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100 1 $aNist-Olejnik, Sherrie,$d1946-
245 10 $aEffective college learning /$cSherrie L. Nist,
Jodi Patrick Holschuh.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bLongman,$cc2006.
300 $axxv, 371 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aTo Students -- To Instructors -- You have
Arrived: A Primer on College Life -- Research into Practice
-- How Is College Different from High School? -- Eight
Situations You Can Expect to Encounter Sooner or Later --
Feeling Comfortable With Your Professors and Advisors --
Real College: Tamara's Transition -- Getting Things Done:
Organizing Yourself and Your Time -- The Basics of
Self-Management -- Research into Practice -- The AT
Heuristic of Time Management -- Creating a Personalized
Schedule -- Planning for Midterms and Finals -- Real
College: Stephanie's Schedule -- Learning About Your
Motivation, Attitudes, and Interests -- What Is Motivation?
-- Research into Practice -- What Influences Motivation? --
What Motivates People? -- Getting Motivated Through Goal
Setting -- Staying Motivated -- Changing Attitudes and
Interests -- Four Types of Academic Attitudes -- Maintaining
a Positive Attitude -- The Role of Interests -- Real
College: Mario's Misery -- How Beliefs About Knowledge
Impact Learning -- The Five Components of Beliefs That
Influence Learning -- Research into Practice -- Modifying
Your Beliefs -- Real College: College Knowledge --
Identifying and Handling Stress -- Six Major Sources of
Stress -- Research into Practice -- How Does Stress Affect
You? -- Strategies for Reducing Stress! -- Academic Stress
-- Public Speaking Anxiety -- Writing Anxiety -- Mathematics
Anxiety -- Test Anxiety -- Additional Tips for Reducing
Academic Stress -- Real College: Sally's Stress -- How
People Learn -- Characteristics of Active Learners --
Research into Practice -- The Role of Memory: Two Theories
-- The Parts Theory -- The Levels of Processing Theory --
Using Your Senses for Effective Learning -- Four Factors
That Influence Active Learning -- Using Your Senses for
Effective Learning -- Thinking about How You Learn Best --
Engaging All of Your Senses -- Real College: Melissa's
Memory -- Figuring Out the Task -- What Is a Task? -- The
Type of Activity -- Reasearch into Practice -- The Level of
Thinking -- How Is the Task Communicated? -- Technology in
College Classes -- Real College: Tanya's Task -- Note
Taking: Your Task in Class -- The Importance and
Characteristics of Good Lecture Notes -- Reasearch into
Practice -- Characteristics of Good Notes -- Taking Good
Lecture Notes -- General Note-Taking Guidelines -- Getting
Ready to Take Notes -- Staying Active During Note Taking --
Active Listening -- Matching Your Notes to the Task: Four
Methods of Note Taking -- Note-Taking Myths -- Real College:
Nate's Notes -- Active Reading -- Warming Up For Reading --
Research into Practice -- Strategies for Warming Up --
Staying Active During Reading -- Text Annotation -- Studying
Your Annotations -- Annotation Pitfalls -- Some Common
Concerns about Annotation -- Real College: Heather's
Highlighter -- Rehearsal Strategies -- Understanding
Rehearsal -- Research into Practice -- Importance of
Rehearsal -- Two Types of Rehearsal Strategies -- Written
Rehearsal Strategies -- Oral Rehearsal Strategies --
Characteristics of Good Rehearsal Strategies -- Strategy
Selection -- Real College: Frank's Frustration -- Reviewing
Strategies -- Reviewing -- Using Your Talk-Through Card for
Reviewing -- Research into Practice -- The Importance of
Making a Specific Study Plan (SSP) -- Forming Study Groups
-- Improving Your Memory Through Reviewing -- Real College:
Enrico's Excuses -- Preparing for and Taking Objective Exams
-- General Test-Preparation Strategies -- Research into
Practice -- Objective Exams -- Preparing for Objective Exams
-- Organizing for Objective Exams -- Determining the Level
of Thinking Required -- When the Task Is Memorization:
Mnemonic Devices -- When the Task Goes Beyond Memorization:
Higher-Level Thinking -- Taking Objective Exams -- Follow
Through -- Real College: Paulie's Problems -- Preparing for
and Taking Essay and Specialty Exams -- Preparing for Essay
Exams -- Research into Practice -- PORPE -- Taking Essay
Exams -- A Word About Identification Items -- Specialized
Exams -- Real College: Erica's Essay -- Research, Resources,
and Presentations -- Researching: What You Need to Know --
Using the Library and Internet to Find Appropriate Resources
-- Research into Practice -- Writing Your Research Paper --
Citing Your Sources -- Organizing Oral Presentations --
Technology as a Resource for Studying -- Real College:
Rachel's Research Project -- Flexible Reading and Studying
-- Flexible Reading -- Habits That Slow Reading --
Increasing Your Reading Speed -- Flexible Studying --
Research into Practice -- Textbook Characteristics -- Real
College: Samantha's Schedule -- Sample Psychology Textbook
Chapter -- Chapter 4, "States of Consciousness," from
Mastering the World of Psychology / S. E. Wood, E. G. Wood,
D. Boyd -- Sample Biology Textbook Chapter -- Chapter 22,
"Nutrition and Digestion" from Essential Biology with
Physiology / Campbell, et al. -- Sample History Textbook
Chapter -- Chapter 26, "The Nation Divides: The Vietnam War
and Social Conflict, 1964-1971," from Created Equal, Second
Edition / Jones, Wood, et al..
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650 0 $aCollege student orientation$zUnited States.
650 0 $aStudy skills$zUnited States.
650 0 $aActive learning$zUnited States.
700 1 $aHolschuh, Jodi.
856 41 $3Table of contents
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