the intelligent students guide to learning at university

The Intelligent Student's Guide to Learning at University

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cooper, Geoffrey, PUBLISHER: Common Ground Publishing, You're about to start a university degree, and whether you have just left school or are returning to study after some years there are many things you need to know about learning at university. This invaluable guide will assist you to understand all facets of your university study and to become a successful and satisfied student. It will enable you to: become an active, independent and self-directed learner; adjust to the academic expectations (of ten assumed and unspoken) and the university environment; gain practical skills and strategies for learning: develop transferable skills and attitudes for lifelong learning; concentrate on understanding as the key to university learning; be self-confident as a university student; avoid some of the common mistakes made by students in their first year; and become a successful learner. Reflection and evaluation exercises at the beginning of each chapter provide an opportunity to evaluate your current learning habits, prepare you for new ideas and make you more aware of the experience of learning. Advice from other students-genuine voices taken from a survey of exiting first year students-will assist you to see some of the pitfalls and methods of recovery. Finally, useful templates for a weekly study timetable, testtaking strategies and a semester planner are also provided.

Quick and Dirty Secrets of College Success - A Professor

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Watkins, Boyce Dewhite, PUBLISHER: Blue Boy Publishing, Written by Dr. Boyce Watkins, a Finance Professor at Syracuse University, this book summarizes secrets for success of all college students. The information is presented in a down-to-earth manner, with hip-hop style rhymes and anecdotes to drive the points home to the MTV generation. Watkins is also the author of "Everything you ever wanted to know about college - A guide for minority students." He was not only the top student at his university, but he is also the author of several academic research papers and an educational consultant. He gives seminars throughout the US on college success and readiness and inspires youth to pursue higher education.

Exploring Microsoft Office Word Introductory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Grauer, Robert T. / Poatsy, Mary Anne / Hulett, Michelle, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, For introductory computer courses on Microsoft Office or courses in computer concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office applications. The goal of the "Exploring" series has been to move students beyond the point and click, helping them understand the why and how behind each skill. The "Exploring "series for Office also enables students to extend the learning beyond the classroom. Students go to college now with a different set of skills than they did five years ago. With this in mind, the "Exploring" series seeks to move students beyond the basics of the software at a faster pace, without sacrificing coverage of the fundamental skills that everybody needs to know. A lot of learning takes place outside of the classroom, and the "Exploring "series provides learning tools that students can access anytime, anywhere.

Learning to Revolt: The Role of Students in the National

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Natsis, James J., PUBLISHER: University Press of America, This historical monograph offers a unique look at the independence movement in Tunisia, during French colonial rule, from a perspective largely neglected by scholars: the voice of the students who were major participants. The experience of Tunisia's students lends to a better comprehension of the relationship between Western education and the inception and development of a nationalist movement. James Natsis takes a sweeping look at student/youth associations and organizations from their beginnings in to independence in . The theoretical framework of this study is based on colonial educational policy and its resulting effects on conflict theory and alienation theory. Natsis also considers the impact of external influences such as Communism and Pan-Arabism.

Guide to the Social Work Practicum: A Team Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rogers, Gayla / Collins, Donald / Barlow, Constance A., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, A useful book that guides social work students through the field practicum, this text offers words of wisdom, practical applications, reflective exercises, and helpful suggestions for all members of the practicum team--the student, practicum instructor, and practicum liaison. It includes well-developed tools and techniques that focus the student's learning in a range of critical arenas leading to the development of competent and confident social work professionals. GUIDE TO THE SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM can be used as a self-study guide for students in distance education programs or distant field placements; as a textbook in a practicum seminar; or by students and practicum instructors as a manual that supports maximizing the learning value from the supervisory relationship.

Fiske Guide to Colleges E

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Edward Fiske, PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks, For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 300 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the "best and most interesting" schools in the U.S., plus Canada and Great Britain. Includes: -- Fiske's exclusive academic, social and quality-of-life ratings -- The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs -- Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs -- Candid tips from each school's current students -- A self-quiz to help understand which college is right for a student -- Vital information on how to apply -- "Overlap" listings to help students expand their options -- Selectivity statistics and SAT and ACT ranges

Facilitating Preschool Literacy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Campbell, Robin, PUBLISHER: International Reading Association, The contributors to this volume -- representing Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and including both university educators and preschool teachers -- present ways to provide for, support, and guide children as they gain a greater understanding of reading and writing. The book considers the notion of children constructing literacy, looks at literacy in the context of the home and family, and looks more directly at literacy learning in preschool settings. The chapters discuss the role of parents and caregivers in supporting a child's literacy development, then explain how the preschool educator can build on and continue to link with the home literacy provision.

