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Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College / Edition 8

Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College / Edition 8

by Kathleen McWhorter
Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College / Edition 8
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ISBN-10:
0321995708
ISBN-13:
9780321995704
Pub. Date:
02/26/2016
Publisher:
Pearson Education
ISBN-10:
0321995708
ISBN-13:
9780321995704
Pub. Date:
02/26/2016
Publisher:
Pearson Education
Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College / Edition 8

Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College / Edition 8

by Kathleen McWhorter

Overview

For Study Skills and Critical Thinking courses.

A unique integration of study and critical-thinking skills to help students succeed

Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College, Eighth Edition aligns closely with the ways students read, study, learn, think, and network in the twenty-first century. McWhorter discusses the active strategies that develop students' proficiency with text and lecture material, emphasizing that students must adapt how they read and how they study to suit the characteristics of each unique academic discipline. Study and Critical Thinking Skills in College also encourages students to study and think in ways that match their learning styles and to use technologies (such as online databases and social media) that maximize their productivity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780321995704
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 02/26/2016
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 384
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Kathleen McWhorter is the author of numerous textbooks in the fields of developmental reading, writing, integrated reading and writing, and study skills, as well as in freshman composition. She has over 35 years of teaching experience at the secondary and college levels and has taught reading, writing, and study skills at both a community college and a 4-year college. She holds a doctoral degree in reading education and learning skills.

Table of Contents

I: THINKING AND LEARNING IN COLLEGE

1. Taking Charge of Your College Career

2. Understanding the College System

3. Managing Your Time and Coping with Stress

4. Learning Styles and Teaching Styles

II: THINKING SKILLS FOR THE CLASSROOM

5. Communication Skills for the Classroom

6. Note Taking for College Lectures

III: TEXTBOOK AND ELECTRONIC READING, LEARNING, AND THINKING

7. Learning from Textbooks

8. Learning Specialized Terminology

9. Developing Multimedia and Digital Literacy

10. Learning and Memory

IV: INTEGRATING AND MASTERING COURSE CONTENT

11. Using Academic Thought Patterns to Think and Learn

12. Thinking Critically About Course Content

13. Adapting Your Skills for Academic Disciplines

V: EXAMS: THINKING UNDER PRESSURE

14. Preparing for Exams

15. Reasoning Skills for Objective Exams

16. Taking Essay Exams

VI: COURSE SIMULATION: READING AND WRITING

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