Understanding Your College Experience by John N. Gardner; Betsy O. Barefoot; Kimberly A. Koledoye - Third Edition, 2020 from Macmillan Student Store

Understanding Your College Experience

Third  Edition©2020  John N. Gardner; Betsy O. Barefoot; Kimberly A. Koledoye

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Successfully transition to college—and prepare for a career—with the most practical help available.

Understanding Your College Experience empowers you to access the information and resources you’ll need to have a fulfilling and meaningful experience inside and outside the classroom. Get the practical help and necessary strategies you need to make good choices in college and begin your professional journey.

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Table of Contents

Part One: WELCOME TO YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE


1: The Essentials for College Success 

The College Experience 

Exploring Purpose and Setting Goals 

Self-Exploration and Career Planning

Academic Planning 

Making the Transition by Connecting with Others 


2: Cultivating Motivation, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence 

The Importance of Motivation, Attitude, and Mindset 

Resilience and Grit 

Understanding Emotional Intelligence 


3: Managing Time, Energy, and Money 

Managing Your Time 

Managing Your Energy  

Managing Your Money 


4: Discovering How You Learn 

How People Learn 

The VARK Inventory 

The Myers−Briggs Type Indicator 

Multiple Intelligences 

When Learning Preferences and Teaching Methods Conflict 

Learning with a Learning Disability or Challenge 


Part Two: SUCCEEDING IN COLLEGE


5: Getting the Most Out of Class 

Become Engaged in Learning 

Prepare for Class 

Participate in Class 

Take Effective Notes 


6: Reading to Learn from College Textbooks 

A Plan for Active Reading  

Strategies for Reading Different Kinds of Textbooks 

Improving Your Reading 


Midterm Check In

Introduction

Mid-Term Check In Audit


7: Studying, Understanding, and Remembering 

Studying in College: Making Choices and Concentrating  

How Memory Works 

Improving Your Memory 

Studying to Understand and Remember 


8: Taking Tests Successfully 

Getting Ready . . .  

Taking the Test 

Types of Tests  

Types of Questions  

Test Anxiety 

Academic Honesty and Misconduct


9: Developing Information Literacy and Communication Skills

Information Literacy  

Choosing, Narrowing, and Researching a Topic 

Using the Library 

Evaluating Sources 

Using Your Research in Writing 

The Writing Process  

Using Your Research in Presentations 


Part Three: YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND


10: Thinking in College 

College-Level Thinking 

Developing Strong Thinking Skills  

Applying Your Critical-Thinking Skills 

Bloom’s Taxonomy and the First Year of College 


11: Maintaining Wellness and Relationships in a Diverse World 

Understanding Wellness  

Managing Your Relationships  

Thriving in Diverse Environments 


12: Making the Right Career Choice 

Careers and the New Economy  

Planning for Your Career 

Getting Experience  

Job Search Strategies 

Skills Employers Seek 

Staying on the Path to Success  

John N. Gardner

John N. Gardner brings unparalleled experience to students as an author. The recipient of his institution's highest award for teaching excellence, John has over forty years of experience directing and teaching in the most widely emulated first-year seminar in the country, the University 101 course at the University of South Carolina (USC), Columbia. John is universally recognized as one of the country's leading educators for his role in initiating and orchestrating an international reform movement to improve the beginning college experience, a concept he coined as "the first-year experience." He is the founding executive director of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at USC, as well as the Policy Center on the First Year of College and the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education (www.jngi.org), both based in Brevard, N.C.

Betsy O. Barefoot

Betsy O. Barefoot is a writer, researcher, and teacher whose special area of scholarship is the first-year seminar. During her tenure at USC from 1988 to 1999, she served as co-director for research and publications at the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. She also taught University 101 and graduate courses on the first-year experience and the principles of college teaching. She conducts first-year seminar faculty training workshops around the world and is frequently called on to evaluate first-year seminar outcomes. Betsy is co-director and senior scholar in the Policy Center on the First Year of College and Vice President of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education both in Brevard, N.C. In her Policy Center role she led a major national research project to identify institutions of excellence in the first college year. She currently works with both two- and four-year campuses in evaluating all components of the first year.

Kimberly A. Koledoye

Kimberly A. Koledoye is a professor of academic student success and serves as the academic student success program coordinator for the Houston Community College system. Additionally, she teaches developmental and credit-level English. Her work has made a tremendous impact not only on the institution but also statewide, as a leader of development teams for first-year-experience courses and developmental English redesigns. She holds a bachelor of arts in English, a master’s degree in education administration, a graduate certificate in rhetoric and composition, and a doctorate in higher education leadership.