Preface xv CHAPTER 1 Now That You''re Here 2 Self-Assessment 2 How Does College Differ from High School? 3 What Special Situations Can You Expect to Encounter Sooner or Later? 8 Real College Wanda 11 Add to Your Portfolio 11 CHAPTER 2 Active Learning: What''s in It for You? 13 Self-Assessment 13 What Do Active Learners Do? 14 Benefits of Active Learning 17 Four Factors That Influence Active Learning 19 Factor 1: Characteristics of the Learner 19 Factor 2: The Tasks 20 Factor 3: The Texts 21 Factor 4: The Learning Strategies 21 The Holistic Nature of Active Learning 21 Real College Malcolm 22 Add to Your Portfolio 23 CHAPTER 3 How You Learn 24 Self-Assessment 24 The Role of Memory: Two Theories 25 The Parts Theory 25 The Levels of Processing Theory 27 Stretching Your Memory 28 The Role of Learning Styles 30 Using Your Senses to Learn 31 Real College Leo 33 Add to Your Portfolio 33 CHAPTER 4 Professors, Task, and You46 Self-Assessment 46 What is a Professor? What Is a Task? 47 Part One: The Type of Activity 48 Part Two: The Level of Thinking 49 How Can You Get Information About the Task? 51 Real College Tina 55 Add to Your Portfolio 56 CHAPTER 5 Getting Organized: Managing Yourself and Your Time 58 Self-Assessment 58 Managing Yourself 59 Managing Your Time 61 Creating a Schedule You Can Live With 62 Timely Tips for Following Your Schedule 63 Planning for Midterms and Finals 67 Real College Janice 68 Add to Your Portfolio 69 CHAPTER 6 Academic Energy: Motivation for Learning, Attitudes, and Interests 70 Self-Assessment 70 What Influences Motivation? 71 What Motivates People? 72 Getting Motivated Through Goal Setting 73 Staying Motivated 75 Changing Attitudes and Interests 77 Types of Academic Attitudes 79 Maintaining a Positive Attitude 80 The Role of Interests 82 Real College Martin 83 Add to Your Portfolio 83 CHAPTER 7 Just What Do You Believe, Anyway? 85 Self-Assessment 85 Assessing Your Personal Theory 87 The Five Components of Beliefs That Influence Learning 87 Component 1: Certainty of Knowledge 88 Component 2: Simple Knowledge 89 Component 3: Responsibility for Learning 90 Component 4: Speed of Learning 90 Component 5: The Role of Ability 91 Changing Your Beliefs 92 Evaluating Internet Information 93 Real College Patrick and Friends 94 Add to Your Portfolio 95 CHAPTER 8 Dealing with Stress 96 Self-Assessment 96 Sources of Stress 98 Strategies for Reducing Stress 99 Academic Stress: Anxieties 100 Public Speaking Anxiety 101 W riting Anxiety 102 Mathematics Anxiety 103 General Test Anxiety 104 Three Important Tips for Reducing Academic Stress 106 Real College Andrea 107 Add to Your Portfolio 108 CHAPTER 9 Strategic Reading 110 Self-Assessment 110 Gearing Up for Reading 111 Staying Active During Reading 115 Put Away Your Highlighters 115 Make a Note of It 115 What Is Annotation? 115 W hy Annotate Your Text? 117 How Do You Annotate? 117 W hat Type of Information Should You Annotate? 119 Studying Your Annotations 120 Some Common Concerns About Annotation 121 Real College Hillary 122 Add to Your Portfolio 123 CHAPTER 10 Take Note! Lectures: A Different Kind of Text 124 Self-Assessment 124 The Importance and Characteristics of Good Lecture Notes 125 Taking Good Lecture Notes 129 General Note-Taking Guidelines 131 Getting Ready to Take Notes 132 Staying Active During Note Taking 132 Format and Organization 132 Active Listening 133 Being Flexible: Four Methods of Note Taking 135 Method 1: Split-Page (Cornell) Notes 135 Method 2: Parallel Notes 137 Method 3: Discussion Columns 138 Method 4: The T-Method 138 Note-Taking Myths 139 Real College Chad 141 Add to Your Portfolio 142 CHAPTER 11 Rehearsal and Review Strategies 143 Self-Assessment 143 Rehearsing 144 W hy Is Rehearsal Important? 144 W ritten and Oral Rehearsal Strategies 145 Components of Good Rehearsal Strategies 145 W ritten Rehearsal Strategies 146 Oral Rehearsal Strategies 152 Reviewing 1.