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Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College presents a unique integration of study and critical thinking skills designed to help students become academically competitive.

Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College discusses the active learning strategies and techniques that develop students' proficiency in interacting with text and lecture material. The author emphasizes the cognitive approach to learning, the basis for how to apply study skills to academic disciplines, and how to identify early warning signs of academic difficulty.

• Metacognition, critical thinking, and learning styles. Critical thinking and metacognition are hallmarks of the McWhorter series. Critical thinking is incorporated throughout the text in instruction, exercises, and readings. Metacognitive activities include teaching students how to evaluate their own learning styles to increase their ability to read college material successfully.
• Active Learning. Students learn to approach studying as an active thinking process and are encouraged to take an active role in learning by thinking critically about and interacting with text and lecture material.  
• Discipline Specific Study Skills. Part Three shows students how to apply skills to various academic disciplines. The importance of learning specialized and technical vocabulary is stressed, and specific learning strategies are suggested.
• Multiple-chapter coverage of reading strategies and techniques prepares students for the intake and synthesis of information from textbooks and other academic sources.
• “Thinking Ahead” sections.  These sections appear at the end of every chapter, offering students pragmatic motivation for excelling in college, their future success in the workplace depends on it.
• Integrated coverage of using multimedia channels. Students are shown the importance of mastering these new forms of communication and research.
• Representation of a wide range of cultures and ages. The exercises and examples encompass a diversity of backgrounds to help students to relate to material presented.
• "Real Students Speak" student profiles. A profile of a college student is included in every chapter, offering the student’s advice for applying skills taught in the chapter.
• Section on Academic Integrity. Chapter 2 includes coverage of building and maintaining academic integrity. Forms of academic dishonesty, avoiding plagiarism, and cyber-plagiarism are emphasized.  
• Inclusion of Bloom’s revised taxonomy. Material on the levels of thinking in Chapter 1 and in the Interactive Chapter Reviews throughout the text reflects the updated Bloom’s taxonomy prepared by Lorin Anderson, et al., A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives (2000).
• "Work Connection" features. Appearing in each chapter, these pieces encourage students to explore workplace applications of chapter content—helping students realize the long-term benefit of the topic at hand.

• Reflection of current challenges. A newly added section covers “Challenges to the 21^st Century Student” identifying five unique challenges of today’s student:  Technology and the Internet; Diverse Reading Demands; New Types Assessment; Academic Integrity; Online Courses. This unique coverage identifies the challenges and provides useful advice for tackling these unique hurdles.

Preface.

Challenges to the 21^st Century Student 

I. COLLEGE: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS.

1. The College System: An Orientation.

Information Sources.

College Services.

Campus Diversity.

Course Organization.    

Grades and Grading System.    

Thinking Critically... About Grades.

Classroom Success Tips.    

2. Taking Charge of Your College Career.

Coping with New Expectations.    

Thinking Critically... About Course Content.    

Taking Charge.    

Early Warning Signals of Academic Difficulty.    

Active versus Passive Learning.    

Critical Thinking: The Key to College Success.    

Building Academic Integrity.    

3. Establishing Goals and Managing Your Time.    

Establishing Life Goals.    

Organizing Your Life for Success in College.    

Analyzing Your Time Commitments.    

Building a Study Plan.    

Making Better Use of Time.    

Time Management in the Electronic Age.    

Time Management Tips for Returning Adult Students.    

Time Management Tips for Commuters.    

Thinking Critically... About Procrastination.    

Concentration Tips.    

4. Managing Your Life.    

Managing Your Finances.    

Maintaining Your Health.    

Thinking Critically... About Drinking.    

Managing Your Part-Time Job.    

Managing Relationships.    

Managing Online Relationships.    

5. Managing Stress.    

What Is Stress?.    

Symptoms of Stress.    

Causes of Stress.    

Changing Your Thinking to Reduce Stress.    

Changing Your Habits to Reduce Stress.    

Thinking Critically... About Accomplishing Tasks.    

6. Communication Skills for the Classroom.    

Listening Critically.    

Participating in Class.    

Asking and Answering Questions.

Thinking Critically... About Meaningful Questions.

Working with Classmates: Group Projects.

Planning and Making Oral Presentations.

7. Thinking Critically and Solving Problems.

Thinking Critically About Decision Making.

Problem-Solving Strategies.

Problem-Solving Processes.

Keys to Problem Solving.

Thinking Critically... About Alternatives.

II. LEARNING AND THINKING STRATEGIES.

8. Learning Styles and Teaching Styles.

Analyzing Your Learning Style.

Interpreting Your Scores.

Deciding What to Learn.

Thinking Critically... About the Intent to Learn.

Using Learning Style to Choose a Study Method.