Universitas: The Social Restructuring of American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boudreau, Tom / Boudreau, Thomas E. / Carfora, John M., PUBLISHER: Praeger, Believing that current educational policies and practices in American institutions of higher learning contribute to an incoherent, disjunctive, and wasteful four-year experience for many undergraduates, the author provides a sense of new direction to aid in the restructuring and reform of undergraduate education in America. The primary question of the work is: How can the years of undergraduate education empower the student with the knowledge and integrated set of skills needed for a lifetime of learning and productive work? Boudreau focuses on the primary responsibility of all institutions of higher learning to provide a superior undergraduate education. All other functions of a university should be secondary to this commitment. Unfortunately, this basic premise seems lost today. This work argues that universities must undergo significant reform and renewal, especially at the undergraduate level, if they are to prepare students successfully for the future.

A Guide to Coding Compliance [With 2 CDROMs]

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Becker, Joanne M., PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning, A Guide to Coding Compliance provides guidelines on performing coding compliance reviews and developing a coding compliance program. Real-life case studies tie fundamental knowledge with practical solutions to many compliance situations that providers face today. For the coding and billing manager the text serves as a practical guide in answering some of the most common coding and compliance issues faced today. For students the text lays a foundation for understanding the legal requirements, payer specific instructions and the importance of quality coding. Acquista Ora

Applying the Science of Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mayer, Richard E., PUBLISHER: Pearson Education, "A concrete guide to the science of learning, instruction, and assessment written in a friendly tone and presented in a dynamic format. " The underlying premise of "Applying the Science of Learning "is that educators can better help students learn if they understand the processes through which student learning takes place. In this clear and concise first edition text, educational psychology scholar Richard Mayer teaches readers how to apply the science of learning through understanding the reciprocal relationships between learning, instruction, and assessment. Utilizing the significant advances in scientific learning research over the last 25 years, this introductory text identifies the features of science of learning that are most relevant to education, explores the possible prescriptions of these findings for instructional methods, and highlights the essentials of evaluating instructional effectiveness through assessment. "Applying the Science of Learning "is also presented in an easy-to-read modular design and with a conversational tone - making it particularly student-friendly, whether it is being used as a supplement to a core textbook or as a standalone course text.

How to Differentiate Learning: Curriculum, Instruction,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fogarty, Robin / Pete, Brian M., PUBLISHER: Corwin Press, "How to Differentiate Learning" provides guidance for schools and districts to start or improve the effort to differentiate instruction. Based on what educators know about the differences among children they teach, and based on what we know of brain research, teachers must find and embrace ways to differentiate curriculum, assessment and entry points to understanding in order to make all students successful. This book provides background from experts and clarifies what is not differentiation as well as what is. It offers ways for teachers to think about student interests and learning profiles and also looks at varied ways to approach instructional planning for differentiated learning.

Developing Inquiry for Learning: Reflecting Collaborative

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ovens, Peter / Wells, Frances / Wallis, Patricia, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Developing Inquiry for Learning shows how university tutors can help students to improve their abilities to learn and to become professional inquirers. Participation in higher education is widening and students have increasingly diverse needs and learning styles and many bring powerful expectations that learning tends to be a passive process. University tutors required to teach ever larger groups are finding increasing difficulty to meet these needs and help people to become more independently motivated and more collaborative learners. In the innovative and proven approach developed by the authors however, students are guided to perform action research into their learning practices, actions and reflections. Using a rolling programme of cyclical inquiries and whole group a conferencesa (TM) on improving learning, students write a patchesa (TM) on learning development which are then shared across the year group online. Each studenta (TM)s cumulative set of patches, together with their regular reflective writing, provide the basis for assembling a composite final assignment, a a patchwork texta (TM), for assessment. This style of curriculum and assessment organization encourages regular peer feedback and formative assessment, as part of the whole module process, to build personal confidence within students both as learners and as professionals. While providing teaching materials and examples of studentsa (TM) responses, including the use of Blogs, Wikis and Discussion Boards, the book also analyses and theorises on the deeper characteristics of the difficulties being addressed, using several theoretical perspectives. Readers are thus equipped to adopt, adapt and experiment with their own developments in their teaching and curricula with relevant frameworks of theory and values.

