For First Year Experience, Student Success, and Introduction to College courses for students attending four year programs.
Keys to College Success sets the standard for connecting academic success to success beyond school, showing students how to apply strategies within college, career, and life. The Ninth Edition retains its tried-and-true emphasis on thinking skills and problem solving, re-imagined with two goals in mind: a risk and reward framework that reflects the demands today’s students face, and a focus on student experience specific to four-year schools with a more extensive research base and increased metacognition.
Keys to College Success provides the established KEYS set of tools for success—an understanding of how coursework connects to career and life goal achievement, and analytical, creative, and practical thinking coverage that empowers a range of cognitive ability. This content provides:
Table des matières
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Chapter 1 The Rewards of College: What Are You Willing to Risk to Reach Your Goals?
Chapter 2 Goals, Time, and Stress Management: What Trade-Offs Are You Willing to Make?
Chapter 3 Emotional and Physical Wellness: How Healthy Are You Willing to Be?
Chapter 4 Personality and Learning Preferences: Who Are You and What Makes You Unique?
Chapter 5 Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking: How Can You Maximize Brain Power?
Chapter 6 Reading, Research, and Writing: How Can You Develop Deep Understanding?
Chapter 7 Note Taking, Memory, and Studying: How Can You Retain What You Learn?
Chapter 8 Test Taking: How Can You Show What You Know?
Chapter 9 People, Resources, and Opportunities: How Can You Make the Most of College Life?
Chapter 10 Plan for Career Success: What Is Your Purpose and Your Passion?
Chapter 11 Mathematical and Financial Literacy: How Can You Be Money Smart?
Chapter 12 Thriving in a Diverse Global Community: How Can You Communicate Effectively and Make a Difference?
A propos de l’auteur
Sarah Kravits works as an academic coach at Rutgers University, has taught the New Student Seminar at Montclair State University, and has been researching and writing about student success for over 25 years. As a coach, author, instructor, and parent of three children (ages 21, 18, and 15), she “walks the talk” of student success, striving daily to persist toward valued goals, engage in productive teamwork, analyze problems strategically, and release toxic judgment. Sarah is a coauthor on the Keys to Success series, including Keys to College Success, Keys to Community College Success, Keys to College Success Compact, and Keys to Effective Learning. She has presented workshops and trainings on student success teaching and topics at schools all over the country. Having attended the University of Virginia as a Jefferson Scholar, she manifests the Jefferson Scholars Foundation goals of leadership, scholarship, and citizenship with her efforts to empower college students to succeed in school and beyond, and she continues to serve the JSF by leading an annual orientation workshop for each year’s entering Scholars. Sarah is a member of the Class of 2020 at the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, having earned a Master of Education degree with a concentration in Learning, Cognition, and Development.
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