Foundations for Learning

<p><strong>Brief Contents</strong></p> <p>Introduction</p> <p><strong>PART I</strong>: Adjusting to the Environment of Higher Education and Understanding Yourself as a College Student</p> <p><strong>Chapter One </strong>Becoming Part of a Scholarly Community</p> <p><strong>Chapter Two</strong> Developing Academic Self-Concept </p> <p><strong>Chapter Three </strong>Reconceiving Diversity </p> <p><strong>Part II</strong>: Reflecting On How Mindset Influences Your Study Behaviors and Reaching Your Academic Goals</p> <p><strong>Chapter Four</strong> Planning, Prioritizing, and Procrastination</p> <p><strong>Chapter Five</strong> Developing Malleable Mindsets and Metacognitive Skills </p> <p><strong>Part III</strong>: Implementing Strategies and Habits for Peak Academic Performance</p> <p><strong>Chapter Six </strong>Developing Communication Skills</p> <p><strong>Chapter Seven</strong> Reading and Taking Notes for Optimal Performance in Lectures and on Exams</p> <p><strong>Chapter Eight</strong> Taking Responsibility in College and Life</p> <p>Glossary </p> <p>Index </p> <p>Full Contents</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p><strong>PART I</strong>: Adjusting to the Environment of Higher Education and Understanding Yourself as a College Student</p> <p><strong>Chapter One </strong>Becoming Part of a Scholarly Community</p> <p> The Professor and Student Contract</p> <p> Intellectual Curiosity</p> <p> Active versus Passive Learning</p> <p> Collaboration</p> <p> Doing Research</p> <p> Plagiarism and Intellectual Property</p> <p> Claimining an Education</p> <p><strong>Chapter Two</strong> Developing Academic Self-Concept </p> <p> Relating to Your Family and Culture: How Developing Academic Self-Concept Has been Developing Up to Now</p> <p> Relating to Your New Peers</p> <p> Relating in Cyberspace</p> <p> Relating to your New Environment</p> <p><strong>Chapter Three </strong>Reconceiving Diversity </p> <p> Diversity in College</p> <p> The Difficulty of Defining Diversity</p> <p> Define Diversity</p> <p> The Downside of Difference</p> <p> Delving into Diversity</p> <p><strong>Part II</strong>: Reflecting On How Mindset Influences Your Study Behaviors and Reaching Your Academic Goals</p> <p><strong>Chapter Four</strong> Planning, Prioritizing, and Procrastination</p> <p> Time Management and Academic Goal Setting</p> <p> Time Management and College Success</p> <p> Self-Regulating Your Own Learning</p> <p>Consider the 8-8-8 Formula</p> <p> How to Manage Your Time</p> <p>Be Sure to Plan and Organize</p> <p> Plan for a suitable Place to Study</p> <p> Learn to Avoid Procrasitination</p> <p> Behavior Management, Motivation, and Procrastination</p> <p> Procrastiantion and Motivation</p> <p> Procrastination has Consequences</p> <p> Gaining Control over Procrastination</p> <p><strong>Chapter Five</strong> Developing Malleable Mindsets and Metacognitive Skills </p> <p> Why Should I Change?</p> <p> Student Attituted Toward Learning</p> <p>What is your Locus of Control?</p> <p> Measure Your Locus of Control with the Trice Academic Locus of Control Scale</p> <p> The Relationship Amoung Locus of Control, Study Habits, and Grade Point Average</p> <p> Theories of Intelligence</p> <p>Dweck's Mindset Theory </p> <p> Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences</p> <p> Goleman's Theory of Emotional Intelligence</p> <p> Approaches to Learning</p> <p>The Process of Leaning Changes Your Brain</p> <p> Thinking Critically</p> <p> Identify Your Learning Style(s)</p> <p> Writing to Learn and Journal Writing Can Help you Better Understand How You Learn</p> <p> Portfolio Development Is Another Useful Metacognitive Activity</p> <p> Read Actively to Become a Better Reader</p> <p> Text Annotation Encourages Active Reading</p> <p><strong>Part III</strong>: Implementing Strategies and Habits for Peak Academic Performance</p> <p><strong>Chapter Six </strong>Developing Communication Skills</p> <p>Written Products versus the Writing Process</p> <p>Prewrite to generate Ideas</p> <p>Organize Your Ideas</p> <p>Draft Your Ideas</p> <p>Revise Each Draft</p> <p> Using Feedback to best Advantage</p> <p>Your Faculty Provide Feedback via Graded Papers</p> <p> Faculty Can Also Provide Feedback During Office Hours</p> <p> Your Classmates May Provide Feedback During Peer Review</p> <p> The Writing Center Is Another Great Place to Get Feedback</p> <p> Participating in Class Discussing</p> <p> Writing the Research Paper</p> <p>Formulate a Reseach Question</p> <p> Find Appropriate and Useful Sources</p> <p> Evaluate your Sources</p> <p> Selects Potential Material from your Sources</p> <p> Utilize the Evidence You Have ollected to Your Best Advantage</p> <p> Conduct Your Research Ethically</p> <p> The Function of Citation Formats</p> <p> Making In-Class Presentations</p> <p><strong>Chapter Seven</strong> Reading and Taking Notes for Optimal Performance in Lectures and on Exams</p> <p> The Components of Test Preparation</p> <p>Be Aware of Course Objectives</p> <p> Take Comprehensive Notes</p> <p> Connect Important Ideas</p> <p> Gather Internal Feedback</p> <p> Approaches to Note Taking</p> <p> It Is Important to Have an Organized System of Taking Notes</p> <p> Use Shorthand When Taking Notes</p> <p> Coordinate Yoru Class/Lecture Notes with Your Reading Notes</p> <p> The Read Actively, Take Notes Before You Read</p> <p> Study with a Group</p> <p> Benefits of Employing These Approaches to Studying</p> <p> Approaches to Test Taking</p> <p>Here is Some Advice for Taking Multiple-Choice Exams</p> <p> Here is Some Advice for Responding to True-False QUestions</p> <p> In-Class Essay Exams Don't Have to Be So Daunting</p> <p> Self-Evaulation ofPreparedness for Test and Exams</p> <p><strong>Chapter Eight</strong> Taking Responsibility in College and Life</p> <p>Foundations for Learning Themes: Developing the Habits of Mind for Success in College and Life</p> <p>Glossary </p> <p>Index </p>