Power Eng 3: Basic Lang Skls Adults 89

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rubin, Dorothy / Cambridge, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Power English encourages the rapid acquisition of fundamental writing skills. The program is based on sound learning principles and is designed to keep the learners actively engaged throughout. Power English is grounded in the principle of overlearning, which occurs when students continue practicing a skill even after it is learned. Power English consists of the Locator Test, nine worktexts, and a series review book. The Locator Test is used to place students in the appropriate text in the program. Each of the nine worktexts has five chapters that cover a variety of writing skills: usage, sentence structure, mechanics, and composition. Answers are in a special perforated section at the end of each book. The section can be left in the book or removed. The series review book, Power English 9, contains eight review tests. They can be administered individually at any time during the use of this program or as a battery at the completion of the program.

Literacy Primer

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Blake, Brett Elizabeth / Blake, Robert W., PUBLISHER: Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc., The Literacy Primer is devoted to the most recent topics in literacy studies, such as the meanings of literacy, the invention of alphabetic writing, a history of reading, the consequences of literacy, teaching the two modes of knowing - literary and informational- and literacy for diverse learners. Each chapter includes a glossary of key terms for students new to the field. A list of selected resources and further readings is provided at the end of the volume. The book is written in a refreshingly straightforward style that is inviting to undergraduate students who might otherwise have difficulty learning about the subject.

Exploring the Internet Using

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jones, Debra, PUBLISHER: Neal-Schuman Publishers, As the amount -- and quality -- of information available on the Internet continues to expand dramatically, students not only need to learn Internet searching skills, but to develop literacy and critical thinking skills as well. Ideal for use in a high school or college general information literacy course, this innovative workbook uses active learning to help students discover how to find information on the Net, and assess the accuracy and relevance of all information they retrieve. Incorporating easy-to-follow explanations, graphic illustrations, eight hands-on practice sessions, and dozens of screen captures, the book teaches students -- at their own pace -- how to develop efficient search strategies; analyze evidence, assumptions, and logical arguments in Internet sources; and use appropriate citation styles.

Technical Writing. a Guide for Effective Communica

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bombard Sols, Carme / Edicions Upc, Upc, PUBLISHER: Edicions Upc, The authors are lecturers of the Technical University of Catalonia (UPe at the faculties of Telecommunications, Engineering and Nautical Studies, respectively. They have a wide experience teaching technical communication and have carried out research within the field of English for academic and specific purposes. This book is intended to be a practical and clear guide to engineering students who need to familiarize themselves with the characteristics of technical writing in order to become efficient writers in their future technical professions. To this purpose, it includes authentic texts and reference materials from different degrees (general engineering, telecommunications, computing, civil engineering, etc.) and fosters extensive writing practice through a rich variety of tasks. Besides, this guide develops active learning methods adapted to the European Higher Education Area framework. The book follows three approaches (process, product and genre), the process approach being the central one to which the other two are subsumed. This is reflected in the organization of the contents, which have been basically divided into three main parts. The first is a thorough introduction to technical communication. The second includes three practical chapters that fully develop the main stages of the writing process (pre-writing, writing and post-writing) and the third offers a useful handbook. Acquista Ora

Prentice Hall Math Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 Hands-On

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Pearson / Prentice Hall, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Algebra success for allBasic concepts and properties of algebra are introduced early to prepare students for equation solving. Abundant exercises graded by difficulty level address a wide range of student abilities. The Basic Algebra Planning Guide assures that even the at-risk student can acquire course content.Multiple representations of conceptsConcepts and skills are introduced algebraically, graphically, numerically, and verbally-often in the same lesson to help students make the connection and to address diverse learning styles.Focused on developing algebra concepts and skillsKey algebraic concepts are introduced early and opportunities to develop conceptual understanding appear throughout the text, including in Activity Labs. Frequent and varied skill practice ensures student proficiency and success.

Engage Every Student: Motivation Tools for Teachers and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kirby, Elizabeth / McDonald, Jill, PUBLISHER: Search Institute, The challenge of motivating underachieving students is addressed in this classroom resource guide that advises teachers and other concerned adults to look beyond test scores and encourage under-performing middle school and high school students to find their motivational spark. Developmental benchmarks, reasonable expectations for results, and strategies for charting progress are discussed for a myriad of situations--including those with learning disabilities, family and environmental factors, different learning styles, and other root causes of motivational deficit--and paired with classroom strategies to address each unique case. A learning styles inventory and a multiple intelligence test are provided to aid in evaluation, and handouts and home strategies to share with parents are offered to reinforce the home-school connection.

