Your College Experience - Strategies for Success

Inclusive learning for social belonging.

Your College Experience provides a comprehensive, trusted framework for making the crucial first year of college impactful, inclusive, and positive for all students. For this groundbreaking new edition, the book's long-acclaimed authors partnered with Macmillan Learning's DICR Editorial Board to make diversity, inclusion, and social belonging the driving forces behind every word, photo, and example. Combined with new coverage on mental health, resilience, and mindset, Your College Experience speaks to the real needs of today's students, helping them overcome their barriers to success and become successful students in academic communities they can call their own.

List of contents

Part One Foundations

Chapter 1 Thriving in College and Life
Student Profile
Welcome to Your College Experience
Thriving in College and Life
Making the Most of the College Success Course and this Textbook
The First Day of This Course
Introducing VIPS: Very Important People
Students
Instructors
Staff Members/Administrators/Advisers
The Value of College
Accessing Better Jobs, Higher Salaries, a Better Life
Preparing for Graduate or Professional Education
Developing Lifelong Friendships and Professional Networks
Building Academic Skills
Considering Other Outcomes
Exploring Purpose and Setting Goals
Considering Purpose
Getting Started with Goal Setting
Setting SMART Goals
Making Choices
Locus of Control
Guided Pathways and the Downside of Poor Choices
Being "HIP" In College: Participating in High-Impact Practices
What are High-Impact Practices?
When, How, and Why Should I Be HIP?
techtip: E-mail with Style
Build Your Experience

Chapter 2  Cultivating Motivation, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence
Student Profile
The Importance of Motivation, Attitude, and Mindsets
Motivation
Attitude
Mindsets
Resilience
Understanding Emotional Intelligence
Perceiving and Managing Emotions
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life
Improving Emotional Intelligence
Identifying Your EI Skills and Competencies
How Emotions Influence Success and Well-Being
techtip: Build a Digital Persona
Building Your Experience

Chapter 3  Time Management
Student Profile
Managing Your Time
Taking Control of Your Time
Your Memory Cannot Be Your Only Planner
Using Time-Management Tools
Procrastination
techtip: Organize Your Time
Overcoming Procrastination
Dealing with Distractions
Managing Your Energy
Establishing a Routine
Setting Priorities
Find a Balance
Don't Overextend Yourself
Stay Focused
Appreciating the Value of Time
Creating a Workable Class Schedule
Scheduling Your Classes in Blocks
Build Your Experience

Chapter 4  How You Learn
Student Profile
How People Learn
Learning Theories
Learning Preferences
The VARK Learning-Styles Inventory
Use VARK Results to Study More Effectively
The Kolb Inventory of Learning Styles
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Multiple Intelligences
When Learning Styles and Teaching Styles Conflict
techtip: Navigate Online Learning with Your College LMS
Learning with a Learning Disability
Attention Disorders
Cognitive Learning Disabilities
Build Your Experience

Part Two  Preparing to Learn

Chapter 5  Thinking in College
Student Profile
College-Level Thinking: Higher and Deeper
Problem Solving in and out of Class
Making a Choice between Slow and Fast Thinking
Collaboration
Creativity
Becoming a Critical Thinker
Asking Questions
Considering Multiple Points of View and Drawing Conclusions
Making Arguments
Challenging Assumptions and Beliefs
Examining Evidence
Recognizing and Avoiding Faulty Reasoning

Applying Bloom's Taxonomy
Bloom's Six Levels of Learning
Bloom's Taxonomy and the First Year of College
techtip: Use your Critical-Thinking Skills in Conducting Research
Build Your Experience

Chapter 6  Reading to Learn
Student Profile
A Plan for Active Reading
Previewing
Strategies for Marking Your Textbook
Reading with Concentration
Reviewing

Chapter 7  Getting the Most from Class
Student Profile
Become Engaged in Learning
Prepare for Class
Participate in Class
Listen Critically and with an Open Mind
Speak Up
Take Effective Notes
Note-Taking Formats
Note-Taking Techniques
techtip: Explore Note-Taking Programs and Apps
Review Your Notes
Compare Notes
Class Notes and Homework
Build Your Experience

Chapter 8  Studying
Student Profile
Studying in College: Making Choices and Concentrating
How Memory Works
Connecting Memory to Deep Learning
techtip: Use the Cloud
Myths about Memory
Improving Your Memory
Strategies for Remembering
Studying to Understand and Remember
Build Your Experience