Adapting to Various Teaching Styles.

Evaluating Your Learning.

9. Learning and Memory.

How Learning and Memory Work.

Strategies for Improving Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval.

Thinking Critically... About Learning Strategies.

III. APPLYING YOUR SKILLS TO ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES.

10. Study Strategies for Academic Disciplines.

Approaching New Fields of Study.

The Social Sciences and History.

The Life and Physical Sciences.

Mathematics.

Literature and the Arts.

Thinking Critically... About Literature.

Career Fields.

11. Learning Specialized and Technical Vocabulary.

Terminology: The Key to Course Mastery.

Mapping Related Terminology.

Thinking Critically... About Vocabulary.

Learning Core Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes.

Developing a Course Master File.

IV. MASTERING COURSE CONTENT.

12. Thought Patterns of Academic Disciplines.

Thought Patterns: Guides to Learning.

Academic Thought Patterns.

Thinking Critically... About Patterns.

Applying Your Knowledge of Thought Patterns.

13. Note Taking for Class Lectures.

Sharpening Your Listening Skills.

How to Start with an Advantage.

Recording Appropriate Content and Organization.

Working with Various Lecture Formats.

Thinking Critically... About Lectures.

Note Taking and Learning Style.

Using the Lecturer’s Thought Patterns.

Editing and Reviewing Your Notes.

14. Learning from College Textbooks.

Features of Textbooks.

Previewing Your Textbooks.

Thinking Critically... About Previewing.

Using the SQ3R Reading/Study System.

Learning from Graphs, Tables, and Diagrams.

Thinking Critically... About Graphs and Statistics.

Learning from Supplemental Reading Assignments.

15. Learning from Visual and Electronic Media.

Video, Film and Television.

Using Electronic Study Aids.

Using Internet Sources.

Evaluating Internet Sources.

Thinking Critically... About the Timeliness of Web Sites.

16. Organizing and Synthesizing Course Content.

Textbook Highlighting and Annotation.

Thinking Critically... About Highlighting.

Note Taking to Organize and Condense Information.

Mapping to Show Relationships.

Using a Computer to Synthesize Course Content.

17. Critical Analysis of Course Content.

Synthesizing Information.

Recognizing and Evaluating Subjective Content.

Asking Critical Questions.

Thinking Critically... About Arguments.

V. EXAMS: THINKING UNDER PRESSURE.

18. Preparing for Exams.

Organizing Your Review.

Thinking Critically... About Group Study.

Thematic Study.

Strategies for Particular Types of Exams.

Strategies for Specific Academic Disciplines.

Controlling Test Anxiety.

19. Reasoning Skills for Objective Exams.

Starting with an Advantage.

Skills for Objective Exams.

Thinking Critically... About Practicum Exams.

Achieving Success with Standardized Tests.

20. Taking Essay Exams.

Writing Effective Essay Exams.

Thinking Critically... About Returned Exams.

Achieving Success with Competency Tests and Exit Exams.

References.

Endnotes.

Credits.

Index.

Study Skills (Developmental English)
Student Success (Developmental English)

Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College presents a unique integration of study and critical thinking skills designed to help students become academically competitive.

Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College discusses the active learning strategies and techniques that develop students' proficiency in interacting with text and lecture material. The author emphasizes the cognitive approach to learning, the basis for how to apply study skills to academic disciplines, and how to identify early warning signs of academic difficulty. Critical thinking tips and activities are included in every chapter.
• Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College, 6/E
  McWhorter
  © 2006 | Longman | Paper; 464 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321276485 | ISBN-13: 9780321276483
  Brief Description
  



This text presents a unique integration of study and critical thinking skills designed to help students achieve college success.

Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College discusses the active learning strategies and techniques that develop students' proficiency in interacting with text and lecture material. The author emphasizes the cognitive approach to learning, the basis for how to apply study skills to academic disciplines, and how to identify early warning signs of academic difficulty. Critical thinking tips and activities are included in every chapter.

• Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College, 5/E
  McWhorter
  © 2003 | Longman | Paper; 432 pages | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0321089235 | ISBN-13: 9780321089236
  Brief Description
  

Kathleen T. McWhorter
Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College, Update Edition

Study and critical thinking skills are essential for college learning and achievement. Kathleen McWhorter skillfully integrates the two in order to provide the most effective strategies for interacting with lecture and text material. With an emphasis on metacognition and learning styles, Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College encourages students to actively participate in their own learning through self-evaluation, dynamic thinking, and critical analysis.

The Update Edition has been revised to reflect the shift in the academic landscape facing today’s students. The revised section on “Challenges to the 21st Century Student” offers insights into confronting unique hurdles such as: technology and the Internet, diverse reading demands, new types of assessment, academic integrity, and online courses.

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