt to Others' Styles Develop Critical Thinking and Study Skills 3. Setting Goals and Solving Problems Set Goals for Success in College Awareness Check 6: What Are Your Reasons for Attending College? Set Reachable Long-Term and Short-Term Goals Confidence Builder: How to Develop a Positive Attitude Use the COPE Method to Solve Problems Critical Thinking 4. Sharpening Your Classroom Skills Awareness Check 7: How Effective Are Your Classroom Skills? Prepare for Class Become an Active Listener Develop a Personal Note-Taking System Awareness Check 8: How Effective Are Your Note-Taking Skills? Critical Thinking Learn to Make Effective Presentations Computer Confidence: Use a Computer to Organize Your Notes Participate in Class and Group Activities Confidence Builder: Interpersonal Skills for College and Career 5. Making the Most of Your Time How to GRAB Some Time Awareness Check 9: Where Does Your Time Go? Scheduling Your Time Confidence Builder: Time-Management Tips for Student Athletes Procrastination Awareness Check 10: Are You a Procrastinator? Computer Confidence: Use the Computer to Save Time Awareness Check 11: What Is Your Attitude Toward Studying? Critical Thinking 6. Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being Health, Well-Being, and Success in College Staying Healthy Awareness Check 12: Are You Leading a Balanced Life? Computer Confidence: Are You Spending Too Much Time on the Net? Your Emotions Critical Thinking Confidence Builder: Emotional Intelligence--Another Way of Being Smart Your Interpersonal Skills Making Friends Your Sexuality II. Studying with Power and Confidence 7. Creating Your Study System Awareness Check 13: Are You Using Your Textbooks Efficiently? SQ3R: The Basic System Computer Confidence: Survey to Save Time on the Net Confidence Builder: Be Proactive About Studying Critical Thinking Devising Your Study System 8. Organizing Information for Study Awareness Check 14: How Well Do You Organize Information for Study? Confidence Builder: Attitudes for Study Concept or Information Maps Comparison Charts Time Lines Process Diagrams Critical Thinking Informal Outlines Branching Diagrams Computer Confidence: Using a Computer to Make Study Guides 9. Controlling Your Concentration Awareness Check 15: What Causes Poor Concentration? Eliminate Distractions Critical Thinking Eliminate Other Causes of Poor Concentration Confidence Builder: A Desktop Relaxation Technique 10. Improving Learning and Memory How Memory Works Critical Thinking Why You Forget Awareness Check 16: What's in Your Long-Term Memory? Increase Your Memory Power Confidence Builder: Do Something Weird to Jog Your Memory 11. Preparing for Tests Awareness Check 17: How Do You Study for Tests? How to Prepare for Tests: Three Steps Critical Thinking Develop a Test-Taking Routine Master Objective Tests Know How to Answer Essay Questions Confidence Builder: How to Raise Scores on Standardized Tests 12. Reducing Test Anxiety Eliminate the Causes of Test Anxiety Awareness Check 18: Do You Have Test Anxiety? Learn to Relax Face Your Fears Fight Distractions Talk Positively to Yourself Confidence Builder: A Meditation Exercise Find Your Best Solution Critical Thinking 13. Becoming an Active Reader Awareness Check 19: Are You an Active Reader? Reading Actively Find Main Idea, Details, and Implications Confidence Builder: Calculate Your Reading Rate Use a Textbook Marking System Critical Thinking 14. Using Critical Thinking Strategies Awareness Check 20: Are You a Critical Thinker? Examine Your Assumptions Make Predictions Sharpen Your Interpretations Evaluate What You Learn Critical Thinking Confidence Builder: Thinking Creatively Module: Becoming a Confident Writer Awareness Check 21: What Is Your Writing History? Confidence Builder: A Writer's Tools Thinking Critically About Writing Computer Confidence: Use a Computer as a Writing Tool The Five-Paragraph Plan Critical Thinking Module: Gaining Math Confidence Awareness Check 22: How Are You Doing in Math? Overcome Math Anxiety Learn How to Read and Study Math Textbooks Keep a Math Notebook Use WHISK for Solving Word Problems Learn from Your Mistakes Critical Thinking Know How to Choose an Instructor Confidence Builder: Writing to Learn Mathematics Computer Confidence: Use the Computer for Math Applications Know When to Ask for Help Know When to Take Math Courses Module: Developing Science Strategies The Challenge of Science Courses Awareness Check 23: How Motivated Are You? The Divisions of Science The Scientific Method Critical Thinking Overcome Science Anxiety Confidence Builder: Learning Scientific Terms Preparation for Your Science Class Module: Developing Your Vocabulary Links in the Chain of Meaning: Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes Awareness Check 24: How Is Your Vocabulary? Another Link: Etymology Connections in Contexts Your Dictionary: The Last Word Confidence Builder: How to Learn Specialized or Technical Terms Your System for Learning New Words Computer Confidence: Use a Computer to Make a Glossary Critical Thinking Module: Using Your Library, Doing Research Why Do Research? Awareness Check 25: How Information Literate Are You? Finding Your Way Around the Library Planning Your Research Paper Confidence Builder: Evaluating Sources of Information Taking Effective Notes Gathering Information Writing Your Research Paper Critical ThinkingCarol C. Kanar is the author of 'The Confident Student Fourth Edition', published 2000 under ISBN 9780618046621 and ISBN 0618046623.