Chapter 9  Test Taking
Student Profile
Getting Ready...
Prepare for Test Taking
Prepare for Math and Science Exams
Prepare Physically
Prepare Emotionally
Tips for Test Taking
Types of Tests
Problem Solving Tests
Machine-Scored Tests
Computerized Tests
Laboratory Tests
Open-Book and Open-Notes Tests
techtip: Conquer Online Tests
Take-Home Tests
Types of Questions
Essay Questions
Multiple-Choices Questions
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
True/False Questions
Matching Questions
Overcoming Test Anxiety
Symptoms of Test Anxiety
Types of Test Anxiety
Strategies for Dealing with Test Anxiety
Getting the Test Back
Cheating
What is Cheating?
Why Students Cheat and the Consequences of Cheating
Build Your Experience

Chapter 10  Information Literacy and Communication
Student Profile
Information Literacy
Learning to Be Information Literate
What's Research-and What's Not?
Choosing, Narrowing, and Researching a Topic
Using the Library
The 20-Minute Rule
Scholarly Articles and Journals
techtip: Conduct Effective Searches
Periodicals
Books
Evaluating Sources
Relevance
Authority
Bias
Using Your Research in Writing
The Writing Process
Steps to Good Writing
Know Your Audience
The Importance of Time in the Writing Process
Citing Your Sources
About Plagiarism
Using Your Research in Presentations
Guidelines for Successful Speaking
Build Your Experience

Part Three  Preparing for LIfe

Chapter 11  Majors and Careers
Student Profile
Careers and the New Economy
Characteristics of Today's Economy
Building a Professional Mindset for Life after College
Working with an Academic adviser
Prepare for Your First Meeting with Your Academic Adviser
Know the Right Questions to Ask about Your Major
Learn How to Select Your Classes
Explore Course Options and Pay Attention to Your Grades
Deal with a Mismatch
Finding Career Resources on Your Campus
Getting to Know Yourself
Assess Your Career Competencies
Clarify Your Personal and Workplace Values
Understand Your Skills, Aptitudes, Personality, and Interests
Using the Holland Model
Gaining Professional Experience
Internships and Other Professional Work Experiences
techtip: Join the Professional Community
Part-Time Work in College
Marketing Yourself and Putting it All Together
Branding "You, Inc."
Building a Résumé
Writing a Cover Letter
Putting it All Together
Build Your Experience

Chapter 12   Relationships
Student Profile
Building Relationships with College Instructors
What Your Instructors Expect from You
What You Can Expect from Your Instructors
What You Can Expect from Your Peer Leader
Make the Most of the Learning Relationship
Understanding Academic Freedom
Handling a Conflict between You and an Instructor
Family Connections
Marriage and Parenting during College
Relationships with Your Parents
Homesickness
Personal Relationships
Roommates
Romantic Relationships
Maintaining Sexual Health
Communicating about Safe Sex
Avoiding Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Using Birth Control
Protecting Yourself and Others against Sexual Assault and Violence
Communicating in a Digital Age
Get Involved
To Greek or Not to Greek?
Working
techtip: Build a Digital Persona
Community Service
Build Your Experience

Chapter 13   Diversity and Inclusion
Student Profile
Exploring Diversity and Inclusion
Ethnicity, Culture, Race, and Religion
Other Differences You Will Encounter in College
Bias, Stereotyping and Microaggressions
Overcoming Discrimination, Prejudice, and Insensitivity on College Campuses
Raising Awareness
What You Can Do to Stand for Inclusion on Campus
Expanding Your Worldview
Embracing Diversity in College
Embracing Diversity in the Workplace
Embracing Diversity in Life
techtip: Go Beyond the Filter
Build Your Experience

Chapter 14  Wellness
Student Profile
Understanding Wellness
Managing Stress to Maintain Wellness
The Importance of Good Nutrition
Body-Positivity: Having a Healthy Self-Image
Exercising to Maintain Wellness
Getting Enough Sleep to Maintain Wellness
Spirituality
Emotional Health

Alcohol and Other Substances
Alcohol Use
Tobacco
Mairjuana
Prescription Drugs
techtip: Turn Off Your Screens for Better Sleep
Build Your Experience

Chapter 15  Money
Student Profile
Living on a Budget
Creating a Budget
Cutting Costs
Understanding Financial Aid
Types of Aid
Navigating Financial Aid
Qualifying for Aid
How to Keep your Funding
Achieving a Balance between Working and Borrowing
Advantages and Disadvantages of Working
Student Loans
Managing Credit Wisely
Understanding Credit
techtip: Track Your Budget with Digital Tools
Debit Cards
Planning for the Future
Build Your Experience
Glossary
Index

About the author

John N. Gardner; Betsy O. Barefoot

Summary

Combined with new coverage on mental health, resilience, and mindset, Your College Experience speaks to the real needs of today's students, helping them overcome their barriers to success and become successful students in academic communities they can call their own.

Product details

• Authors: Betsy Barefoot, John Gardner
• Publisher: Macmillan Learning
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2020
• EAN: 9781319200725
• ISBN: 978-1-319-20072-5
• Dimensions: 276 mm x 218 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 760 g
• Illustrations: Approx. 400 p.
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education