Business Law and the Legal Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Beatty, Jeffrey F., PUBLISHER: West Group Publishing, "Concepts in context." It's an approach unique among business law textbooks and one of the main reasons Beatty and Samuelson's BUSINESS LAW AND THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT is so successful in the classroom. From the very first chapter, the authors' superb writing fascinates, drawing students into the concepts of business law within the context of vivid examples and memorable scenarios. Throughout, provocative questions encourage students to reflect about what they are reading?teaching by example using activities that foster active learning and show students how to think through issues from a lawyer's perspective. No other text is as effective at helping students learn how to apply concepts and contexts to their practice, and in teaching them why business law matters not only to their careers but also to their daily lives.

Pursuing a Promise: A History of African Americans at

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooks, F. Erik, PUBLISHER: Mercer University Press, In Statesboro, Georgia, two schools coexisted: one white and the other black. Yet, these schools were intertwined by their geographical location and the traditions of the segregated South. There are many glaring similarities between the white students of Georgia Southern University's forerunner, the First District A&M School, and the black students of the Statesboro Industrial and High School. Yet as happened all too often in the South as implementation of the federal court's desegregation orders took shape, "Negro" schools were downgraded or outright closed. Statesboro was no different. While, First District A&M became a regional university, Statesboro Industrial and High School was downgraded to a junior high school. In , integration on the higher-education level at Georgia's flagship university captured national attention. Few works if any have examined desegregation in the context of non-flagship universities. Likewise, there is a misguided mythology that desegregation occurred quietly at Georgia Southern University: it's clear that while there was not the violence and rioting seen elsewhere in Southern universities, blacks were marginalized and did not feel welcome at the college. A passive group after the initial integration, blacks adopted tactics of protest and confrontation to empower themselves. Taking a page from the Civil Rights Movement, black students and faculty established organizations to confront discrimination and gain access to campus leadership positions. This is a story about the defeats, victories, struggles, and developments of blacks at Georgia Southern University.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Anatomy Illustrated

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Seifert, Mark F., PUBLISHER: Alpha Books, The knee boneas connected to the leg bone... Like its counterparts in calculus, chemistry, and physics, "The Complete Idiotas Guide to Anatomy, Illustrated," is aimed at students who need an understandable supplement to their more rigorous textbook. However, unlike students of other introductory courses, anatomy students must achieve more than a passing grade, and their retention of what they learn can be a life-and-death matter. With that in mind, this book provides focused, thorough, highly illustrated coverage of the bodyas tissues, systems, and regions, and its common diseases and disorders. a More than 150 large and detailed illustrations, complete with callouts and Labels a Includes illustrated breakdowns of the nine body systems, anatomy by region, and common diseases and disorders

The Law School Trip: The Insider's Guide to Law School

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McClurg, Andrew J., PUBLISHER: Trafford Publishing, The Law School Trip (the insider's guide to law school) is a hilarious step-by-step guide to applying for, enrolling in and succeeding at law school.

Great Source Math at Hand: Teacher's Resource Book

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mah / Great Source, PUBLISHER: Great Source, - A reference guide to empower students to become more responsible for their own learning, reviewing, relearning, and researching- Explanations and examples to complement any textbook and teach difficult topics- Cross curricular resources packed with conversion tables, time zones, map reading, and more

Bridges to Better Writing

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nazario, Luis / Borchers, Deborah / Lewis, William, PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, BRIDGES TO BETTER WRITING makes the writing process less daunting to students by guiding them through each step, giving them only what they need to know for a specific writing task. Throughout the text, the authors incorporate the writing process and grammar into their discussion of the methods of development so that students can connect the skills all at once. With writing samples from each method that illustrate how writing is relevant to students' academic, personal, and future professional lives, BRIDGES TO BETTER WRITING motivates students to take control of their future by developing better writing skills.

The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ivey, Anna, PUBLISHER: Harvest Books, As dean of admissions at the University of Chicago Law School, Anna Ivey decided the fate of thousands of law school applicants. In this book-the first of its kind by a former law school admissions officer-she draws on her expertise to cover topics from the application and the essay to the interview and the recommendations, touching on hot-button issues like how much the LSAT, ethnicity, and age really matter. Offering an insider's advice on how to produce the very best application, this guide gives straight answers to questions such as: -What kind of essay should I write to set me apart from the rest of the pack? -Should I explain my low LSAT score, my D in chemistry, my attention deficit disorder, my time in rehab? - Is law school worth the debt I'll face when I graduate? Full of invaluable examples and anecdotes about real admissions decisions, The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions is certain to become the new bible for would-be law students everywhere.

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