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| Note: Chapters 111 conclude with Take It Away!, Questions for Critical Thought, and References | |
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| Prepare for Academic Success | |
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| Expect Success Maintain a Positive Perspective | |
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| Accept Responsibility for Success Identify and Clarify | |
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| Your Goals Bring the Strategies to Life: The Ground Rules | |
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| Know How You Learn What Type of Student Are You | |
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| The Importance of Active Learning | |
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| Critical Thinking: Why Is It So Critical | |
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| Critical Thinking for Problem Solving | |
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| Focus Your Efforts for Success Methods to Enhance Concentration Effectively Manage Stress in Your Life | |
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| Create Effective Study Habits | |
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| Effective Time Management Create the Right Study Environment Participate in Study Groups | |
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| Utilize Academic Support Services Academic Advisors Classroom Instructors or Professors Study Assistance | |
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| Master Strategies for Success | |
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| Take Notes to Maximize Learning Remember the Ground Rules | |
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| Specific Strategies for Note-Taking Success | |
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| Four Note-Taking Approaches | |
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| Read Textbooks with Finesse | |
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| The Importance of Reading to the Learning Process | |
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| Basic Concepts in Textbook-Reading Preparation | |
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| The SQ3R Approach | |
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| Enhance Your Memory Skills How Our Memories Work Specific Memory-Enhancing Strategies Enhance Your Memory of Lecture and Reading Notes | |
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| A Concluding Thought | |
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| Prepare for Tests to Expect the Best Evaluate Your Test Anxiety | |
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| Create a Low-Stress Approach to Test Taking Strategies for Answering Different Types of Test Questions | |
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| Take Tests with Confidence | |
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| The Day of the Test Reduce Anxiety During the Test Special Kinds of Test Formats | |
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| Evaluate Test Results: When the Learning Really Happens Make a Commitment to Academic Honesty | |
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| Perpare Papers and Presentations Write Papers for Academic Success Make Oral Presentations | |
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| Pull It All Together Prepare for Academic Success Master Strategies for Success | |
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| Ground Rules for Success Leap Over All Academic Hurdles | |
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| Library Research Tips and Strategies | |
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| A Different Kind of Library Exhausting the Information Possibilities | |
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| Selecting a Topic to Research Take It Away! | |
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| Questions for Critical Thought References | |
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| Using Computers Your User Account | |
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| Computer Courses | |
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| Getting Started | |
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| Computer Labs Networks | |
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| The World Wide Web Electronic Mail Internet2 Take It Away! | |
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| Questions for Critical Thought | |