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(Note: Each chapter contains the features Spotlight On Classroom Skills, Preview, Key Terms, Chapter Introduction, Chapter Summary, and Reality Check) | |
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Introduction: The Choices You Make | |
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Setting the Stage: What's On Your Mind? | |
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What Do You think of When You Hear the Term Study Skills? | |
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What Is On Your Mind? | |
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Is There a Common Thread to These Chapters? | |
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Critical Thinking: How Will Higher-Order Thinking Skills Improve Academic Success? | |
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Defining Critical Thinking | |
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Higher-Order Thinking | |
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Skills Using Higher-Order Thinking | |
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Skills Adapting Old Skills to New Situations: Making Choices | |
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Goal Setting: If You Know What You Want to Do, Why Do You Need to Read About Goal Setting? | |
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Motivation Goal Setting | |
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Organizing Time and Space: How Will These Skills Improve Academic Performance and Reduce Your Stress? | |
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Organization and Time Organization and Space Organization and Stress | |
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Learning Styles: How Will Knowing Your Learning Style Help With Your Studies? | |
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One Size Does Not Fit All Why Now? | |
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Thinking: How Do You Process Information? | |
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Class Time: How Can You Be More Successful During Class Time? | |
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Do I Know What the Instructor Is Doing in Front of the Room? | |
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Do I Know What I Am Doing in the Back of the Room? | |
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Note Taking as an Active Learning Strategy | |
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Note taking: How Will Effective Notes Help You Understand Class Material? | |
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Learning While Taking Notes Learning After You Have Taken Your Notes | |
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ROI Using Your Notes to Understand the Big Picture | |
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Additional Out-of-Class Strategies to Improve Your Notes | |
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Reading: You Have to Read 1,000 Pages By When? | |
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Do You Know Why You Read an Assignment? | |
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How to Complete a Textbook Reading Assignment Additional Strategies for Reading Success | |
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Memory: Why Do You Forget--And What Can You Do About It? | |