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| Brief Contents | |
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| Detailed Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| Reading Between the Lines: Thinking Critically | |
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| College: Strategies for Success | |
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| The College System: An Orientation | |
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| Taking Charge of Your College Career | |
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| Establishing Goals and Managing Your Time | |
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| Managing Your Life and Coping with Stress | |
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| Communication Skills for the Classroom | |
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| Thinking Critically and Solving Problems | |
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| Learning and Thinking Strategies | |
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| Learning Styles and Teaching Styles | |
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| Learning and Memory | |
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| Applying Your Skills to Academic Disciplines | |
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| Study Strategies for Academic Disciplines | |
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| Learning Specialized and Technical Vocabulary | |
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| The College Student's Troubleshooting Guide | |
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| Mastering Course Content | |
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| Thought Patterns of Academic Disciplines | |
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| Note Taking for Class Lectures | |
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| Learning from Textbooks, Graphics, and Online Sources | |
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| Organizing and Synthesizing Course Content | |
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| Critical Reading and Thinking About Course Content | |
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| Exams: Thinking Under Pressure | |
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| Preparing for Exams | |
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| Reasoning Skills for Objective Exams | |
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| Taking Essay Exams | |
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| References | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |
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| Detailed Contents | |
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| Preface | |
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| Reading Between the Lines: Thinking Critically | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Benefits of Critical Thinking | |
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| Critical Thinking in College | |
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| Examine Your Opinions and Beliefs | |
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| Recognize Emotional Appeals | |
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| Look For What Is Not Said | |
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| Pay Attention to the Power of Words | |
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| Learn How Numbers Can Mislead | |
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| Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College | |
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| College: Strategies for Success | |
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| The College System: An Orientation | |
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| Information Sources | |
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| College Services | |
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| Campus Diversity | |
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| Course Organization | |
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| Grades and the Grading System | |
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| Thinking Critically About Grades | |
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| Skills in Action: Using the Pass/Fail System to Your Advantage | |
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| Classroom Success Tips | |
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| Skills in Action: Analyzing Your Strengths and Weaknesses | |
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| Taking Charge of Your College Career | |
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| Coping with New Expectations | |
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| Thinking Critically About Course Content | |
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| Taking Charge | |
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| Skills in Action: Taking Charge of Your Learning After Exams | |
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| Early Warning Signals of Academic Difficulty | |
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| Skills in Action: Considering an Instructor's Effects on Your Learning | |
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| Active Versus Passive Learning | |
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| Using Levels of Thinking | |
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| Building Academic Integrity | |
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| Skills in Action: Checking Your Academic Integrity | |
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| Establishing Goals and Managing Your Time | |
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| Establishing Life Goals | |
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| Organizing Your Life for Success in College | |
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| Skills in Action: Organizing Your Life: A Case Study | |
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| Analyzing Your Time Commitments | |
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| Building a Study Plan | |
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| Making Better Use of Time | |
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| Skills in Action: Examining Your Time Wasters | |
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| Time Management Tips for Returning Adult Students | |
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| Time Management Tips for Commuters | |
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| Thinking Critically About Procrastination | |
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| Concentration Tips | |
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| Skills in Action: Using Self-Rewards | |
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| Managing Your Life and Coping with Stress | |
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| Finances: Planning and Managing Your Money | |
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| Skills in Action: Thinking About the Cost of Credit | |
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| Maintain Your Health | |
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| Thinking Critically About Drinking | |
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| Skills in Action: Improving Health and Diet: A Case Study | |
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| Managing Your Part-Time Job | |
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| Managing Relationships | |
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| Skills in Action: Fine-Tuning Your Communication Skills | |
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| Identifying Symptoms and Causes of Stress | |
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| Changing Your Thinking and Habits to Reduce Stress | |
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| Thinking Critically About Accomplishing Tasks | |
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| Skills in Action: Coping with Stress: A Case Study | |
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| Communication Skills for the Classroom | |
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| Listening Critically | |
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| Participating in Class | |
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| Asking and Answering Questions | |
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| Thinking Critically About Meaningful Questions | |
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| Working with Classmates: Group Projects | |
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| Planning and Making Oral Presentations | |
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| Skills in Action: Playing on Your Strengths | |
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| Thinking Critically and Solving Problems | |
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| Thinking Critically About Decision Making | |
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| Skills in Action: Identifying Alternatives | |
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| Problem-Solving Strategies | |
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| Problem-Solving Processes | |
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| Thinking Critically About Alternatives | |
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| Keys to Problem Solving | |
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| Skills in Action: Problem Solving: Case Study | |
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| Learning and Thinking Strategies | |
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| Learning Styles and Teaching Styles | |
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| Analyzing Your Learning Style | |
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| Interpreting Your Scores | |
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| Deciding What to Learn | |
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| Thinking Critically About the Intent to Learn | |
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| Using Learning Style to Choose a Study Method | |
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| Adapting to Various Teaching Styles | |
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| Evaluating Your Learning | |
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| Skills in Action: Evaluating Your Learning Through Self-Monitoring | |
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| Learning and Memory | |
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| How Learning and Memory Work | |
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| Skills in Action: Memory and College Vocabulary | |
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| Strategies for Improving Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval | |
