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2 Chapter 1 The Power of Self-Knowledge

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved Visual Learners 2. Auditory Learners 3. Tactile Learners

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 4 E xtraverts or I ntroverts S ensors or i N tuitives T hinkers or F eelers J udgers or P erceivers

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 5 Locus of Control = where you place responsibility for control over your life -External Other people or things seem to control me Others must push me My outlook on life is often negative. Professor Smith gave me a D! I don’t like change. I have my own way of doing things. I’m unlucky. I never get any breaks! It’s not my fault! I couldn’t help it. I give up! I can’t do anything about it. +Internal I’m responsible for myself I make my own choices My outlook on life is usually positive I worked hard for this C! Changing wasn’t easy, but now I’m glad I did. Sure, I’ve had some bad breaks, but they’re not an excuse to quit. I take full responsibility for what happened. I mad a mistake. Now I’ll figure out how to correct it.

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 6 Chapter 2 The Power of Managing Goals, Problems and Stress

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 7 GOAL OWNERSHIP FLEXIBILITY REALISM THREE COMPONENTS OF A MEANINGFUL GOAL

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 8 S0LVES0LVE ========== Search out the real problem Open your mind to all options Line up your plan of action Venture upon your plan Evaluate the results The Five-Step Way to SOLVE Problems

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 9 Chapter 3 The Power of Note Taking

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 10 GREAT et ready w ite dit sk Questions est yourself DiagramThe

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 11 Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 12 What if... Why, how, explain, discuss, compare/contrast, describe, give causes/results Who, what, when, where, how much, list, name, define Do/does, can/could, will/would, is/are, was/were CREATIVE (problem solving) CRITICAL THINKING LOWEST (not useful_ LITERAL Quality Questions Questions Pyramid Pyramid

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 13 Chapter 4 The Power of Reading for Meaning

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 14 A) Main Idea B) Implied Main Idea C) Major and Minor Supporting Details D) Transitions A) Main Idea B) Implied Main Idea C) Major and Minor Supporting Details D) Transitions

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Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 16 Chapter 5 The Power of Study Reading

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 17 preview review by reciting READ & MARK

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 18 Chapter 6 The Power of Critical Thinking

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 19 A) HASTY GENERALIZATIONS B) STEREOTYPING C) EITHER/OR D) PERSONAL ATTACK E) RED HERRING F) FALSE COMPARISON G) FALSE CAUSE

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 20 Questions to Ask with Evaluating Sources of Information 1. What is the authority of this author? 2. What is the quality of the writing? 3. Is the publishing body reputable 4. How biased is the information? 5. How current is the information? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ? ??? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 21 Chapter 7 The Power of Time Management

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 22 Time Planner A Weekly To-Do List A Weekly Study Schedule Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 23 L L =lack of motivation A A=afraid of failure S S=start-up problems T T=task is too overwhelming

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 24 Chapter 8 The Power of Memory

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 25 The Process of INPUT (taking in information STORAGE (keeping the memory) OUTPUT (retrieving the memory)

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 26 MEMORY TECHNIQUES Observatio Observation Association Clustering Imaging Mnemonics Rhymes and Songs Physical Techniques

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 27 The Five Major Visual Organizers 1. Topic Grids 2. Action/Reaction Arrows 3. T’s 4. Webs 5. Timelines

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 28 Chapter 10 The Power of Taking Tests

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 29 Tests Objective Essay Short Answer True-False Multiple Choice Matching Multi- Paragraph Single Paragraph CompletionDefinition

Copyright©2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. 30 Avoid doom-and gloom talk about the test with fellow students Find out as much about the test as you can to lessen your surprise Arrive a few minutes early so that you won’t feel rushed and so that you will hear any directions the instructor gives RELAX- take deep breaths before you start the test Use positive self-talk. Focus on the test itself, not on your feelings of stress. After you receive the test, jot down slippery facts so you won’t forget them Read all the directions carefully before you begin the test. Make a time plan, budgeting time for each section in accordance with how many points the section is worth. Answer easy questions first. Ignore students who leave early. Realize that comparing yourself negatively with others can undermine your self-confidence If your test anxiety is not relieved by these suggestions, you may need to visit your counseling center