How to be a Scholar: Smoothing the Transition from High School to College...and Beyond
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 138
Edition: 3
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 138
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For a growing number of people, moving from high school to college and then college to career are two of life’s biggest transitions. For many, they are also two of life’s biggest challenges. This book is intended to help make both of these transitions, but especially the first, smoother than they might be otherwise.
How to be a Scholar: Smoothing the Transition from High School to College...and Beyond provides evidence-based recommendations for maximizing academic success in those crucial first semesters in college. Full of relevant information on the various support services offered by the university, it serves as a reference for the integration and use of all these resources. By completing worksheets provided at the end of each chapter, students will be fully engaged, and they will finish the book with a portfolio that will be useful as they transition from high school students to college scholars, and beyond.
Preface to the third edition
Introduction About This Book
Why We Wrote It
How We Wrote It
How to Use It
About the Authors
Chapter 1 Are You Up to the Challenge?
Chapter 2 The Fundamental Key to Success—Taking Responsibility
Intellectual Preparation and Academic Ability
Attitude and Motivation
Money Matters
The Responsible Student
So Let’s Get Started
Chapter 3 Effective Time Management
Know What You Need to Do and When
Effective Studying Takes Time
Juggling Multiple Balls
Functional Study Groups
Be SMART
Chapter 4 Attendance Is Not Optional
Skipping Class May Lower Your Grade
Skipping Class May Reduce Your Cumulative GPA
Skipping Class May Reduce Your Skills Set
Credit for Just Being There
What about Advanced Placement Classes?
Why Should You Care about University Core Requirements?
Summer Classes
What about Seminars and Public Talks?
Chapter 5 The Changing Face of Face-to-Face Instruction
From TCAL to SCAL
A Word or Two on Textbooks
A Word or Two on Computers
Chapter 6 Study Smart and Study Hard—Lessons from Cognitive Psychology
Vary the Conditions Under Which You Study
Space Out the Times When You Study—Don’t Block
Don’t Study Just One Thing for Long Periods—Interleaf
Test, Retest, and Re-retest
“I Got the Wrong Answer—I’m Doomed to a Poor Grade”
“Let’s Just Get It Done!”
“I’m Just Not ‘Wired Up’ for This Subject”
Connecting with the Material: Merrill’s Principles of Teaching
Connecting with the Material: DeWinstanley and Bjork’s Principles of Lecturing
The Chew Overview: You Must Take a Look
Chapter 7 The ABCD (and F) of Letter Grades
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom and Grades
Flash Cards and Concept Maps
What Are You Working for?
15 to Finish
Chapter 8 Critical Thinking Is, Well, Critical
The Scientific Method as a Model
Extending the Model Beyond Experimental Science
Extending the Model into Everyday Life
A Bit on Bias and Uncertainty
Your Brain Is a Muscle—Flex It
Chapter 9 Scholars Don’t Cheat—Academic Integrity
Overt and Obvious
More Subtle and More Dangerous
Chapter 10 Living on and Working in a Diverse and Inclusive Campus
Multicultural Students
LGBTQ+
First in the Family
Students with Disabilities
Women Students
From Distant Shores
Older (and Wiser?)
Chapter 11 A Different Kind of Transition to College—Coping Emotionally
Keep in Touch
“It’s All Too Much!”
Mindful Meditation
Get a Pet
Pushing Beyond Your Comfort Zone
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize: Get Gritty
Chapter 12 Caring for the Student Mind and Body
Too Many Calories
Too Little Sleep
Chapter 13 The Social Student
Social but Silly
Social and Sensible
Chapter 14 Why You but Not Me—Being Competitive
Letters of Recommendation
Hands-On Experiences
Daniel’s Story
Adam’s Story
Being an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Study Abroad
Career and Job Fairs
Networking
Professionalism
Chapter 15 Looking to the Future
Career Planning
Choosing a Major and Maybe a Minor
Planning Future Classes
Searching for Internships and Scholarly Opportunities
Finding Grants and Scholarships
Finding a Mentor
Some Final Words
Index