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COVID-19 Success Update
Quick Start to College
Chapter 1 The Rewards of College: Taking Risks that Move You toward Success
Chapter 2 Values, Goals, and Time: Managing Yourself
Chapter 3 Learning How You Learn: Making the Most of Your Abilities
Chapter 4 Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking: Solving Problems and Making Decisions
Chapter 5 Reading and Information Literacy: Learning from Print and Online Materials
Chapter 6 Listening and Note Taking: Taking In and Recording Information
Chapter 7 Memory and Studying: Retaining What You Learn
Chapter 8 Test Taking: Showing What You Know
Chapter 9 Diversity and Communication: Making Relationships Work
Chapter 10 Wellness and Stress Management: Staying Healthy in Mind and Body
Chapter 11 Managing Money: Living Below Your Means
Chapter 12 Careers and More: Building a Successful Future
Appendix A: The Writing Process
Appendix B: Social Networking and Media
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Publié par | LifeBound |
Date de parution | 22 juin 2020 |
Nombre de lectures | 0 |
EAN13 | 9781735189116 |
Langue | English |
Poids de l'ouvrage | 10 Mo |
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Eighth Edition
Keys to Community College Success
Carol Carter Sarah Lyman Kravits
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Carol Carter has spent her entire career in the business world, where she has a track record of success in corporate America, entrepreneurship, and non-profit. Her student success work is driven by firsthand knowledge of what employers expect and demand from today s graduates. As President of LifeBound, an academic and career coaching company, she drives the company s goal to help middle school and high school students become competitive in today s world, and she teaches study, interpersonal, and career skills to students as well as training and certifying adults in academic coaching skills. Carol speaks on educational topics nationally and internationally and is an expert blogger for the Huffington Post under Impact, College, and Business. Carol is a co-author on many books for Pearson including the Keys to Success series as well as Keys to Business Communication and the Career Tool Kit . She has also published a series of books for K-12 students through LifeBound, including Dollars and Sense: How To Be Smart About Money and Majoring In the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students . Carol is the 2020 winner of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honoree Award in conjunction with AACSB and member business schools around the U.S. and the world.
Sarah Kravits works as an academic coach at Rutgers University, has taught the New Student Seminar at Montclair State University, and has been researching and writing about student success for over 25 years. As a coach, author, instructor, and parent of three children (ages 21, 18, and 15), she walks the talk of student success, striving daily to persist toward valued goals, engage in productive teamwork, analyze problems strategically, and release toxic judgment. Sarah is a co-author on the Keys to Success series, including Keys to College Success, Keys to Community College Success, Keys to College Success Compact, and Keys to Effective Learning . She has presented workshops and trainings on student success teaching and topics at schools all over the country. Having attended the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar, she manifests the Jefferson Scholars Foundation goals of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship with her efforts to empower college students to succeed in school and beyond, and she continues to serve the JSF by leading an annual orientation workshop for each year’s entering Scholars. Sarah is a member of the Class of 2020 at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, having earned a Master of Education degree with a concentration in Learning, Cognition, and Development.
BRIEF CONTENTS
Update: College During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CHAPTER 1
The Rewards of College
Taking Risks that Move You toward Success
CHAPTER 2
Values, Goals, and Time
Managing Yourself
CHAPTER 3
Learning How You Learn
Making the Most of Your Abilities
CHAPTER 4
Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking
Solving Problems and Making Decisions
CHAPTER 5
Reading and Information Literacy
Learning from Print and Online Materials
CHAPTER 6
Listening and Note Taking
Taking In and Recording Information
CHAPTER 7
Memory and Studying
Retaining What You Learn
CHAPTER 8
Test Taking
Showing What You Know
CHAPTER 9
Diversity and Communication
Making Relationships Work
CHAPTER 10
Wellness and Stress Management
Staying Healthy in Mind and Body
CHAPTER 11
Managing Money
Living Below Your Means
CHAPTER 12
Careers and More
Building a Successful Future
Appendix A: The Writing Process
Appendix B: Social Networking and Media
Endnotes
Index
CONTENTS
Preface
Update: College During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quick Start to College
CHAPTER 1 The Rewards of College
Taking Risks that Move You toward Success
What Would You Risk? Dr. J. Raider Estrada
Status Check: How Ready Are You to Risk Effort for the Rewards of College ?
Why Is College a Risk, and What Reward Does It Offer?
The Culture of College
College Prepares You for the Modern Workplace
How Can Successful Intelligence Help You Achieve Your Goals?
The Three Thinking Skills
How Thinking Skills Move You toward Your Goals
GET ANALYTICAL Define Your College Self
GET SMART Organize Your Finances
How Can a Growth Mindset Motivate You to Persist?
Build Self-Esteem with Responsible Actions
Practice Academic Integrity
Face Fears, Challenges, and Failures with Optimism
Talk Risk and Reward
GET CREATIVE Consider How to Connect
Why Do You Need Emotional Intelligence?
How Emotional Intelligence Promotes Success
The Abilities of Emotional Intelligence
GET PRACTICAL Use Emotional Intelligence to Get Involved
How Will Your Work Now Prepare You for Life Success?
STUDENT PROFILE
Revisit Risk and Reward
Risk Action for College, Career, and Life Rewards
CHAPTER 2 Values, Goals, and Time
Managing Yourself
What Would You Risk? Sarah Martinez
Status Check: How Developed Are Your Self-Management Skills ?
Why Is It Important to Know What You Value?
GET ANALYTICAL Explore Your Values
How Values Develop and Change
How Values Affect Your Life Experience
How Do You Set and Achieve Goals?