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| Thinking Critically About Learning Strategies | |
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| Skills in Action: Creating an Envionment for Learning and Remembering | |
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| Applying Your Skills to Academic Disciplines | |
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| Study Strategies for Academic Disciplines | |
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| Approaching New Fields of Study | |
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| Skills in Action: Coping with a Challenging Course | |
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| The Social Sciences and History | |
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| Skills in Action: Thinking Like a Social Scientist | |
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| The Life and Physical Sciences | |
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| Mathematics | |
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| Literature and the Arts | |
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| Thinking Critically About Literature | |
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| Skills in Action: Reading Literary Criticism | |
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| Career Fields | |
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| Learning Specialized and Technical Vocabulary | |
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| Terminology: the Key to Course Mastery | |
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| Mapping Related Terminology | |
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| Skills in Action: Adapting Vocabulary Learning to Teaching Style | |
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| Thinking Critically About Vocabulary | |
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| Learning Core Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes | |
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| Skills in Action: Using Word Parts to Decipher Meaning | |
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| Developing a Course Master File | |
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| The College Student's Troubleshooting Guide | |
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| Setting Goals and Priorities | |
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| Textbook Reading Assignments | |
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| Note Taking | |
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| Grades and Taking Tests | |
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| Writing Skills | |
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| Technology | |
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| Interpersonal Conflicts | |
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| Safety and Security | |
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| Living and Commuting Arrangements | |
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| Wellness Issues | |
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| Mastering Course Content | |
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| Thought Patterns of Academic Disciplines | |
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| Thought Patterns: Guides to Learning | |
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| Order or Sequence | |
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| Comparison and Contrast | |
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| Cause and Effect | |
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| Classification | |
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| Definition | |
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| Listing | |
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| Mixed Patterns | |
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| Thinking Critically About Patterns | |
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| Skills in Action: Using Thought Patterns | |
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| Note Taking for Class Lectures | |
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| Sharpening Your Listening Skills | |
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| How to Start with an Advantage | |
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| Skills in Action: Starting with an Advantage: Case Study | |
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| Recording Appropriate Content and Organization | |
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| Taking Notes on Your Laptop | |
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| Working with Various Lecture Formats | |
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| Thinking Critically About Lectures | |
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| Skills in Action: Analyzing Your Current Courses | |
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| Note Taking and Learning Style | |
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| Using the Lecturer's Thought Patterns | |
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| Editing and Reviewing Your Notes | |
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| Skills in Action: Assessing Your Effectiveness at Note Taking | |
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| Learning from Textbooks, Graphics, and Online Sources | |
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| Features of Textbooks | |
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| Previewing Your Textbooks | |
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| Thinking Critically About Previewing | |
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| Using the SQ3R Reading/Study System | |
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| Learning from Graphs, Tables, and Diagrams | |
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| Skills in Action: Making Your Own Graphics | |
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| Learning from Nontextbook Reading Assignments | |
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| Reading Internet Sources | |
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| Evaluating Internet Sources | |
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| Evaluating Internet Sources | |
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| Skills in Action: Researching on the Web: Case Study | |
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| Organizing and Synthesizing Course Content | |
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| Textbook Highlighting and Annotation | |
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| Thinking Critically About Highlighting | |
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| Skills in Action: Highlighting and Annotating Your Textbook | |
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| Note Taking to Organize and Condense Information | |
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| Mapping to Show Relationships | |
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| Skills in Action: Practicing Your Mapping Skills | |
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| Using a Computer to Synthesize Course Content | |
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| Critical Reading and Thinking About Course Content | |
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| Synthesizing Information | |
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| Skills in Action: Synthesizing Information Across Courses | |
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| Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion | |
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| Evaluating Differing Viewpoints | |
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| Evaluating Generalizations | |
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| Testing Hypotheses | |
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| Thinking Critically About Data and Evidence | |
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| Skills in Action: Analyzing Statements | |
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| Asking Critical Questions | |
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| Skills in Action: Evaluating Internet Sources | |
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| Skills in Action: Thinking Critically About Tone | |
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| Examining an Argument | |
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| Skills in Action: Researching and Understanding Opposing Viewpoints | |
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| Exams: Thinking Under Pressure | |
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| Preparing for Exams | |
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| Organizing Your Review | |
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| Thinking Critically About Group Study | |
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| Thematic Study | |
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| Strategies for Particular Types of Exams | |
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| Skills in Action: Expanding Your Exam Comfort Zone | |
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| Strategies for Specific Academic Disciplines | |
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| Controlling Test Anxiety | |
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| Skills in Action: Controlling Anxiety Through Breathing Exercises | |
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| Reasoning Skills for Objective Exams | |
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| Starting with an Advantage | |
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| Skills in Action: Allotting Your Time on Exams | |
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| Skills for Objective Exams | |
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| Thinking Critically About Practicum Exams | |
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| Skills in Action: Using All Your Exam-Taking Skills | |
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| Achieving Success with Standardized Tests | |
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| Taking Essay Exams | |
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| Writing Effective Essay Exams | |
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| Skills in Action: Outlining Your Essay Exam | |
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| Thinking Critically About Returned Exams | |
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| Achieving Success with Competency Tests and Exit Exams | |
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| References | |
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| Endnotes | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |